James and Alice

Heard mixed reviews about the movie ,but was totally taken aback when I actually had a chance to watch it,James and Alice is a beautiful and touching movie on marriage and relationships ,neatly presented well acted special mention should be made about Vedhika ,considering she is not a Malayali her performance was spot on and to be frank the performance and the bag round score are the highlight no doubt Prithivraj just lives the role,great cast and direction,maybe the only drawback was the movie felt a wee bit long,could have been pruned here and there ,but all said and done go for it,my rating 8 on 10,we need to see more movies in malayalm from this director Sujith Vasudevan,who has given us a wonderful message

The movie was expected to be a romantic flick but it was more about the sacrifices and adjustments to be made in married life. There is something about that Nandhu actress that strikes and tells that she is going to have a future ahead. Coming to the movie the college type romance was reduced to a small flashback and emphasis was more on how James fails to maintain his married life together due to work pressures. There are two scenarios one is the school and the other is the death of the father in law. The situations are taken to give a message on how good communication,making sacrifices and giving up egos could make any marriage work. Its the song Mazhaye Mazhaye mashallah. The song's tune is the bgm for most of the scenes and it just gives this beautiful feel. In fact the bgm saved the movie to a great extent. Can't say the movie was bad though because I have to admit walking out of that theatre i felt like I gained something. The movie has no comedy, action, wow intros or anything that makes you jump from your seats. Its about relationship so the movie is not an everybody's cup of tea.

James & Alice brought so much delight😃 the film addressed a relatable couple's problems and provided concrete solutions, and the inclusion of a spiritual aspect made it unique

DELICIOUS

-A fantastic job on the soundtracks powered by soothing voices that blended with each scene

-Any couple can identify with James and Alice, especially in today's society where work, bills, achievements, and high standards put pressure on the family

-Some reviews criticized the post-climax scenes for dragging the story, however, they were crucial to understand the morals addressed.

The film could have contained a typical chain of events but more than entertaining the audience, the writer wanted to illustrate the solutions to the couple's problems. Not often are stories told in this manner

-Sujith Vaassudev must love the camera for sure! The versatile angle choices were just insanely great, the camera movement added another dimension to the storytelling, lighting was on point. Simply well done😍

-A round of applause to the editor for the seamless transitions between shots and powerful effects that complemented the score.

Having the climax scene in slow motion accentuated the gravity of the 'incident' and called us to reflect

-Well done on the dubbing

BLAND

-Teeny weeny negative was the 'heavenly' songs post-climax that were a bit loud and ever-present.

A very slow dragging movie. First half it was good. But after he met with accident the story crawls. Repeating the events are boring.

As some one rightly pointed out there are very few movies that has been coming now which will really stay with us and touches our heart with some sorrow even after days passed. I had to say James and Alice is one that kind of movie which will stay inside us with a warmth cover of sorrow and thinking. Even though the movie is going through some familiar sequence like a normal family cinema but still some where the movie touches our inner soul which we couldn't get rid of easily after watching this wonderful story. Hats off to Sujith who done exceptionally well even in his debut movie as director and Gopisundar for the wonderful music and amazing back ground score.

I have to say all the actors had done their part exceptionally well especially Vedika who had performed some class acting in some scenes in which no one can watch without wetting their eyes. Kudos to Prithviraj as usual and also to the little one who was marvelous. I would recommend everyone to watch the movie because this such a class story which will definitely touch your soul and will not bore you through the whole plot.