Bigil

It is third time lucky for us, the viewers, in case of this Vijay-Atlee combo.

Director Atlee presents a decent entertainer which mines the charisma of the star to a large extent.

Bigil also benefits from the fact that the entire movie and the semblance of a story is not entirely buried under the build-up for the star.

In Bigil, Atlee places his star Vijay shining bright at the center of the universe with the plot itself and the subplots merrily orbiting him as minor satellites.

Rahman delivers a rousing anthem and a good score. There is nothing - including the music or performances - that could be counted as superlative in any sense. Still, the entire movie works and doesn't feel like a tedium despite having a runtime of almost three hours.

The fact that this movie remains largely coherent on a whole does not make you cringe despite its runtime is no minor blessing.

To begin with I'm not Ajith fan. So, this review is not biased. The first half is completely mindless comedies including nayanthara's love parts. Second half, the background story of the girls are awesome and good. In particular, the acid victim part was really touching. The way how the girl forgives the perpetrator. Other than that, all the scenes are copied from 1000 other movies in Tamil cinema and also from other languages. Obviously, this is Atlee movie, you can't expect a fresh script. Like all his previous movies, this is also a complete copy. It's high time he should change this or else he will end up just like Perarasu (Director of Thirupachi/ Sivagasi).

First of all, Atlee has stuck with his usual winning formula for this film also, a different film but the same format, but there is nothing wrong with that as long as it seems fresh. He wins again in that aspect. The movie touches upon some important social issues and stigmas and managed to capture the emotions regarding those. The first half is a feast for the fans. The backstory of Bigil and Rayappan had been played well by Vijay. Sometimes you doubt that it is being played by a single actor, it was that perfect. The sentiments around the father son relationship has been executed and captured perfectly. The first half is filled with mass and class scenes with superb dialogues that you expect from a Vijay movie. The second half is where the emotions kicks in. This half of the movie will definitely fill all women audience with a sense of pride. With the female anthem 'singapenney' adding to the already grand visual treat. The VFX in the football matches were pretty bad in the beginning but it really stepped up in the second half. The rich storyline had definitely taken a toll on the movie by increasing the duration. Some of the football matches scenes could have been trimmed. The direction and screenplay was upto the mark. The cast was perfect. Nayantara deserves a special mention along with the football team. They played an exceptional role in the emotional aspect of the movie. The story is good, the message it seems well and good. The music direction was awesome. Another movie that adds to the winning streak of the actor and director combo. Overall a good movie.

First half with mass scenes & Rayappan character. Second half highly emotional which connect all the ladies and their dreams.. Worth to watch

Bigil

Vijay shines as Rayappan and Michael. There is no flaw in his acting. Nayanthara's Angel Character was a burden to the film. It slowed down the first half. Vivek could have been used for more scenes.

Instead of Angel and the love scenes, Bigil's love towards football or Rayappan's love towards Bigil could have been showed more.

First half - 2/5 (2 only for Rayappan) Second half - 5/5 Total - 7/10