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Masters is a murder mystery and the story revolves around five people who swap identities to cover their tracks. They also use their covers (of mistaken identities) to take revenge on the villains. The two big stars Prithvi and Sasikumar obviously are the main attractions in the film and they have lived up to their expectations. There's one good thing about the narrative – the two biggest stars are not introduced in the film at one go but they appear on the screen (along with the other main characters) as the story unfolds gradually.
The first half is very slow and the plot mainly deals with introduction of the characters. The first half clearly tries to set the base for an action-packed second half. In the first half, three people get killed and the audience is not sure whether it is a murder or a suicide. The people who are murdered seem to have no connection with each other. Enter Prithvi, who again plays a cop after his critically acclaimed 'Indian Rupee' where he dons the khaki too. It becomes clear that he will unravel the reason for each murder (suicide?) and the identities as well as the relationships between the dead and the living. The film gets into some pace from here. The length of Prithvi's role has much less scope for great performance when compared to his earlier flick, but he has managed to do a good job of this. This film is Sasikumar's debut in the Malayalam industry and he has done justice to his character too. The only minus point may be his shoddy dubbing which surely could have been better. Talking about the two heroines Pia and Ananya – they just reprise a very short but pivotal role, exactly what is expected out of them in the script. Salim Kumar walks away with the prize of the best actor in the film. Actually, his character is the only saving grace in the otherwise slow paced first half.
The second half starts off on a quicker pace. Prithvi quickly proceeds with his investigation and finds out how the murders were engineered. The film also has Biju Menon and Sandhya in a cameo but both of them come at a very crucial moment in the story and carry the murder mystery forward.
The climax scene is the best part of the film. In the last 20 minutes of the film, you will get a feeling that you are watching a true action-thriller as there are some genuine edge-of-the-seat moments. The main cast has done a very good job of the climax.
To sum up, the ends has positives like Prithvi and Sasi's acting, no commercial surrogate advertising and a good story. On the downside, there is basically no strong bonding between the five main characters as the film progresses. In the end, we find out that all the murdered were school mates. We also feel that there could have been a stronger reason to lose their life than what is shown in the script. Director could’ve changed the guiding leitmotif of thee film which goes, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Film has an omnipresent voiceover carrying forward the story and it sometimes slows down the pace of the film. The film lacks heart - except for Salim, we neither get pleased by someone nor annoyed with the villains. The audience doesn't get involved too. Furthermore, every time Prithivi interrogates someone, he just has to hold their collar and they start spilling the beans. These high-voltage interrogation scenes start looking unrealistic when the same thing is played out again and again.
John Antony has done a fair job of directing the movie. The story, screenplay and the dialogues have been written by Jinu Abraham. Jinu is a young talent and somebody to watch out for. He has cooked up the story-line in such a way that the suspense is maintained until the end of the movie. He surely deserves credit for that. Gopi Sundar's music could've been better and it is irritating when one hears the same background score getting repeated all the time. Couldn’t there be another tune too? Madhu Neelakandan's camera work is good and Kevin Thomas editing could have been sleeker – he doesn't seem to be editing a thriller in the first half though one must admit that he has done a good job of the climax.
What to do?
'Masters' is a pure family entertainer with some good performances from Prithvi, Sasi, Salim and a few other character actors. The film has a good story but fails to involve the audience. You may definitely watch it once but it certainly doesn't have any repeat value. Prepare yourself for a painfully slow first half.
Rating: 3/5
Link to to my official review @ in.com:
http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/masters-is-worth-a-one-time-watch-22660007-in-1.html
The second half starts off on a quicker pace. Prithvi quickly proceeds with his investigation and finds out how the murders were engineered. The film also has Biju Menon and Sandhya in a cameo but both of them come at a very crucial moment in the story and carry the murder mystery forward.
The climax scene is the best part of the film. In the last 20 minutes of the film, you will get a feeling that you are watching a true action-thriller as there are some genuine edge-of-the-seat moments. The main cast has done a very good job of the climax.
To sum up, the ends has positives like Prithvi and Sasi's acting, no commercial surrogate advertising and a good story. On the downside, there is basically no strong bonding between the five main characters as the film progresses. In the end, we find out that all the murdered were school mates. We also feel that there could have been a stronger reason to lose their life than what is shown in the script. Director could’ve changed the guiding leitmotif of thee film which goes, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Film has an omnipresent voiceover carrying forward the story and it sometimes slows down the pace of the film. The film lacks heart - except for Salim, we neither get pleased by someone nor annoyed with the villains. The audience doesn't get involved too. Furthermore, every time Prithivi interrogates someone, he just has to hold their collar and they start spilling the beans. These high-voltage interrogation scenes start looking unrealistic when the same thing is played out again and again.
John Antony has done a fair job of directing the movie. The story, screenplay and the dialogues have been written by Jinu Abraham. Jinu is a young talent and somebody to watch out for. He has cooked up the story-line in such a way that the suspense is maintained until the end of the movie. He surely deserves credit for that. Gopi Sundar's music could've been better and it is irritating when one hears the same background score getting repeated all the time. Couldn’t there be another tune too? Madhu Neelakandan's camera work is good and Kevin Thomas editing could have been sleeker – he doesn't seem to be editing a thriller in the first half though one must admit that he has done a good job of the climax.
What to do?
'Masters' is a pure family entertainer with some good performances from Prithvi, Sasi, Salim and a few other character actors. The film has a good story but fails to involve the audience. You may definitely watch it once but it certainly doesn't have any repeat value. Prepare yourself for a painfully slow first half.
Rating: 3/5
Link to to my official review @ in.com:
http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/masters-is-worth-a-one-time-watch-22660007-in-1.html
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