Shit! I dont know why I'm writing this. Let this serve as the most honest review on the net before you're bombared with either 'totally for' or 'totally against' reviews.
The plot if pretty simple (masala-family-sentiment-mama ponnu-vivek comedy-vijay being a college guy-baddies kill his family-revenge-all baddies killed off-end of story). Sorry for spoiling the suspense, but Aathi is not really worth watching for a true movie fan. Maybe once.
I'm not going to reveal more about the story as it involves "the most number of wasted charecters". The talented people wasted are Vivek, Prakash Raj, Livingston, Vijayakumar, Nazer, Manivannan, Santhanabarathi, the female who plays Anni plus plenty of other people who've done much better roles before. For a die hard vijay fan, this is a must watch.
One thing very unusual about this movie is the songs. There are 3 family-type songs, 2 romantic songs and only one proper dappan-kutthu number. Bad for Vijay's standards. That too badly placed. So, if you expected another Sivakasi in the songs part, you'll end up coming out with a long face. The USP of the movie is the entertainment.
Yes. Must be wondering how its entertaining even after I almost wrote the film off right? Well, for starters, the voice of the villians, the heroism of the Vijay, the role of Trisha along with non-stereotype Vijay song-dance sequence is the entertainment. Plus, add in Vivek Comedy. Which is very similar to what you saw in 'University'.
There is too much family sentiment, boring flashbacks and bad songs. This may suit an older audience but for the college-goer, this is one of the worst movies to actually see. But you can come out of the theatre smiling. The stunt where Vijay rips off a Santro Car's back door when its moving at around 50kmph is one such "comedy" scene where the whole theatre was laughing/hooting/screaming. Another being the dialogues where he has a one-on-one meet with the villian "RDX". Another scene where Vijay starts dancing to a saavu-melam waiting for the baddies to hit him, reminds you of the "Suravali" song in dhool.
Overall, the movie is about how Vijay and Trisha overcome the bad guys. Credits to be mentioned for Sai Kumar(a kannada villian) for his "ok" potryal of screams n shouts. Vivek deserves a pat too for some nice dialogues. But he disappears in the 2nd half. Not one song worth mentioning. Oh! The song 'Aathi varaan' in the end credits will be noticed if u stay that long. And at the end they even show a Jackie Chan style making of the movie.
Plot : Pretty far fetched and boring. P.S No logic too.
Acting : Notably Trisha (she looks dashing too) and Vijay for his stunts n sentiment.
Pros : The movie gathers speed towards the end of each half, all stunts are comic to watch(e.g chopping head(grfx), shirt on fire for 10 mins n no burn marks(grfx)), Vivek Comedy
Cons : Vijay's looks(ughhh), bad Songs, too many charecters, too many goons too
Why you should watch it : If u a Vijay Fan, must watch. If not, watch it one time to have the laugh of your life. The stunts will drive you crazy.
Why you should not watch it : hmmm. If you dont get tickets. Or simply not interested in laughing your ass off.
Overall : 4/10
The plot if pretty simple (masala-family-sentiment-mama ponnu-vivek comedy-vijay being a college guy-baddies kill his family-revenge-all baddies killed off-end of story). Sorry for spoiling the suspense, but Aathi is not really worth watching for a true movie fan. Maybe once.
I'm not going to reveal more about the story as it involves "the most number of wasted charecters". The talented people wasted are Vivek, Prakash Raj, Livingston, Vijayakumar, Nazer, Manivannan, Santhanabarathi, the female who plays Anni plus plenty of other people who've done much better roles before. For a die hard vijay fan, this is a must watch.
One thing very unusual about this movie is the songs. There are 3 family-type songs, 2 romantic songs and only one proper dappan-kutthu number. Bad for Vijay's standards. That too badly placed. So, if you expected another Sivakasi in the songs part, you'll end up coming out with a long face. The USP of the movie is the entertainment.
Yes. Must be wondering how its entertaining even after I almost wrote the film off right? Well, for starters, the voice of the villians, the heroism of the Vijay, the role of Trisha along with non-stereotype Vijay song-dance sequence is the entertainment. Plus, add in Vivek Comedy. Which is very similar to what you saw in 'University'.
There is too much family sentiment, boring flashbacks and bad songs. This may suit an older audience but for the college-goer, this is one of the worst movies to actually see. But you can come out of the theatre smiling. The stunt where Vijay rips off a Santro Car's back door when its moving at around 50kmph is one such "comedy" scene where the whole theatre was laughing/hooting/screaming. Another being the dialogues where he has a one-on-one meet with the villian "RDX". Another scene where Vijay starts dancing to a saavu-melam waiting for the baddies to hit him, reminds you of the "Suravali" song in dhool.
Overall, the movie is about how Vijay and Trisha overcome the bad guys. Credits to be mentioned for Sai Kumar(a kannada villian) for his "ok" potryal of screams n shouts. Vivek deserves a pat too for some nice dialogues. But he disappears in the 2nd half. Not one song worth mentioning. Oh! The song 'Aathi varaan' in the end credits will be noticed if u stay that long. And at the end they even show a Jackie Chan style making of the movie.
Plot : Pretty far fetched and boring. P.S No logic too.
Acting : Notably Trisha (she looks dashing too) and Vijay for his stunts n sentiment.
Pros : The movie gathers speed towards the end of each half, all stunts are comic to watch(e.g chopping head(grfx), shirt on fire for 10 mins n no burn marks(grfx)), Vivek Comedy
Cons : Vijay's looks(ughhh), bad Songs, too many charecters, too many goons too
Why you should watch it : If u a Vijay Fan, must watch. If not, watch it one time to have the laugh of your life. The stunts will drive you crazy.
Why you should not watch it : hmmm. If you dont get tickets. Or simply not interested in laughing your ass off.
Overall : 4/10
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