Movie reviews

2.0

Watchable. A sequel to "Enthiran" which I've never seen but it did not impair my watching since the plot and the referrals are lucid. The superhero flick is based on an idea unlike any science fiction before. The beginning, for nearly an hour is mind-blowing: the mystery, tongue-in-cheek sequences, some scenes bring connotations with Shyamalan and Cronenberg, it doesn't stop to surprise. Once Chitti is activated though, it all goes the usual superhero combat route with plenty of references to "Iron Man", "I, Robot", "Birdman", "Terminator 3", "Transformers", "Ant-Man", "Superman" as well as Garuda - the mythical giant bird shaping form. The music is Western-style by renowned Indian composer A. R. Rahman. While it's good fun with superhero tropes, the movie has some flaws, especially in some scene editing, the main idea based on an implausible concept and, since it's Bollywood, a lack of a hit song. There's an additional scene towards the end of the final credits, after the song.