Annaatthe (2021)
39KAnnaatthe (2021). 2h 43m
“Annaatthe was marketed as a family drama with high emotion so thatu0026#39;s exactly what I went in expecting. Well it wasnu0026#39;t a family drama, rather a FAMILY MELODRAMA. I was never really sure whether I was watching a movie or a TV serial. Every emotion is amped up, every dialogue is delivered in a melodramatic way and followed by loud melodramatic music and still you feel nothing for the characters, at least I didnu0026#39;t. The screenplay is pretty much non-existent. Things happen randomly with underwritten charcters. I didnu0026#39;t mind Siva redoing the old troupes from his and othersu0026#39; films but the problem is they never really make any sense. And, yet again, a film fails to find a legit villain who can actually pose a threat to the Superstar. Keerthy Suresh has nothing to do other than cry and Nayanthara has not even that. And finally coming to Rajinikanth, itu0026#39;s no doubt heu0026#39;s past his peak but the man still carries the film, all alone, with his energy and charisma. You can see him give everything he can but itu0026#39;s not enough to save this weak film. Itu0026#39;s evident that he still has more to offer for Tamil cinema but the sad reality is the filmmakers just donu0026#39;t know what to do with this legend anymore.”
