First of all this movie has to be watched in theaters. The cinematography, transition scenes, the desert and the Kerala portions are all shot so well. Secondly, Prithviraj has acted really well. I always found him to be a mechanical actor who delivers his lines and does his role, but in the second half of this movie, he becomes Najeeb. The supporting cast is also good, especially the arabs. However, the problem with the movie is that even though it's such an emotional story, Blessy fails to establish those emotions. I mean, the movie is called goat life, but despite Najeeb living there for three years, the scene where he bids farewell to the goats invokes zero emotion and is rushed. Also, a lot of the flashback scenes, though beautiful, fails to register later and the relationship between Sainu and Najeeb becomes more of an afterthought. Blessy could have used that time to show Najeeb's relationship with the animals. Alsl the music and the score was a huge disappointment. It does nothing to elevate the scenes and renders a lot of scenes flat. Rahman needs to come out of his heydays and update himself. Lastly, the movie could have been explored from a philosophical standpoint, but Blessy ignores that and delivers a wholly superficial film with limited emotional connect and zero layers or significance. This could have been a great movie, but remains a good attempt. I am a bit disappointed as a viewer, cos given the time that was invested, I expected a masterpiece.
Review of The Goat Life
