Review of Kolai

Kolai (2023)
3/10
Overdose for the sake of aesthetic buffoonery
22 July 2023
Seriously! I am still in some bewilderment after watching this film. One thought remains: what nonsense was all the amazing set pieces for?!

Well, i liked Vidiyum Munn (2013) and it is still holds up as one of the good tamil films. The buzz around the Peter director's Kolai increased as the trailers, very intriguing and it was pretty good. Then dropped the peter interview of the director in many channels, it lowered my expectation since he is accustomed to mainstream cinema jargons and timelines. I then knew the film is gonna be a bit artificial and it turned out to be so damn true. It is so awfully bland, It's an utter disaster that the very style of the film which was the driving factor was unsurprisingly an overdose.

I swear the languid expectation of the trailers was replaced by disappointment. I know the art direction, cinematography deserves a mention, there are many fascinating sets which are feast for the eyes, otherwise I would quickly forget this film.

The plot is too basic and the treatment was so bad for an whodunit. A short 30 minutes duration would have been better. Avoid this film and go see Oppenheimer or Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare this weekend.
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