Parthiban is a mild-mannered cafe owner who fends off a gang of murderous thugs and gains attention from a drug cartel claiming he was once a part of them.Parthiban is a mild-mannered cafe owner who fends off a gang of murderous thugs and gains attention from a drug cartel claiming he was once a part of them.Parthiban is a mild-mannered cafe owner who fends off a gang of murderous thugs and gains attention from a drug cartel claiming he was once a part of them.
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I would like to say this is a must watch theatre experience movie. We can see the best Vijay Film comparing to previous movies. I would like to give a big clap to Lokesh for giving a visual treat. The cinematography is brilliant and we can feel every scene and goosebumps overloaded. As always Anirudh was fire with his music. We can't imagine this movie without him. First half of the movie is very interesting because we get very much curious over every scenes. But the climax portion is not that much good from my point of view. The graphic designers worked very hard to make it realistic and also they achieved it. You have to watch the movie to find if this movie comes under 'LCU'. I'm saying again theatre experience is must for the film and if you miss that it will be a big loss for you.
It's a pure action entertainer with a perfect first half, followed by a decent second half. Except for the car chase sequence and the final action sequence, it was lit. I'm not saying those were bad, but they pushed the limits of physics and logic to the extreme. Other than some minor issues in the screenplay, I thought it was a pretty good movie. Personally, I loved watching the movie in a houseful theater. I don't know if it will be the same when it comes out on digital platforms, so go watch it in theaters. Not having high expectations will also help you enjoy the movie better. Can't wait to see the next installments in the LCU🔥🔥
First half greater than second half.
Over all movie was mind blowing.
Vijay acting was superb he try to show his different face compare to his previous movies.
Flash back scenes was little down but overall movie was suberb.
Film making was marvellous lokesh done his part well.
Anirudh's music was a backbone of this movie.
All actors done their parts well.
Thrisha and vijay chemistry was fantastic.
I was super excited for this movie. I am completely satisfied with leo.
Anbu ariv action was fantastic.
Cinematography was super manoj parmahamsa done great job.
CGI works was great especially hyena scenes.
Overall this movie gaves me a mindblowing theater experience.
Over all movie was mind blowing.
Vijay acting was superb he try to show his different face compare to his previous movies.
Flash back scenes was little down but overall movie was suberb.
Film making was marvellous lokesh done his part well.
Anirudh's music was a backbone of this movie.
All actors done their parts well.
Thrisha and vijay chemistry was fantastic.
I was super excited for this movie. I am completely satisfied with leo.
Anbu ariv action was fantastic.
Cinematography was super manoj parmahamsa done great job.
CGI works was great especially hyena scenes.
Overall this movie gaves me a mindblowing theater experience.
I felt this movie is definitely better than Master but not upto Kaithi/Vikram level. More than 10mins could have been trimmed. The flashback scenes should have been shown as only glimpses because it did not justify the build-up. The build-up & hype for flashback was more than Rolex which the director failed to fullfill.
Still definitely - 7.5 to 8/10 Good to see Vijay is finally focusing on character rather than just flexing heroism.
Villain character were not strong as the background music. Could have added more scenes to it to justify their ferociousness.
LCU connect is just fine. Hope Lokesh has answers to all obvious questions from fans which may appear as forced scenes in the next part.
Still definitely - 7.5 to 8/10 Good to see Vijay is finally focusing on character rather than just flexing heroism.
Villain character were not strong as the background music. Could have added more scenes to it to justify their ferociousness.
LCU connect is just fine. Hope Lokesh has answers to all obvious questions from fans which may appear as forced scenes in the next part.
Lokesh Kanagaraj once again proves his prowess in filmmaking. His name is enough to say that you would have a unique experience in the cinema hall. The single shot fight sequence at the factory made me to leave my mouth wide open for its entirety! I admire Lokesh for the efforts he puts to push the boundaries of tamil cinema.
Vijay really needs a round of applause for his performance and I really appreciate the fact that he agreed to do it in Lokesh's way. I never imagined that Vijay would pull of certain things as these are not something his typical film would have.
Throughout the film you could see the hardwork of the crew be it the cinematography, editing or the CGI. And the result as expected is top notch. Anirudh's score has received a lot of mediocre reviews. Even though it's not upto the mark, I really liked the score made for Arjun and Sanjay Dutt. It's kind of underrated in my opinion.
Having watched David Cronenberg's A History of Violence, I know the twists, turns and whatnot. Despite this, I thoroughly enjoyed Leo. Although I agree that the Das brothers were not intimidating enough and the flashback potion is written poorly, it is not something that would stop the film from being enjoyable.
Vijay really needs a round of applause for his performance and I really appreciate the fact that he agreed to do it in Lokesh's way. I never imagined that Vijay would pull of certain things as these are not something his typical film would have.
Throughout the film you could see the hardwork of the crew be it the cinematography, editing or the CGI. And the result as expected is top notch. Anirudh's score has received a lot of mediocre reviews. Even though it's not upto the mark, I really liked the score made for Arjun and Sanjay Dutt. It's kind of underrated in my opinion.
Having watched David Cronenberg's A History of Violence, I know the twists, turns and whatnot. Despite this, I thoroughly enjoyed Leo. Although I agree that the Das brothers were not intimidating enough and the flashback potion is written poorly, it is not something that would stop the film from being enjoyable.
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- TriviaThe film is inspired by the 2005 film "A History of Violence" by David Cronenberg. According to Lokesh, "It inspired me to write "Leo". A History of Violence (2005) left its mark on me and from that this movie was born. "Leo" is my tribute to Cronenberg's film".
- GoofsWhile Parthiban is dropping Siddhu to school, he gets the call from Joshy to tame the hyena, he makes Siddhu promise to not tell his mother he was late and then they both go to tame the hyena, but after taming the hyena Parthiban just goes home and Siddhu just magically teleports to school while also leaving the car behind.
- Alternate versionsThe UK release was cut, the distributor chose to make cuts to scenes of strong bloody violence in order to obtain a 15 classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.
- ConnectionsFeatures Polladhavan (1980)
- SoundtracksBloody Sweet
Music by Anirudh Ravichander
Lyrics by Heisenberg
Performed by Anirudh Ravichander, Siddharth Basrur
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- Gross worldwide
- $6,978,436
- Runtime2 hours 44 minutes
- Color
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- 2.39 : 1
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