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Devil (2023)
Who needs the Mahatma when you have "Tirvarna?"
I gave three stars for the action sequences, which, though wildly over the top and completely unbelievable, had visceral appeal. Decent acting & a good musical number too. The cinematography and effects were very good.
But the plot is nationalist claptrap that bears no resemblance at all to historical events.
Who needs the Mahatma when a virtually invulnerable INA Superman can defeat the British Army singlehandedly in pitched battle? Never mind that Bose was allied with Hitler & Imperial Japan, who would have ruled India with an iron hand after the British left. And some of the details are silly. Muzzle loading canons were long gone.
British Imperial occupation of India was evil, but this is a perversion of history. It's as if Gandhi never existed.
Reptile (2023)
All Bang no Substance from a music video director
The writer/director of this film background is entirely in doing music videos for Taylor Swift & other well know rock & rollers. That's not in and of itself a disqualification. Ridley Scott started out doing commercials. Despite having a great cast & some committed performances, this production is full of cliches and in your face violence designed to shock to make an impression. I found it disjointed, like a bunch of music videos strung together. I soldiered on hoping the actors could redeem the script & very dark pseudo film noir settings, but it was all in vain. Did the actors know they were marooned in a turkey?