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Villain – Reviews & Ratings

November 7, 2017

Villain

Villain – Reviews & Ratings (click the Critic’s name to read the respective review)

The Indian Express	2.5/5
Times of India	3/5
Veeyen.com	“Disappointing”
Malayala Manorama – Review in English	3/5
Sify	“Average”
The Hindu	“Average”
NowRunning.com	2.2/5
Hindustantimes	2/5
lensmenreviews.com	2.5/5
Malayala Manorama – Review in Malayalam	(Good)
Mangalam – Review in Malayalam	(Average)
Mathrubhumi – Review in Malayalam (1)	(Average Minus)
Mathrubhumi – Review in Malayalam (2)	(Average Minus)

Villain

Review Summary:

The Indian Express	“The promise of a thriller that was made in the beginning of the film soon fades away as Unnikrishnan gets into a philosophical mood with the rest of the narration. The film begins to lose suspense when Mathew quotes Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth.”
Times of India	“Don’t go expecting a mass entertainer as the movie isn’t a pacy, atmospheric thriller like last year’s Oppam but is a tad above Unnikrishnan’s previous attempt Grandmaster.”
Veeyen.com	“Buried deep beneath the idealistic blabber on revenge and redemption is a sluggishly formulaic thriller plot that renders ‘Villain’ a banal film. Meekly proficient and mostly deflecting, it’s a prolonged rattle that isn’t exactly music to one’s ears.”
Malayala Manorama – Review in English	“Style over substance and the versatile elegance of a subdued Mohanlal towering over everything else….”
Sify	“Villain has been presented in a serious way, but is far from convincing which ends up as a plodding bore of a film. The plot is predictable from the word go, and yet it unfolds over an excruciating 143 minutes. For the fans of Mohanlal, it’s a chance to watch his brilliance and the honesty with which he performs the role. Only that his hard work is not supported by a competent script.”
The Hindu	“Much like its villain, the script appears more intelligent than it actually is.”
NowRunning.com	“Villain maybe a film for the masses but taking the sensibilities of its audience for granted is unacceptable. Its message on morality hits the right note but at the cost of skillful storytelling.”
Hindustantimes	“As the audience settles in for an interesting cinematic experience, the slow pace, heavy dialogues and disconnected character arc take the thrill out of this investigative thriller.”
lensmenreviews.com	“Cinema ultimately needs a convincing and fresh story. In my opinion Villain has a template killer vs cop plot which needed a better reconstruction.”

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