Swag

I have heard mixed reviews about this film before watching it. But when I started watching it, I was totally engaged with the screenplay. The characters and the story is amazing. I feel everyone should watch the film with their families. The top 3 best performances are Meera Jasmin, Sree Vishnu and Ravi Babu. Sree Vishnu in 4 different roles is worth mentioning. Meera Jasmin's comeback after a very long time is soothing. Ravi Babu and Getup Sreenu's comedy timing are hilarious.

The second half shoes intense story. This might bore the audiences a little after entertaining first half. But this is the crucial part of the story. With an open mind if you watch it, it will really touch your heart. I can happily say, it is one of the best films I have watched in 2024.

The concept's got some flavor, but the story's like a lukewarm pizza-kinda meh. A couple of characters pop, but most just fade into the background.

The screenplay? It drags like a long convo with your chatty uncle-kinda clumsy and hard to swallow.

Sri Vishnu flexed his acting chops across four roles, and Ritu Varma gave it her all, but the rest of the squad? Just vibin' at best.

Production design was on point-locations, sets, and props looked fresh, but the makeup? Let's just say it needed a glow-up.

Direction was decent, music was alright, and the cinematography? Just hanging out in the middle. Overall, you might wanna skip this one; it ain't worth your time...

Look man , I go to movies for pure entertainment. The film if its has strong story and is providing relaxation is comparatively good than the one which is more technical or rich in cinematic values for me . This film has been fairly good in terms of the comedy it provides and the story line. It failed to remain consistent but it is okay because the director has clearly planned something new for the audience with this film. The actors were good , but the female leads seemed to have no screen presence at all except for Meera Jasmine mam. Few stories like the ones between Meera - Vishnu and Ritu-Vishnu seem to be written brilliantly and executed well on the screen too, while the ones like Vishnu-Daksha seem to provide enough laughs . The issue arrives in the later half of the movie where the film becomes a lecture giving us classes on Gay rights and honestly man , I just wanted to watch a film . Overall , the honest comedy and few engaging stories are what make this film a good one and the lecturing lets this film down.

It's good to communicate your ideas through a cinema, but what if the cinema itself ends up as a 2.5 hr long social commentary? That's exactly Swag is all about.

Director Hasith Goli deserves a pat on the back for coming with such a noble intention, but the execution was far from satisfactory. If viewed as a cinema, 1st half is a crashing bore, with literally so much going on the screen without any impact. But the interval makes us stick to the narrative. The entire second half becomes preachy, contrary to what they have promoted. One particular episode stands out, but rest of the movie isn't upto the mark.

Credit to Sree Vishnu for donning multiple getups, although one role stands out, rest all felt as a gimmicks, thanks to the flat writing. Rest of the cast did what they were given.

Technically, the movie is basic, BGM by Vivek Sagar is fine, editing makes sure proceedings aren't confusing, cinematography is okayish.

At the end, when viewed as a cinema, SWAG disappoints, but can watch it once for its intentions.

Overall the film felt like a live play where actors want to give their best and even story is good, but the whole thing still seems off.

This film is a good example in which a good amount of effort went into writing the story but other areas of bringing it to the celluloid were done unenthusiastically including dialogues, direction and screenplay.

While watching, it was evident that the actors were trying to give it their best shot, but still the final result felt artificial. It could have been due to the direction or screenplay. Editing felt very abrupt at many places. Music was below average. Production design for the historical part involving castles was good.