‘Kattalan’ movie review: A ‘Marco’ universe entry which is hard to sit through
The film 'Kattalan' has been criticized for its excessive violence and weak storytelling. It is set in the same universe as the violent film 'Marco' and fails to engage viewers with its characters. Ultimately, the film's relentless assault on the senses detracts from the cinematic experience.
- ▪Kattalan features a storyline centered around an ivory cartel head and his violent reign over a village.
- ▪The film has been described as a jangled mess of action with dislocated limbs and splattered brains.
- ▪Critics note that the film lacks a coherent screenplay and relies heavily on violence for impact.
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One can sit through something as intolerable as Kattalan only if one can invent some distraction. A possible diversion could be to keep a count of the humans and elephants killed during the film’s two-hour duration. But halfway through, you are bound to lose track as the killings are just too many, even in a single sequence, to get an accurate number. In the end, one realises that the biggest casualty of this relentless assault on the senses is neither humans nor elephants, but cinema itself. ‘Marco’ movie review: This stylish Unni Mukundan action thriller falters due to a weak script The dishonesty of it all is evident in how it treats its characters.
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