I Movie Review
Posted on: 14/Jan/2015 3:04:40 PM - No. of views : (4458)
Production: Aascar Ravichandran
Direction: Shankar
Star-cast: Vikram, Amy Jackson, Suresh Gopi, Santhanam, Upen Patel and many others
Music: A.R. Rahman
Cinematography: P.C. Sriram
How far can one go for their love and how depth would be an emotional journey be? Shankar�s I starring Vikram and Amy Jackson in lead roles is a simple tale of love, which looks outdated in many places, but somehow manages to keep the audiences engaged and that�s because of Vikram�s iconic performance.
When Vikram kidnaps Amy Jackson on her day of marriage, guesses pop up that the protagonist is seeking revenge on his girlfriend who cheated and later we find him involved in the mission of giving torturous judgment to few people, much on the lines of �Anniyan�. The reason behind his gruesome acts remains a mystery and when it opens up, it�s a surprise indeed, but not something to deal with Goosebumps or adrenaline rush.
Vikram, the one man and one word that stands out as the magical wand for this film and without him, �I� would�ve been a too ordinary flick. Shankar�s touch is completely missing in many places and the lack of impactful punch as in his other movies turns out to be a mere disappointment. The first half touches 90-minute graph and it�s quite lengthy with slow and uninteresting moments. Post-interval, the scenarios don�t change yet the performance of Vikram brings up the best spell.
On the flip side, the screenplay and dialogues are poorly crafted and in no way establishes the usual paradigms of a Shankar film. It looks like Shankar might have thought that only visual grandiloquence is more than enough to keep the audiences awestruck and the narration could be adjusted on its course. Regrettably, it doesn�t work out neither on story nor in screenwriting and technically, the musical score by AR Rahman is splendid in background. Few songs are exquisitely shot and overall, it�s a moderate film.
�I� can be regarded as the best magnum opus of Vikram, but an ordinary one from Shankar.
Verdict: I, an (I)mpossibility without Vikram
