Law

The movie had potential. And it's a good one-time watch. Better than the masala Bollywood movies anyday.

Like I said, it had potential. The suspense is not very opaque. If you are a fan of thriller and suspense you can easily detect the camouflage in the first few scenes. I knew that there was more to Nandini's claims than what was shown which made the twist in the interval, not such a grand reveal because I had pretty much guessed it.

What they could have done was, like Andhadhun, expose the mystery in a cavalier manner, as though it wouldn't make a difference if the audience guessed the plot or not. From here they could have taken the second half in a much better place than it eventually ended.

I like the fact that they did justice to the title. The court scenes have an authentic quality to it, unlike regular movie court scenes.

They could have the ending better. It felt a bit anticlimactic and unbelievable that the mastermind Nandini would resort to killing in the courtroom.

A good outing by PRK productions and Raghu Samarth. Ragini Prajwal holds her own for her debut. The veteran Kannada actors give the movie it's direction.

The concept chosen is good.But won't thrill you much.

Law - The first direct OTT movie for Kannada industry directed by Raghu Samarth. He has to tighten his screenplay. He has left loop holes in the script. But content wise it has lot to offer. He had all ingredients and but could not cook it properly. A law student (Ragini Prajwal) comes to police station and complains of she been gangraped at midnight. Police inspector does not take it seriously and blames her why she was roaming in night and we need to punish your parents. Mean while her Dad comes and ask her to take back the complaint and forget the incident and lets go home. But she says I want to fight. Her dad tells if you want to fight it alone. She finish the procedure and police asked her to come in the morning for medical test. She comes back home but she wakes up after two days. Mean while his dad goes to police station gives bribe to inspector for not to conduct proper medical Check up. Investigation was not going anywhere. She visits her Lawyer-Guru and discuss the case. After frustration she takes the social media and appeals for justice. Due to media attention case transferred to crime branch. Bramha appointed as investigation officer. He investigate and catches the criminal and puts them behind bar. The criminals have political background and puts pressure to close the case on higher authority. Brahma advises higher authority let the case go to court and we can extract more money as there is a loop hole in it. Why did Ragini Dad bribe police officer? What happened in court? Does really gangrape took place? To know watch it on Amazon Prime.

PRK production debut with Kavaludari-brilliant thriller and continued with Mayabazaar 2016 with next project. Content wise both were good. This also has content but Raghu Samarth failed to execute it. Cinematography is poor. Editing is not done properly. Every now and then block out the screen for transition is irritating to watch. Ragini Prajwal for a debut has done good job for this hard hitting character. Raghu has wasted the talent like Achyuth, Sudharani and Avinash. He fails to establish the characters properly. Movie appears to be cut pieces. Mandya Ramesh as station officer done well. Good to see Mukyamantri chandru on big screen in judge role. His character has shades of Jolly LLB 2 judge. Rajesh Nataranga as a defence lawyer done good. But writing has let down Mu. Chandru and Rajesh. It could have been a good court room drama. Why did Sudharani give such report? There is no proper argument and counter argument. Music by vasuki vaibhav is a let down. Since it is on OTT you can watch once when you are free.

Poor screenplay,no suspense And no thrilling..Very bad script and direction.

Law is Kannada-language thriller (subtitled) that opens with a stereotypical take on incompetent, almost Keystone Cops-like misogynist authorities' reaction to a young girl, Nandini (Ragini Prajwal), claiming to have been gangraped. She, however, is a law student, so the proceedings get complicated and hardly as ludicrous as the opening depicts.

As the investigation unfolds, it's almost as if the infamous Indian paternalism, represented by the ignorant cops and a father denying his daughter help, has faded away, and the title is the real subject: Did the three young men really rape her or is her perseverance about revenge more than her pursuit of justice?

After the absurd opening and then the impressive proof Nandini, representing herself, presents against the three, the film settles into the shades of grey inherent in any court drama, with motives as moving as observable evidence. Director Ragu Samarth has a sure eye for cutting between the suspects and sufferers even if his cuts are too quick and flashbacks unhelpful because of the speed editing and his desire not to reveal the outcome too soon.

Along the way, the trial becomes the most fascinating part of the film with counterclaims and plot twists keeping the audience attentive and emotionally torn. Although there is a bit of Bollywood music and song and a share of absurdity, the heart of the action is truth and its service to justice.

Besides the sometimes-grating music and the rapid speech patterns of Southwest India, Law, like the series Law and Order, has much more than evidence and truth-it is exposing the weaknesses and depravity of humanity, together with a hope that honor will out. Not always, but those weaknesses make for frequently fascinating storytelling.

Law is part of the streaming Amazon Prime package.