Kilometers and Kilometers

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After a long wait where it was unsure whether the Tovino Thomas starrer would have a theatrical run or be screened on any OTT, Kilometres and Kilometres premiered on Asianet today.

And the team composed of 3-National Award winners didn't disappoint, delivery an above average experience. A quaint, quirky road movie that never achieves greatness but manages to entertain, Kms n Kms works primarily because of Tovino, who gives an earnest performance.

Call me biased but as a bullet owner, I instantly connected to the protagonist's deep love for his two-wheeler which forms the crux of the movie.

As the trailer gave away, the movie narrates the story of a broke village handyman who embarks on a cross-country road trip as a guide to a tourist. The various trials and tribulations they face on their journey forms the rest of a simple, heartwarming tale.

The stunning visuals as the lead pair traverses Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan and the Himalayas add further sheen to the narrative.

Sidharth Siva and Joju George shine in their supporting roles while the female lead played by New York-based actress India Jarvis is adequate.

Set your expectations rights and this will not disappoint. Recommended. See less

Movie is purely realistic. Tovino just nailed. Joju George gave his good performance in 1st half but not found in 2nd half. Clearly the movie shows we should be proud to be an Indian amd to follow a good relationship. Money saves today but makes us fall throughout the life from tomorrow

I watched Kilometers and Kilometers on Netflix in orig. Malayalam w/Eng. subs.

K&K is a feel good, light hearted amusing film which could have been very much better. No Spoilers as its a new release.

It is a real pity that substandard dialogues greatly lowered the tenor of this otherwise entertaining movie. In particular the hyper pidgin English spoken by Josemon (Tovino) with Cathy. It is unbelievable that a person of Josemon's age from the most literate state of Kerala, would not be able to speak at least somewhat better English than the horrible pidgin depicted. Not to mention the irritatingly repetitious "Nothing official about it" :-((( Tovino could not carry the pidgin dialogues off and it really isn't his fault but that of the dialogue writer.

Likewise the puerile arguments comparing culture was more cheap and unwarranted than engaging. On the one hand the film shows the 'cultural' reality of excessive wanton boozing in Kerala in graphic glory and on the other, Josemon disparages US culture, come on ...... !!!! It was more like cheap Bollywood dialogue and most unlike the finely scripted genuine satirical digs that one has come to expect in good Malayalam movies.

Other than that, the sets were realistic and the cinematography good even if the plot was far fetched, albeit interesting enough. The character I liked most was the humorous Veer Bhai, effectively played by Sidhartha Siva. India Jarvis as the American Cathy was stilted. Tovino was mostly okay. Joju George and the rest were good but did not have particularly significant roles. It was interesting to see the 'Bullet' temple and the Bottle temple. Not sure if they are the real Bullet Baba and Whisky Bottle temples of Rajasthan or just sets. Perhaps just sets, for surely the orange brigade's so called sensibilities would have been speedily 'offended' with a real depiction, in today's India :-(((

Veer Bhai and Josemon's father's Bullet were surely the real stars of the show.

The length of the film could have been cut by at least 30mn.

Overall, watchable, pleasing and feel good . Could easily have been better. I'd have rated this 8-9 if not for the aforementioned flaws.

Bad movie, full of wrong stereotypes. Not worth watching.

"Kilometers and Kilometers" is a Malayalam language comedy drama road adventure movie which was released in 2020. It is directed by Jeo Baby. I became a huge fan of him after watching "The Great Indian Kitchen" and I was curious about this movie only because of him. The story is about a guy, the only bread owner of the family is going through financial crisis. He gets offered a job of a tour guide to an American lady and the story goes on.

Tovino Thomas is the protagonist here. He performed really well. Despite being the protagonists, Joju George and Siddharth Shiva's performances were amazing. India Jarvis who plays the role of the American lady, was meh! The movie tells about human feelings. It says that the human relationships are also important. Money will not give you the ultimate happiness. Direction and cinematography are good. The comedy timing is perfect. All the songs are beautiful. The first half is really entertaining. But the second half is kind of bollywoodish. India is all about different cultures and different languages. These differences are perfectly shown in this movie. Some breathtaking views of Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Gujrat are taken.

I know, many of us are completely locked between the four walls. We didn't even go for a trip from a long time. It's a tough time for us. I think, this film can slightly pacify our anxieties. According to me, "Kilometers and Kilometers" is indeed a feel good and light hearted film you can watch with your family.

P. S: It's not a masterpiece like "The Great Indian Kitchen". Do not raise your expectations. Otherwise, you'll be disappointed.