Bromance

The story revolves around two brothers, with a mix of action and comedy. While the fight scene was decent and watchable, the comedy felt forced-almost as if the filmmakers were desperately trying to make the audience laugh, but it simply didn't work. While I noticed some kids in the theater enjoying it, for me, the humor just didn't work. One of the biggest drawbacks was the overacting by several actors, especially Mathew, whose performance felt exaggerated and unnatural. Instead of immersing viewers in the story, the over-the-top acting made some scenes feel awkward. Overall, it's a watchable film, but not worth a theater visit-better suited for an OTT release.

I see writer-director ADJ's intention to package a clean, colorful Gen Z entertainer, but this is honestly just passable fare. The humor barely (..and I mean, BARELY) hit the mark for me (eliciting a couple of chuckles isn't what I expect from a film marketed as a comedy), with only Sangeeth Prathap and Shajohn managing to work some magic. The rest of the cast is supremely annoying-Mathew and his anger issues reminded me of Ram Charan from Game Changer, just louder; Arjun Ashokan needs to change things around a bit, while Mahima Nambiar and Shyam Mohan hardly have anything substantial to do. Being loud and over-the-top only works when you have the acting range to back it up and that's unfortunately not the case with the majority of the ensemble here. It's not Saturday Night-level abysmal, but I sat through 2h 30m without connecting to the characters or their cooked-up situations. Bharat Bopanna, as Arjun Reddy lite, is alright. Govind Vasantha's music, which I usually like, also turns out to be meh. The Akhil George-Chaman Chakko combo, after Identity, is again working overtime to cover up for a weak script.

Although I would question the decision to keep some of the scenes in Bromance, I can't deny I had a blast watching the film unfold. It's a perfect hunting film where a motley crew pull up their socks to look for a person who's a brother, a friend, an ex-lover, and many other things. Bromance gets the Gen Z lingo right and I sat back in pleasure as I could understand at least a few of them. The tiny shoots of humour and pop culture garnished across the film (mostly as filler dialogues) were a real treat to watch. A solid 7 stars out of 10 for Bromance even though some of the performances didn't gel well.

It's a nice feel good comedy movie. All youngsters portrayed their characters well Funny thriller can watch with Family and friends. The movie is a thriller wherein brother starts his search for his missing brother .With the help of other friends the story shows how they find the brother ..the journey is fun. Loved the expressions. At few places felt there was unnecessary hyper action added. Would give this movie above average rating. Nowadays all big superstar make average movies and Fan club's make it a hit by adding all fake ratings. Movies like this needs to be promoted. Malayalam movie has evolved because of simple movies like this and the because of unique story telling Would recommend watching this movie have fun.

Let's break this down like an equation: (BROMANCE - Mathew Thomas) + anyone else = a watchable flick

Congratulations to Mathew Thomas-you've officially delivered one of the worst performances by any working actor in recent times. Seriously, it's baffling how you've made it through so many films with such consistently subpar acting.

That said, if you can survive the first 20-25 minutes, the movie actually becomes enjoyable. The humor clicks, the comedy is light-hearted, and it works as a no-brainer entertainer with some decent laughs. The songs didn't do much for me, and while the background score was passable, Govind Vasantha seemed like a shadow of his former self. The Gen-Z and the Vloggers are trolled completely all over the movie was a good part.

Performance-wise, this film belongs entirely to Sangeeth Prathap-he nailed every scene he was in. Arjun Ashokan was okay overall, but in the second half, his performance edged dangerously close to irritating-just a notch above Mathew Thomas. Shajon, with his Don Lee-style mimicry, was fun to watch and delivered good comedic timing. Bharath Bopanna looked the part and played Ashish convincingly. Shyam Mohan didn't have much to do, but he served his role well. Mahima looked beautiful and was okay with her role.

All in all, despite the drag caused by Mathew Thomas, Bromance still worked for me and turned out to be a fun ride.

Rating: 5.5/10.