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Soorarai Pottru (2020)

Opportunity missed

[3/10 · 4 April 2021]

I was really looking forward to a good biopic when I heard that the film was based on Captain Gopinath and how he founded and later made Deccan Airlines successful. What we get to see in the first half of the film is a love story, accompanied with strange dances by the leads, unrealistic acting (real people doesn't act like that, maybe no one told surya).

Makes me wonder if the makers were actually trying to make a over the top film or a biopic.

Raatchasan (2018)

Below average

[4/10 · 19 June 2020]

I was all looking forwarding to watching a brilliant mystery thriller after hearing about all the accolades and imdb rating. Alas, I know now that these can't be trusted. Out of the 2 and half hour something movie, atleast one hour can be said to be watchable and interesting, especially the main actor's initial story and the antagonist's method of killing and his backstory, these are told well. Otherwise, the plot just crumbles.

Like most tamil suspense movies the focus seems to be more on sensation than on plot. Most of the other actors (the heroine's character, doctor's character played by N Ravi and many more) it seems are there just to make the film 2 hours and more. They hardly contribute to the plot.

Like in such movies nowadays, through coincidence or by accident the clues are found one after another, plot gets unravelled and the murderer is apprehended rather than the hero or the police actually racking their brains and investigating.

Watch only if you have nothing else to do. Otherwise rewatch any of the popular Hollywood serial killer movies.

Underwater (2020)

Just about ok

[6/10 · 18 January 2020]

I went to watch the movie on the big screen expecting a decent underwater monster thriller movie. But was kind of disappointed, the movie had only a couple of scares, few claustrophobic sequences and didn't have the atmospheric thrills that one would associate with such films. The monsters were strange looking and couple of them are shown so gigantic that you wonder how they never surfaced and went undetected on earth so far. The ending is also a letdown.

What works is Kirsten Stewart as the lead protagonist. She is excellent and Vincent Cassel supports in a brief role. There are few scary scenes and most of the underwater sequences are filmed very well.

So, this is just another monster movie but without many thrills. Give it a miss.

Spy Game (2001)

Tony Scott, you will be missed!

[10/10 · 30 December 2019]

The under-rated Britisher, who I think single handedly brought the US into the people's imagination through his stylishly directed and frenetic camera angles (like only he could) blockbusters like Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Spy Game, Enemy of the State, Crimson Tide, Man on Fire and the likes. There was something different in these movies, it was as if it had the Tony Scott stamp on them.

Coming to Spy Game, it is a stylish entertainer in the thriller genre starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt, with both the lead actors at the top of their game, as if the roles were written only for them. The background score is superb and Brad Pitt has never acted this good except maybe in The Legends of the fall and Seven Years in Tibet.

Not to be missed.

The Witcher (2019– )

As boring as boring gets

[5/10 · 27 December 2019]

Different lands created out of set pieces or CGI, different shows of magic, variety of monsters, lot of fantasy, elves, characters speaking strangely, characters not consistent in their behaviours, the lead character (Henry Cavill does put in a good performance) not that interesting..how much can this help one glued over 8 episodes? Though I watched all the episodes out of curiosity and also expecting something interesting to happen, nothing majorly happens..the show just meanders.

Very uninteresting and boring if I may say so.

The Aeronauts (2019)

Passion, it describes it all

[10/10 · 20 December 2019]

True or if inspired by true events, male character changed from actual event to a lady character or not, this movie set in the mid 19th century shows those moments of life and the joy one attains by following their life's passion which very few get to achieve in life - here their life's passion being to explore the sky by going up in a balloon. Just for the passion of the two lead characters, their dogged determination to achieve that passion despite the dangers, the camera work, music, acting all make it a great and inspiring watch.

Not to be missed.

The Devil Next Door (2019)

So who was right?

[10/10 · 9 November 2019]

I binge-watched the episodes in a single day. I didn't know anything about the case or what was the final verdict, before watching the show. There were so many live footage of the prison time, interview with relatives all dating back to the 80s and it seemed as if it was all being played live.

There were so many twists and turns, interviews with the Israeli Judges who gave the initial verdict in the 80s, interview with the prosecutor, the defense counsel, the live court recordings, etc.

The different documentary proofs brought by the Israeli prosecution included witness testimonies of the few surviving Treblink holocaust survivors against a man who they believed was 'Ivan the terrible', a war criminal who was probably the most cruel and dangerous Nazi of all, responsible for the death of more than 800,000 Jews. This was probably the only court case in Israel of which a live record was shown on tv and radio and closely followed by everyone in the country. The testimony of the 3 or 4 survivors was pure heart breaking. One cannot imagine the horrors on their families and on fellow Jews, which they saw in the Nazi death camp.

On the other hand, there was the sole defense counsel from Israel who was kind of fighting against his country and against all odds by defending a war criminal accused arguing that it was all a case of mistaken identity. He even had acid thrown on his face during the trials but continued to fight the case. There were documentary evidences showing that probably it was a case of mistaken identity and maybe he was not 'Ivan the terrible'?

Two points that made me think:

• Can a person who was actually responsible for the killing, torture and other unspeakable atrocities on Jews, on human beings that is, change his nature so drastically such that after he migrates to the US and in all the 40 plus years there.. is known as a kind, family, church going, law abiding man? Is it possible that his actual self would never have emerge during the 40 odd years?

• Could the Treblink holocaust survivors actually recognise the man they confirm is 'Ivan the terrible', after 45 years? 45 years is like a lifetime and one's thoughts can get blurred and even the actual perpetrator would have had such drastic changes in their facial and body features. Could they have correctly recognised him?

Somehow I feel the verdict by Israeli Supreme Court was the correct one and the one in German court after 10 years was also right.

So Netflix again comes up with a great documentary series where you learn much about history and one that makes you think long after the show is over. An absolute must see.

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

It's the idea that counts, Abe, and the dream

[9/10 · 9 November 2019]

An inspiring movie based on the life of Preston Tucker, who was responsible for introducing the next generation features in the motor car, and this despite all odds including the then govt. and the Big 3 car manufacturers of the time trying to stop him with corruption and embezzlement cases.

Isn't history made of instances where a revolutionary idea by a genius was first laughed at, then he was shunned and then in later years everyone recognised how correct he was! The story of Tucker is the same. A modern car today uses most of the ideas and features originally brought up by Tucker but was ridiculed and stopped by those in power.

Francis Coppola directs the biographical movie and Joan Allen (as Tucker's wife) and the supporting casts perform well. If seen now, the movie though has a 80s feel to it. Jeff Bridges is brilliant in the eponymous role.

I was especially impressed by the closing statement made before the jury, where Tucker talks about his childhood motivation and dream of building cars. It is a simple statement, and scene is around a minute or so, and I don't know if happened in actual life the same way, but it felt very inspiring.

An absolute must see.

Gardish (1993)

Good movie, great performances and soothing music

[8/10 · 1 November 2019]

Gardish is a remake of the acclaimed Malayalam film Kireedam by Sibi Malayil, a versatile director who has directed many critically and commercially successful films in Malayalam.

Kireedam (the Crown, in Malayalam) among the Keralite population belongs to the folklore, a film unmatched and always among the top 15 or 20 brilliant films in Malayalam. No discussion on Malayalam films or its star Mohanlal is ever complete without mentioning Kireedom. The movie is also famous for catapulting Mohanlal (who was already a superstar then) to unimagined heights among the malayalees. The movie is also famous for winning the National award - Special mention to its lead actor. The climax scene in Kireedam where Mohanlal depicts a range of emotions of agony and pain which his character is going through, in a single take is unmatched till now, and I have read many discussions on the performance even among non-keralite and international audience, who have seen the movie. You can even google many articles on this performance.

Coming to its Hindi remake, Priyadarshan (another popular and accomplished director in Malayalam films) makes his second Hindi film and he does well by staying true to the script of Kireedam. I think this is the first movie which had the great Amrish Puri in a character role (long before DDLJ), a change from his villainous characters.

Probably Gardish will be remembered as one of the few films (along with Parinda), which had Jackie Shroff showing his acting skills and getting a Filmfare Best Actor nomination. Amrish Puri is excellent as the father, Dimple Kapadia is good and so is the cameo of Aishwariya (daughter of yesteryear actress Lakshmi, who played the lead in Hindi movie Julie). Suresh Oberoi and Mukesh Rishi also play their roles well.

How can the review of Gardish be complete without mentioning its music by the one and only RD Burman. 'Badal jo barsein tho', 'hum na samjhe the baat itni si' 'tum jho mile humko, tum jho mile ho', 'ye mera dil, tho pagal hain' are some of the popular tracks and can they ever be matched?

Overall, Gardish is a must watch.

The Negotiator (1998)

Just about Ok

[7/10 · 1 November 2019]

The Negotiator as the title means is a film about Samuel L Jackson who plays a hostage negotiator.

Samuel L Jackson and Kevin Spacey, acclaimed actors that they are, are excellent in their roles. I thought Spacey though, doesn't have much scope to showcase his acting skills, as the movie is more about the lead protagonist.

The action scenes are superb and the films director F Gary Gray even went on to direct one of the Fast & Furious sequels.

The main issue in a film which is supposed to be a taut thriller about how a hostage negotiator is implicated in the murder of his cop partner and how he goes about to prove his innocence, is the many loopholes and the believability. The logic fails in many places, hence you ending up feeling disappointed. Hence the toss up for me was 'between not so good' or ' just watchable'.

Even the climax scene lacks a certain 'easiness' in the way the actual culprits are caught.

If you want to watch Samuel L Jackson at his best (he normally always is) and some good action sequences, then this is the movie to see. Otherwise it is just an 'Ok' watch.

Dream Girl (III) (2019)

Bad Movie

[5/10 · 11 October 2019]

Really I went hearing/reading the good reviews and expected a laugh riot and what I saw was an illogical plot made up so that it can be passed off as a comedy to fool people.

There is no character development and you don't care for any of the characters. I have seen movies where they say 'leave your brains at home' and watch the movie and I have enjoyed many such movies. But, to make a film just to pass off as a comedy and introduce illogical plots is just not interesting!

Ok Ayushman can speak in a woman's voice, but why do all callers to the shady call centre like his voice the most, better than the other ladies working in the call centre? Why do the 5 people who call the call centre to speak to him fall in love with him or his woman's voice so much that they are ready to leave everything, I mean it is a shady call centre!? Why out of the 5 who fall in love, 3 are known to him, and one out of the 3 is his father, one his fiance's brother, some co-incidence this?? There are more such illogical plots and a lame climax.

Also, what's with the back ground music going on all through the movie for every scene?

Well, if you ignore the movie, but see some of the sub-plot on it's own, there are some laugh-out moments. Main among them is of Annu Kapoor who in one day starts speaking in pure Urdu because he thinks that the lady he loves on the phone is a Muslim. Some of Annu Kapoor's other scenes are also funny. Same for the scene involving the thakur Grandma. Ayushman Khurana, as usual, delivers a good performance in a challenging role.

Only watch for those stand-alone one or two laugh out moments. Otherwise, strictly ignore this farce.

The Dead Lands (2014)

Not interesting

[5/10 · 2 October 2019]

The movie's plot moves along predictable lines i.e a tribe is wiped out by a ruthless clan of another tribe with only the chief's young son who is able to escape. How he takes revenge with the help of a flesh eating giant tribal man living in the Deadlands, forms the story.

What slightly separates the movie from other movies is - it is completely set in the jungles, shows how the tribals fight and and some of the fight sequences are staged well.

What was required was a tight script, bit of mystery and fear and more depth in the characters to make it interesting. In the absence of this, the film becomes sluggish to watch.

Give it a miss.

Bard of Blood (2019– )

Bingeworthy but not great

[7/10 · 30 September 2019]

The believability in the plot and story mainly differentiates Amazon's Family Man and Netflix's Bard of Blood. In the Family Man you care about the agents but in Bard of Blood after a while you stop caring as their intentions or plans doesn't look logical. I found both the series bingeworthy.

The Family Man was more realistic, showed more in-depth working of the spy agents, included less coincidences in arriving at the clues and had less action. It had 10 episodes.

Bard of Blood with only 7 episodes, is more an action spy thriller and less a 'spy-procedural' thriller. The believability takes a hit in many places like - spy agents deciding to infiltrate a country without the Agency's backing and ultimately succeeding in their mission, 4 or 5 times that one agent comes against more than a dozen enemies but each time the agent always wins (kind of Ramboesque), obtaining clues without too much hassles in a foreign country, the role of the Agency's chief is poorly written and the ending twist in the last 2 minutes is done more for dramatic purposes.

Despite its shortcomings plot-wise, the show is bingeworthy and you are always thinking of what is going to happen in the next episode. The shooting locales are very good, action scenes are directed well and Jaideep Ahalwat and Emraan Hashmi give excellent performances. The supporting actors are good too.

All in all, can be watched.

Sacred Games (2018–2019)

Season 2 is boring

[6/10 · 27 September 2019]

Atleast Season 1 made one curious to see what was the plot all about, why will a dreaded gangster call the son of a cop in the middle of night and what was a commercial Bollywood star doing in a TV series and that too the first one for Netflix.

Sacred Games Season 2 just meanders along scene after scene, gangsters indulging in sex, crime and mouthing expletives, there is a guru and his shady ashram members, they talk about world destruction, guru quotes Indian Mythology, there is lot of mumbo-jumbo about nuclear attack on Mumbai, cops are able to reach and link all activity leading to the nuclear attack without much procedural investigation and so on and everyone in sight mouth more expletives.

After a while you lose interest. There is hardly any character you care for. I watched the 8 episodes over 5 to 6 days. Maybe because it based on a book that the series seemed so lifeless and the makers had to follow the story and couldn't make it interesting.

Nawazuddin is such a gifted natural actor, he shines in the role of Gaitonde, his expressions and mannerisms are spot-on. Commercial Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan continues playing the low-in-confidence cop Sartaj from Season 1 and he is one of the main reason that more people watched Season 1 and may watch Season 2. Also, Surveen Chawla, who had a special appearance in Season 1 episode 1, has an extended role in Season 2 and puts in an amazing performance.

Just for these 3 actors you can watch the second Season, otherwise give it a miss.

Chhichhore (2019)

Disappointing

[5/10 · 27 September 2019]

I went to see the movie with high expectations as many of the press reviews and even the reviews in imdb rated the movie very high. I was looking forward for some novelty in the plot and also some funny moments as it was said to be partly about college and hostel life. It was also the Dangal director's next film and I had enjoyed watching Dangal.

Chhichhorre turned out to be a mix of some movies like 3 idiots and Student of the year, it had only 1 or 2 funny scenes, the music was bad, Sushant Singh Rajput (as he has done in some of his previous movies) was trying to imitate Shahrukh Khan when giving expressions and the plot moved at a snail's pace. Other than Sushant Singh and Shraddha Kapoor, there were no back stories about the other characters and what they were doing in life at present. They just drop in and decide to stay with Sushant and family for days. Almost all the situations in the plot seemed contrived, as if every scene was introduced to push the plot further.

Some redeeming factors in the movie were the message it was trying to give to youngsters about life and the College General Championship's unexpected ending. Shraddha Kapoor looked pretty and Prateik Babbar was competent. I have seen Sushant Singh Rajput give better performances. Of the friends, I thought the character of 'Acid' was very relatable.

Old plot rehashed and uninteresting film. Watch at your risk.

The Family Man (2019– )

Addictive Spy Thriller

[9/10 · 23 September 2019]

This TV series had me so hooked from episode 1 to episode 10, that I binge-watched. Very few TV shows have made me binge-watch them.

The whole series seemed so authentic, from the actors who play the various characters, to the interactions between the agents, the interactions shown between the terrorists and the different locations shown (Balochistan, Kashmir, Syria, Pakistan, etc) ..the whole setup seemed so real!

Full mark's to the back ground score as well, it complements the situations very well.

The director duo of Raj and KK are in top form. Every scene seems to be relevant to the plot and forwards the story.

Manoj Bajpayee is a revelation. I have never seen him act like this and his expressions when situations are thrust upon him are nothing short of brilliant. It seems as if the role was written specifically for him.

He is ably supported by Priyamani, who plays his wife, Sharib Hashmi as his colleague and Gul Panag as his Commanding Officer in Kashmir.

Malayalam actor Neeraj Madhav shines as terrorist Musa in his Hindi debut and he gets a starring role. He is there from the first episode to the last scene.

Some issues I found were the constant use of expletives when the agents talk, or when the cops talk or when the terrorists talk. TV shows today are going overboard with the use of expletives and it seems that they follow a logic that the more you use the more international the show becomes? I don't know. Even a child is shown mouthing expletives in episode 1. Also, there is an unnecessary gay scene added in episode 9. Other than some small blemishes, this spy thriller has all its ingedients in top form.

The climax is quite unexpected and ends in a terrifying manner. Can't wait for season 2!!

Section 375 (2019)

Good courtroom thriller

[8/10 · 20 September 2019]

A Hindi film with no song and where the actors remain in character all through, are so rare that these itself are a reason to watch.

Add to that, the acting from all the 4 lead actors I.e. Akshay Khanna, Richa Chadda, Meera Chopra and Rahul Bhatt shines. It is a crisply written courtroom drama and will keep you hooked till the end.

Some of the questioning of the victim and some scenes will make you uncomfortable.

Otherwise, it is a well directed film which will make one to think about the laws which are in place to protect women, especially section 375. The final verdict by the two judges as you will see, is a victory of law and not of justice.

Valkyrie (2008)

Freedom, Justice and Honour

[8/10 · 19 September 2019]

Valkyrie starring Tom Cruise depicts the actual assassination attempt on Hitler in 1944 and the plots and events surrounding this attempt. A conspiracy thriller movie, it is well acted by Cruise and due to his involvement in the film, this story of sacrifice got more known to the world. When you are watching the film, you are so involved with the protagonist the whole time, hoping that he succeeds in this daring attempt.

An inspiring event from the annals of history.

I think you are a hero when you put your life at stake for Freedom, Justice and Honour

Special 26 (2013)

Illogical plot drowns the movie

[5/10 · 17 September 2019]

I remember watching Special 26 in the theaters when it released and coming out thinking the plot was so absurd.

Now watching it again, I noted those 4 or 5 illogical behaviours which if a character/s had not made, the movie would have ended probably in less than an hour.

The movie being rated '8' on imdb is a dis-service to some actual amazing movies that are made in India. I wonder what was going through people's mind when they rated this film as 8 or above.

It's a good change to see Akshay Kumar in character. The overall movie premise is also good and the film is stylishly shot and is inspired by a true event.

As I said, the convoluted plots drown the movie inspite of some good acting from Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher.

Eg. A character who is the part of the robbery gang alerts the cops for no reason or compulsion. The cop knowingly allows them to proceed with their plan so that he can catch them in action, instead of actually apprehending them.

There are couple more such silly scenes that totally drowns the movie.

Neeraj Pandey, who debuted with the brilliant 'A Wednesday', could never repeat the tightness of his debut film in any of his following films including Special 26 and Baby.

Special 26 a major let-down. Watch at your own risk.

Unbelievable (2019)

A definite watch

[8/10 · 14 September 2019]

Ok I binge-watched and the show kept me hooked. Initial thoughts (both good and bad):

• Unbelievable is a crime drama, less a thriller and more a police procedural show

• I felt maybe it could have been 6 episodes instead of 8 and still the effect would have been the same

• both the detectives play their roles well but I was more impressed by Merrit Wever's character, how she personally cares about the victim and how she doggedly pursues the case

• Kaitlyn Dever, the young girl is terrific as the main character of the series..her expressions, her indecisiveness, the sadness all comes across as natural

• watching that initial episode of Kaitlyn, the first thoughts that came to mind was why there was no one accompanying her during the police process, guiding her and why there were no female police officers present during her case investigation

• the series' way of showing two parallel timelines one after the other works very well ..one involving the first victim Kaitlyn's life after the attack and other being the detectives working on the case

• from the first episode till the last, I was waiting for the first victim (Kaitlyn) to meet with the 2 lady detectives who actually solve the case, but it doesn't happens. I understand in real life also they never met face to face

• finally Kaitlyn does come out kind of winning so it feels good and you do care for her

A true story about a shocking serial crime, presented very well and a recommended watch.

Love Action Drama (2019)

Definitely watchable

[7/10 · 13 September 2019]

After Premam (2015) Nivin Pauly returns to his forte in Love Action Drama (LAD). Its such a laugh riot to see Nivin's comic timing and comic expressions after a long time.

LAD is a light hearted movie, but without much of a story, some vintage Nivin Pauly comic scenes, a beautiful Nayanthara, good support from Aju Varghese and the fun kudukku song, which grows on you.

But the movie has drawbacks:

• too many scenes with Nivin and Aju Varghese and not all the jokes hit home
• there is nothing in terms of a plot, boy meets girl, wants to marry, tries to impress, misunderstanding arises, etc
• all through the movie Pauly is shown either drinking or smoking, not sure why this was required in almost every scene
• too much of back ground music in every scene which sometimes becomes jarring
• it seemed like when playing a drunk every person in the film was trying to imitate Mohanlal

Though the movie looks slick and the presentation is very colourful, how I wish the makers would have given some thought to the plot and introduced some layers to make it interesting.

Can't comment much on Dhyan Srinivasan's direction debut as it seems he opts to play safe with a simple plot and bringing in superstars Pauly and Nayanthata

If u want to see a light hearted comedy Nivin Pauly film (and he is completely in form), have a few laughs and come out of the theatre feeling light, then LAD is the movie for you.

The movie is sure to appeal to youngsters and i will b surprised if it doesnt become a hit.

Pitch Black (2000)

Enjoyed!

[7/10 · 22 August 2019]

A futuristic spaceship crash landing on an alien planet, a very stylishly shot movie, flesh eating bird like alien creatures which attack in darkness and above all Vin Diesel... all these makes for a part alien, part suspense, part horror and part action movie. There is humour also. Radha Mitchell never looked this smashing.

(This was Vin Diesel first cult film before the Fast & Furious movie franchisee catapulted him to international fame).

So what else do you need to enjoy a movie!

Dark (2017–2020)

Unique, brilliant and ingenious

[10/10 · 19 August 2019]

Probably alongwith Mindhunter, Netflix's best original show.

Let me say from the outset, though its name maybe 'Dark', the show is not scary, has some thriller scenes and is infact a time travelling drama series.

Like season 1, I found season 2 addictive and fully bingeworthy.

In this season, scenes are shown over 5 different timelines, each timeline 33 years apart (can you imagine!) and you are seeing scene after scene, trying to think and make sense all through the show, trying to remember who is who in which timeline, characters going from timeline 5 to timeline 1, characters travelling through the cave wormhole from timeline 4 to timeline 3, while timeline 3 story is going on, and they catch sight of their older selves but don't recognise them, or a character who had travelled to timeline 5, comes to timeline 4 and meets himself and so many such similar episodes, and the ending, what was that..another timeline, a different world or dimension?

This is not sci-fi or a CGI show but pure thriller mystery storytelling spread over different timelines

All through the show I was trying think how the shows director and story writers must have imagined the story, the show, the scenes, the same characters over different timelines interlapping, etc.

Simply superb, never seen anything like this. Hats off to Netflix and the shows creators.

Mindhunter (2017–2019)

Season 2 is great but lags a bit behind 1

[8/10 · 18 August 2019]

David Fincher returns to direct the first 3 episodes of this 9 episode series (as against 10 in the previous season)

I binge-watched the series over 2 days, believe me once u start season 2, like season 1, it is addictive!

The realistic way the procedural details of the investigation and the agent's personal lives are shown, are as excellent as in season 1.

For those thinking this season will focus on the BTK killings..no, season 2, similar to season 1, starts almost every episode showing a 2 minute scene of the BTK killer's routine in Kansas city and the series ends again with scene showing the BTK killer.

Season 2 completely focuses on the Atlanta child murders.

Some of the reasons I felt the show lagged behind season 1 was:

• focusing on Wendy's relationship which didn't add much to the story I felt

• Season 1 was mostly about how everyone was doubting Agent Holden's criminal profiling methods till they find that he is spot on. In this season, he doesn't get much chance to assert his authority, and it seems that Agent Bill gets the prominent role. I think that weighs the show down

• the realistic way Agent Holden doggedly and determinedly pursued his intuition about a killer's profile without caring about the politics around him or the views of his colleagues was one of the reason for the success of the previous season. That is kind of missing in Season 2 as Holden is being kept in check by his bosses for most of the series

• the biggest draw of Season 1 was interviewing the serial killers by both the lead agents. But season 2 has very less interviewing and more actual investigation of the Atlanta serial murders over 6 to 7 episodes, as the FBI is called on to assist.

Overall, the show remains top notch, as expected.

Frontera Verde (2019)

A slow one time watch

[6/10 · 17 August 2019]

This Columbian series is about a crime drama inside the amazon jungles with some supernatural elements (the eternals), Nazi plots and mostly featuring aboriginal tribes other than the main lead protagonist, who is probably a columbian actress.

I kind of binge watched the 8 episode series over 2 days. The english sub-titles were good. The series has a non-linear narrative with past and present scenes shown one after the other. Considering the plot, I felt that the 8 episodes kind of dragged and it could have been shown in 4 or 5 episodes. Also, the story went almost along predictable lines till the end.

I must say though that it is beautifully shot in the jungles and definitely is a different kind of series of Netflix

Even though the series starts with the murder of 4 missionaries in the amazon jungle and how the lead actor goes about her investigation, neither is it a thriller nor a horror.

The message in the series has more to do with preserving the forests and saving it from human exploitation.

Recommended for a one time watch only.