Thanks to SRK and Atlee, this is yet another entertainment filled weekend for the Indian cinema lovers.
The perfect cross of South Indian masala-filled cinema with the aura and charm of a pan-Indian superstar.
If you look at the story, its nothing extra-ordinary. It's a plain old revenge saga with a tinge of vigilantism sprinkled on top.
It has all the tropes of a typical Atlee film such as -
- Sorrow filled back stories of side characters shown in excruciating detail that will squeeze a tear out of you.
- Villain causing the death of the hero's wife.
- Hero fighting for the greater good of the society.
However, what makes this movie really entertaining is the screenplay and action scenes. There are multiple scenes that are whistle-worthy and that give you goosebumps when you watch it in a packed theatre.
There seems to be a trend in Indian cinema post Vikram to give the female characters a lot of action scenes. The 'Agent Tina' scene in Vikram is the genesis for this formula in the last decade at least I believe. Jawan takes that idea further and the whole movie is packed with multiple women performing swift, unbelievable stunts that catch the viewer's attention and imagination.
And boy does Nayanthara look like a 'Queen' with the Badshah on screen. Her eyes are just enough to tell how powerful the character is. I cannot imagine any other actress who could have pulled off this with so much believable authority. It's perhaps because of her other movies like Aramm, Imaika Nodigal, Viswasam that established her image as a strong protagonist that it's so believable in this movie too.
Go and watch this movie for the beautifully choreographed action scenes, SRK's charm, Vijay Sethupathi's menacing portrayal as the antagonist and much more.
Oh and it also has so many strange call backs to other characters from other movies
- 'The Family Man' mother-daughter is paired in a scene together.
- 'Kaveri amma' call back from Swades
- 'Thangabali' scene from Chennai Express
- I couldn't resist but be amused thinking how Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara were a pair in Naanum Rowdy Thaan and this one is such a stark contrast to that.
If you liked Jailer, you will definitely like this one more.
