Law Point (2014) Reviews

• Much potential but poor execution..

  princepurple19792015-08-17

  I watched the movie only over an year after its release & by that time I had heard so many bad reviews, I had absolutely no hope from it. May be it was my extremely low expectation, but I thought the movie was better than what I had heard. It was not the typical run off the mill Malayalam movie with a lot of "goondas" and "punch / mass" dialogs. It was more restrained & made an honest attempt to tell a story & with some twists at the end. Kunchako was pretty good I thought & in spite of playing a corrupt lawyer, found it was difficult to hate him. On to Namitha Pramod - poor girl had been the butt of so many jokes & ruthless criticism on the social media for a long time. I think she is pretty & is kinda talented. It's just she is too young & raw to carry a movie entirely on her shoulders. You would need some one like Manju Warrior to don such responsibility at a very young age, but then we are talking about a genius. The story was somewhat refreshing & cinematography was really good. One thing that let the movie down was the clumsy editing resulting in way too long a movie for the story it contains. Usage of the biggest cliché ever in showcasing the good-natured country side folks (KPAC Lalitha) was too boring & predictable. However the biggest drawback as I see it, is in the directors attempt to shock the people with too many twists. He probably saw "Drishyam" and tried to emulate the suspense & climatic twist, but with a wafer thin plot, bad dialogs, unbelievable characters and no great performances, he could not pull it off. I feel that the plot had tremendous potential, but it was wasted away. Struggling to decide between 4 or 5 , but finally for the attempt made I decided on 5.

• *Avoidable* The movie get pointless!

  bobishmp-843-3173192014-09-26

  While watching a thriller film we usually expect a lot of tension, twist &turn and finally a good pay off. Of course law point got all the above mentioned factors, but the thing is that all of them are irritating and silly. Even with a running time of 90 minutes we feel extreme lagging , also become clueless because of unwanted characters and poor character development. The most ridiculous part is The Climax. Thumps up: *Kunchako Boban *Visuals Thumps down *Namita Pramod *Script *Character Development *Songs *"Inspired" Background Score Mild sexual references and Graphical suicidal visuals. -

• Drama Founded On A Poor Premise. ♦ 44%

  TejasNair2014-07-03

  The film hardly has any relation with the subject of law, other than the first few minutes. It quickly jumps into a drama where a girl commits suicide after her boyfriend breaks up with her. At least that's what the story talks about, initially. But then the plot advances to a merry-go-round and a load of twists start stumbling out of the premise. A con game is exposed where the lead character, a witty lawyer (Boban) is taken for a ride by a girl (Pramod). The first half is pretty boring: the rather serious lawyer is hobnobbing with a girl who is under depression. Then the second half attracts our attention, if at all you manage to sit through. The twists hit us directly on our faces as the film turns into a thriller genre. Even though the premise and plot is illogical, it sorta entertains. The actors play fine, but I am tired of the montage and irritating background hymns. And at last, there is this homage to Indian cinema, yet the makers gave prominence to an American classic (Casablanca) in the end. It is evident the makers did not put in enough imagination in the making and cook a story that is filled with clichés and boring sequences. The film's title could be rephrased as "Love Point," as the final recipe is about 2 love-birds who take full measures to stay in love. BOTTOM LINE: Nothing much to gather here. If patience is one of your good quality, then have a look because it does has its moments. Otherwise, for people who think the film is about law and its practice, skip! Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES