Vidaamuyarchi Movie Review – Only Kollywood
Ajith leads through this partly interesting thriller that has a fair share of good moments! Here goes our Vidaamuyarchi Movie Review.
Vidaamuyarchi Movie Review
A straightforward thriller that is lit up by Ajith’s terrific one man show!
Magizh Thirumeni’s films, whether straightforward or twisted, have always been able to capture our attention and keep us focussed for the runtime. In an attempt to keep the ball rolling again, the director teams up with Ajith Kumar for Vidaamuyarchi, which is a Tamil adaptation of the Hollywood thriller Breakdown.
The film is about a couple who are in a tough situation in their relationship, and what happens when the wife goes missing on a cross-country drive. The storyline of the film is very simplistic for today’s times, and it is completely upto the screenplay and the thrill elements to make it move ahead. While the film does well in the first half to establish the relationship between the lead pair and also bring about the elements to the audiences, it stumbles in the second half where it feels like the makers didnt know which direction to take the storyline, and had random elements popping in at regular intervals in an attempt to excite audiences. Vidaamuyarchi’s first half is above par, but the second half is where the problems crop up and make it an underwhelming watch.
Ajith is earnest, he has enough scenes to showcase the vulnerable side of himself in the film, and also has moments where his rage heats up.
However, the problem with the film is on how it does not provide any sort of high moments, which are a must in a film featuring such a big star. Arjun, Regina, Trisha and the others are decent fits to the film.
It’s a welcome change that a top hero like Ajith has chosen to do a no nonsense cliche film in the name of commercial entertainer. But what misses here is the lack of screenplay in 2nd half nor a well intentioned film like Nerkonda Paarvai.
Technically, Vidaamuyarchi is solid with excellent cinematography that showcases locations superbly, and the music by Anirudh also does its best to elevate the happenings on screen. Special mention to a stunt sequence inside a car in the second half, which works so well as a theatre moment.
On the whole, Vidaamuyarchi is a middling and straightforward thriller that is completely taken over by AK and his performance onscreen. The film surely needed more firepower in its proceedings, it turns up as a decent watch now.
