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Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Bharanidaran ramani Iam a huge Kamal fan but the movie does not live up to the expectations set by the ratings in IMDb. It is a good one-time watch movie, the plot is not strong enough and too many characters introduced without any reason and have not created the impact we would expect them to e.g., (Naaser, Andrea)Even before the movie began everyone would have guessed Kamal to be a undercover agent so we never had the urge to know anything unusual and it is the same way the entire movie goes around. Every scene is predictable and the story lacks the depth.Having said all that this is a wonderful attempt by Kamal to create such a movie and you can always expect off-beat films from this Indian actor and i think this movie must have been by-far the best directorial brilliance from the actor.A combination of undercover agent transformation and a few world-class stunt scenes is all that the movie is to lookout for. Biggest flaws in the movie: Dialogues - Huge let down. For a movie which deals with substance the dialog should have been crystal clear and when we see translation of Arabic with Tamil subtitles they should have been in bigger font sizes at least for the audience to understandVillain - Again should have been a native Tamil speaker so that he is able to send the thrill down the spine. First he gets very little screen space and next his dialog are never clear. I don't understand why did the director choose to worsen his voice in 2nd half, clearly a bad attemptPlot - Never has the depth, does not have anything in the dark to keep the audience in the edge of the seats, the last scene wherein Kamal's wife places a microwave over the bomb to diffuse was very creative and intuitive but could have been shot better. Not sure why was the delay to kill the Sleeper cell at the end, there was never a fight there.May be it is just me who thinks this way, maybe am disappointed because of the expectation set, but i always appreciate the actor's work and this surely this did not live up to the expectations

nomadsorion I have been a die hard fan of Kamal Haasan all my life, not just for his skills related to cinema, but because of his principles and philosophies related to life as well. Had been waiting for the movie ever since I watched a short teaser clip released by KH during an award ceremony 1-2 years ago. The trailers promised a very racy action thriller against a backdrop related to international terrorism. Yes. Interesting. Did the movie live upto the hype and my expectations? Ah. Pretty much.Writing this detailed review from a neutral POV and not writing this as a fan boy.Cast+Characterisation: The cast has several popular names as well as few new ones. KH needs no introduction. He has mastered every role that he has played so far. He does his job as an actor extraordinarily. Rahul Bose and Jaideep Ahlawat too were very good. Couldn't find any flaws in their acting. The characterization of Rahul is very interesting. I see Pooja as a surprise package. She is new to the industry and wasn't expecting much. However, she has managed to put up a very decent show and KH being the writer has done a great job framing her character. Andrea's role doesn't have much to do in this movie. Maybe she would have an important role in the sequel. All others have done a decent job. However, I feel that the American actors who have played minor roles as FBI officers etc have done a below average job. Overall: 8/10 Story: A very simple story related to terrorism at the global level and yet another movie depicting Newton's third law. The story has a phase which is thought provoking. There are many parts that take the viewers to the unknown side of terrorists' lives. It is evident that KH has done a lot of research before making this movie. 8.5/10Direction: The direction is impeccable. Amazing job done. KH has exceeded my expectations by leaps and bounds. The great uses of metaphors and motifs sets him at a level much above today's Indian directors. This man is a genius. A perfect 10/10Screenplay + Narration etc: This is one area where the movie fails at certain instances, especially during the second half. The screenplay and narration gets pretty slow mid way. However, it gets back to a good form towards the end of second half. The climax was not liked by many people. It lacked the masala and action that you generally see in typical Indian movies or any movie for that matter. However, the climax was a very smart one. 7/10Music: The biggest drawback of this movie. Expectations were pretty high given the fact that music has been done by SEL. The background score is very good in the first half hour or so and there is proper use of silence. But, midway first half, there is overuse of silence and the BGM is pretty bad and this continues till the end. Yes, there are certain instances where the BGM is pretty good. But, overall, the music is very very bad. Given the fact that good BGM can complement the screenplay very well, I would say that it is the music which made the narration seem boring at times. 5/10Use of technology + making: Probably the best making that Indian movies have ever seen. The quality of the cinematography etc etc is on par with that of Hollywood movies. VFX is the biggest plus point in this movie after KH. Madhusudanan has done an amazing job. The movie seems very grand on the big screen and it is very evident that KH is one person that India must rely on if it wants to takes it's movies to the next level, especially in terms of making and use of technology. 9.5/10Final rating: 8/10I have watched all movies of KH and especially love the ones that he has directed or written the story for. Even after Vishwaroopam for over a ten times (Yes! I have :) ), I still feel that this is not his best. Virumaandi is much superior to this movie. And, Hey Ram stands out as KH's best work even today and Vishwaroopam fails to replace it.Controversy? I felt sad seeing my idol tell the media reporters that he is ready to leave the country. All the related incidents were completely unfortunate and it is obvious that the protests were driven by political forces. There is nothing against Muslim, rather this man has supported the goodwill of most Muslims in this movie.

mskuin A highly overrated movie! The first half is so brisk and action packed that it raises the viewers expectations to very high levels. All this is fizzled out in the second half and the movie boils down, content wise, to one of those routine spy movies with loads of nationalism.Having said that, technically, the movie is superb and is definitely comparable to Hollywood movies. But unfortunately, that alone does not make a movie 'great'.The movie is heavily inspired from the 90s spy movie 'True Lies' starring Arnold. The protagonist hiding his actual identity from his wife and the bomb at the end...and of course jihadi terrorism! The movie is worth a watch and i rate it 5/10

Siva Kumar Main important thing about this film is it is a huge experiment in the Indian cinema history. This was banned for several days in the tamilnadu as it was said it hurts feelings of particular community. But it was not such. The film emphasis the reality. It has got huge commercial values, high production values and very importantly the whole team effort. Kamal hasan's expressions(in dance), role and his action will make some people feel he is the best actor and of course. quite apt for seeing thrice. i have no words to explain it but i can say it is awesome. shankar-ehsan-loy music is very good and plays a major role.Coming to the story it is the detective who risks his life to enter the lashkar-e-thoiba so that he can find out what they are planning to do. one plan for blasting the whole newyork city makes him feel and so he leaves them and goes to new york city with other name and other profession. the parts includes how he made them trust him so tat they reveal the plans and how he find out the explosive and stop newyork city from blasting.