Nikhil Siddhartha has penned a lot of hopes on his latest film SPY which has been promoted a lot in the last few days. The film has been released today and, read our review to find out if the film has any juice in it or not.
Plot
A dreaded terrorist named Khader Khan is killed by the RAW Agents. But after a while, news comes out that the agents have killed someone else and Khader Khan is still alive. In come Jay(Nikhil) a daring RAW agent to nab Khader Khan who is now planning a nuclear attack on the country. Well, how Nikhil stops Khader from his big plan is the story of SPY.
Performances
Nikhil plays a larger-than-life role for the first time in his career and he is good. Though he should have bulked up and looked fitter to carry out the role, he has done a good job. More than Nikhil, it is Abhinav Gomatam who plays a great supporting role. He is an actor who suits the best in any role and he is good in the film SPY. Iswarya Menon is also neat in her role but she was limited in her performance.
What’s Good
Nikhil’s role
Action blocks Climax
What’s Bad
Routine Story
Dull Screenplay
Same old theme
Analysis
SPY is Nikhil’s biggest film to date and has a good setting. But the one shown in the trailer of Subhash Chandra Bose is a hoax and hardly has any weightage in the film. SPY is the same old routine thriller that does not have anything new to showcase in terms of content. For Nikhil, it is a big film and he has gone all out.
The film is weak in its approach as the action is showcased way too much. At least two fights should have been toned down to make things look better for the audience. Nothing should come as a surprise if one has seen enough movies in the genre. Some of them are, in fact, used in previous flicks and we get bored seeing the same old thing again on screen.
The execution is all over the place, the director remains clueless about building momentum in the storytelling and has a laughable understanding of the universe that constitutes spies, and bureaucracy and reduces national security to a joke. But the presentation is neat as the visuals and production design are great.
Nikhil tries hard to salvage the film there are so many loopholes that it goes out of hand. Every episode gives a feeling that this has been showcased in some film or the other. Such is the predictable nature of the film SPY. If not for Nikhil, SPY would have been even more pathetic and boring to the core.
Bottom Line- Same Old Spy Thriller
2.25/5
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