I want to keep this review honest, spoiler free and as short as possible.
Usually when dealing with complicated screenplay in Tamil movies the director will dumb down the story so that average Tamil audience can understand. However, doing so it reduces the raw intensity and takes the charm out of the movie.
This is where 24 dares to think different. Director Vikram Kumar treats the audience as an intelligent person and sticks to the complicated screenplay that moves back and forth in time like a game of chess. This is probably the reason you see some of the negative reviews for this film.
Suriya's portrayal of Athreya reminds me of Light Yagami (L) from the famous Japanese Anime Death Note. Well, there are two more Suriyas too and he has done a tremendous job of differentiating all the three roles. Sadly, Samantha is portrayed as the clichéd romantic interest and she is bearable at best and tedious at worst. Mani's (Suriya) antics to woo her shows us the kind of nerd director Vikram Kumar is.
AR Rahman is the Best in the industry and this comes with a mountain of expectations from him. The songs are not up to the mark of ARR level even though he compensates for this with good BGM.
The entire cast has done an above average job in the acting department. Editing is sleek, cinematography suits the genre well and it is a plus. Suriya's on screen presence holds the movie together and Vikram's screenplay keeps you engaged till the end with some twists, surprises and pleasant scenes.
To conclude, this movie is so good that it could have been made into a standalone Hollywood movie. You can watch it once for Suriya and once more for Vikram Kumar.
Usually when dealing with complicated screenplay in Tamil movies the director will dumb down the story so that average Tamil audience can understand. However, doing so it reduces the raw intensity and takes the charm out of the movie.
This is where 24 dares to think different. Director Vikram Kumar treats the audience as an intelligent person and sticks to the complicated screenplay that moves back and forth in time like a game of chess. This is probably the reason you see some of the negative reviews for this film.
Suriya's portrayal of Athreya reminds me of Light Yagami (L) from the famous Japanese Anime Death Note. Well, there are two more Suriyas too and he has done a tremendous job of differentiating all the three roles. Sadly, Samantha is portrayed as the clichéd romantic interest and she is bearable at best and tedious at worst. Mani's (Suriya) antics to woo her shows us the kind of nerd director Vikram Kumar is.
AR Rahman is the Best in the industry and this comes with a mountain of expectations from him. The songs are not up to the mark of ARR level even though he compensates for this with good BGM.
The entire cast has done an above average job in the acting department. Editing is sleek, cinematography suits the genre well and it is a plus. Suriya's on screen presence holds the movie together and Vikram's screenplay keeps you engaged till the end with some twists, surprises and pleasant scenes.
To conclude, this movie is so good that it could have been made into a standalone Hollywood movie. You can watch it once for Suriya and once more for Vikram Kumar.