Ace

RATED 7/10 Language: Tamil Source: Amazon Prime

This is the perfect movie for the OTT platform, where you have the control on your hand to forward on the lazy moments.

The story and characters are highly predictable. There are lot of repeated events/scenes which makes the movie looks very long. Still there are some good enjoyable moments make the movie watchable.

VJS and Yogi babu combination is very run of the mill idea. Heroine is fresh face for this movie and worked out well for the character.

Just put your expectation for the utter masala entertainment and you will not be disappointed.

Bolt Kannan arrives in Malaysia and Arivu picks him up, while pretending to be a rich businessman. With his lies, Arivu is trying to woo his love interest Kalpana, who is in need of money. Kannan is hired by Kalpana at her restaurant and he even falls for Rukku after she accuses him of being a thief. As their love blossoms, he is told that Rukku is in need of money to free herself from her abusive cop stepfather. In his attempt to arrange money for her, Kannan gets in trouble with a local loan shark / goon Dharma and ends up with a larger debt to him. Now, Arivu not only has to arrange money for Rukku but also pay off Dharma. What plan does he come up with to get out of this mess and will he able to pull it off, forms rest of the story.

Arumuga Kumar's story is decent and the screenplay tilts towards keeping things light throughput. It doesn't pay off as the stakes are never that high to feel the seriousness of the situation. There is hero elevation but that is not the kind of film Arumuga and Vijay Sethupathi want this one to be, so the humor dilutes it instantly. The uneven narrative dealing with a cunning man trying to outsmart a loan shark, a corrupt cop and actually Malaysian cops after pulling off an heist, needed a tighter screenplay. In his attempt, the story stops being engaging and the songs appeared as speedbreakers. Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu with generic writing can only do so much to shoulder the narrative. The convenient writing also kept the proceedings dull, especially in the second half. I am going with a lenient rating, only for the attempt to keep it a light entertainer but it deserved better writing.

Ace (2025) : Movie Review -

Ace has all the right ingredients to cater to the masses, though it misses the finesse expected by the class audience. The film treads familiar ground-con dramas with mistaken identities and emotional backstories-so predictability does creep in. Fortunately, it doesn't become tiresome. The 155-minute runtime feels unnecessarily stretched for a con-thriller, which usually lands better around the two-hour mark. One unique twist here is that the identity of the protagonist is never fully revealed-even after the film ends.

The story, directed by Arumuga Kumar, follows Bolt Kannan (Vijay Sethupathi), who arrives in a foreign country and is mistakenly hired by Arivu (Yogi Babu). Taking advantage of the situation, Bolt plays along and eventually falls for Rukku (Rukmini Vasanth), who's facing abuse at the hands of her stepfather, Rajadurai (Babloo Prithiveeraj). To help Rukku escape and also repay a debt incurred while trying to double money for a dress, Bolt must navigate a world of cons, loans, and poker scams. The plot stays engaging with its many twists, though it occasionally slips into dated tropes and poor clichés.

Characters like Arivu with his silly decisions, or the overdone chase sequences and conveniently secretive leads, drag the narrative down. The comedy quotient is uneven-some jokes fall flat, but a few manage to evoke genuine laughter. Vijay Sethupathi, however, shines in a full-blown south-hero avatar after a while. He's got the full package-brawn, brains, charm, emotional depth, and a knack for manipulation. He's the savior, the lover, the fighter-practically unstoppable, as expected from such roles.

Rukmini Vasanth and Divya Pillai look stunning and deliver respectable performances. Yogi Babu, while not entirely convincing, brings enough energy to his role. BS Avinash is an effective villain, and Babloo Prithiveeraj is convincingly cruel. The rest of the supporting cast does a serviceable job. Action sequences vary in quality-some are punchy, others exhausting. The cinematography is decent, but the screenplay needed tightening. Director Arumuga Kumar maintains a steady hand but misses out on delivering that one big moment-the ace card, so to speak. With so many twists and build-ups, you expect a grand reveal, but Ace ends up playing it safe.

RATING - 5/10*

'Makkal Selvan' Vijaysethupathi 'Ace'd the movie with perfect style & acting. Combo of Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu was very entertaining & hilarious and worked out extremely well.

This movie is full of thrills and mostly filled with fun moments and kept the mood in a light hearted way. Not a strong storyline to corrolate but kept the audience engaging and well connected with the movie. Director Arumuga Kumar has done a neat job in handling the movie in such a good way.

Babloo Prithiveeraj negative shade in acting worked out very well and remainded of similar strong neagtive role in old 'Ajith' movie. Strong villain character Avinash with his look and strong dialogue delivery was very impactful.

Overall a very good movie to watch which keeps us entertaining continuously.

The film went good for the first hour and turned so badly for the next hour and half. The comedy didn't work so well in half of the film. Yogi Babu is not capable of carrying like Santa or soori so directors shouldn't leave it simply to Yogi Babu to save the film. Vijay Sethupathi was okayish. Rukmini Vasanth was amazing like always. Her acting was phenomenal. Divya pillai was great too. The score and bgms were too loud which felt absurd. The villains looked like fools. There was a poker set piece in the film which was so intense and interesting. But all of the set up went to ruins. Many layers were added inside the screenplay which felt very underwhelming. The heist scene was so badly written. The action sequences were average.

On the whole, this is a below average film. You will get entertained for half of the film then and there but the other half will bore you.

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If you add other foreign language in a particular language film, don't forget to add subs like dune 2. Cause who the hell knows what language are they even speaking ?

Kollywood is dead bro. Last hope is coolie. Lets see.