When you write a movie as a writer director, what is it that you need to impress a producer or a director in order for the film to roll?? To tell that there is a twist in the end and the treatment is similar all other hit movies in the recent past ?? Ordinary is a movie written with that in mind I would say. My way of reviewing is most importantly based on how a movie makes you feel after watching it. All technical and other aspects are dissected only later.In that perspective , I pretty much didn't enjoy the movie. You cannot make a movie only because you got a good locale to shoot it in can you?. The movie begins ambitiously and shows us a perspective into the much adored KSRTC, which we as a viewer haven't seen much in detail. Then till the end of the first half its a more or less, a happy ride with a few songs and scenes, standing out like sore thumbs. I must admit there were some scenes which really did make me laugh out loud in the first half. The second half is more or less a whodunit mystery. But the fact that , the script writer is intentionally giving you clues to keep us guessing is little over the top. The climax is a bummer as, the only character for whom the script writer didn't give any clues about, to the audience turns out to be our culprit. Acting wise, Biju Menon with his accent is an amazing find. I would say , he sincerely carried out that role , with his slang, even very effective during the real tense moments. Kunchako Boban is just a hero who as always is the most kindhearted and loving guy of all times with nothing special to mention. Baburaj , who is having a good time with lots of offers recently due to the Salt and Pepper gig, is wasted completely here in this mediocre and ineffective role. If he continues this same checklist in role selection , I don't see him going anywhere far in the coming years. Even though there have been exceptions, the ladies lot in the Malayalam film industry are there just to pray , cry or fall in love. This is repeated here. The locale is amazing. I believe , it should have been showcased better. The camera man has done his job pretty well Gavi is a literal find and hope in the coming years it is not ruined by the inflow of tourists. The use of a body mount Doggicam in the final fight scene, even though for a few scenes did give it a different look and feel. I would give it an extra star for that effort. Overall, I would say , Ordinary is just a very ordinary movie with nothing special in it to mention. With the quality of movies that we are seeing in Malayalam film industry lately , we cannot call this movie a winner. That being said, a Friday evening or a Sunday morning with family to watch a no brainer , family entertainer, I will recommend this.
Review of Ordinary
