Reviews

I watched this movie with the least expectations and frankly speaking I was quiet intrigued by this rare disorder which Indran had, narcolepsy. Indran played by Vishal convinces us and he keeps us engaged by creating funny moments and at the same time he makes us understand his pain. As the plot unfolds I thought that the movie was only about narcolepsy and how Indran with the help of his mother, friends and love overcomes his troubles. But no that is not the complete plot as I was shocked near the interval segment after all I did not expect the plot would take such a shocking and brutal turn.

This movie aptly named "Naan Sigappu Manithan" brings out his anger and his guilt and how he confronts the people responsible for it, and the sub plot which was shocking to the core as unexpected things pile up in front of you which eventually leads to the finale. This movie is a must watch by everyone for both narcolepsy and the movie's take on violence against women.

Yeah we get the feeling how movies have all done this genre and exhausted them. Here comes a story about a man finding himself, sounds clichéd? probably. But what makes this movie stand out and make it likable? It comes from director Ridley Scott famous for his sci-fi and hard core stuffs like alien or gladiator and this movie is a genre that he hasn't explored before. I was wondering that maybe this movie was very badly reviewed at it's time of release and due to word of mouth it received criticism a way too more than it deserved. So there we go, I knew this was a bad movie(according to people in general) and then I fell in love with this movie in just about 10 minutes and I knew it wasn't going to be that bad, but trust me this movie is really good for people who like to enjoy the pleasures of life and what it has to offer to us. This movie I believe is an excellent work that depicts destiny and human nature that is so delicate and fragile that we tend to loose touch of it often. We get back to it but when do we get back is what matters. Russell Crowe is a natural at comedy and I wish he did more roles of this genre but since this movie generated overwhelmingly negative reviews I guess both Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe avoided this genre after this venture. Nevertheless this movie offers you a satisfaction that you have spent your time well and enjoyed it and for people who like to watch upbeat and positive movies that make you happy this is definitely recommended. Its nice how in the end all is well and I believe this movie did not get to that place artificially, its like the water that flows down a hill, you always knew that it was only going to go downwards still it is for this nature that we love to see it.

This is a movie that comes with the tag line that reads "not your average family reunion", so true. It starts off with the introduction of the lead character played by Cha Tae Hyun who is a carefree bachelor who comes to realize that he may have a daughter who in turn has a son making him his grandfather. The story essentially kick starts at this point of time and maybe till the end it is going to make you laugh. As anyone can guess the story is about how he adopts to being in a family and becomes a responsible person. But what intrigues me in this is the journey that as audience, we are put through, which gives us a sweet feeling long after the movie is over. It is to be noted that the director's second venture "sunny" is more mature than this but still speedy scandal is the most fun of the two. It's Cha Tae Hyun's movie and he does justice to it and he brings dimensions to the movie unlike anyone. Though his character in "My Sassy girl" is my all time favorite, speedy scandal will come next to it! To enjoy this movie all you have to do is to shed the inhibition that movies that are predictable will probably suck, but the bitter truth is that sometimes being predictable doesn't hurt and this movie sure will put a smile to your face as the end credits roll.