Cold Case

Expected a good movie...but disappointed Prithviraj was good...but Medha the character was not upto the mark...

Cold Case treads the thin line between supernatural horror and crime-mystery genres. It is told through two perspectives: the investigative bits via ACP Sathyajith (a suave-but-deadpan Prithviraj Sukumaran) and the paranormal bits via journalist Medha (a sleepwalking Aditi Balan). Cold Case isn't a character-driven film - both Sathyajith and Medha are mere plot-forwarding devices with no real arcs to themselves (wait, Medha's kinda got one that isn't fully explored?). The horror elements of Cold Case backfire big time, right from the props (a funny-looking refrigerator with a bluish backlight) to the generically staged jumpscares. The procedural scenes lack punch while the dialogues come across as highly superficial. The final twist, while not entirely predictable, feels half-baked with lots of missing links (and an awful score - what's with the abrupt intro of rock?). Several characters, scenes, and situations are left underwritten. On the plus side, there's solid cinematography work by Gireesh Gangadharan.

P. S - Can we get rid of kids, dolls, and flickering lights in films that portray the supernatural?

The movie is more than 2 hours long but only has 45 minutes worth of a basic whodunnit story, that becomes so obvious after an hour. To people who watch crime/horror/thrillers , skip this!. This could have been made into a 45min long tv episode, which would have made it bearable. Prithviraj does his role well , as an investigator, but thats it!. Nothing else is remarkable. Compared to drishyam (1&2), anjaam paathira, mumbai police, memories, nizhal and ratsaachan, "cold case" is as cold as a cadaver, lacking a sense of good direction and screenplay.

It was good to see two parallel investigation of the same case in the beginning but later it became boring.

Lack of technical issues can be seen throughout the entire film due to the covid 19 pandemic.

Film crew shouldn't have introduced Aditi Balan to mollywood through such a above average movie,there was nothing to perform her when considering her potentiality.

Even climax twist couldn't make an impact on the viewers.

It should have been a good film if they had removed the supernatural elements and traditional horror film making strategy.

They started so well with the plot, and as it went, it got boring.. especially the climax.. so normal.. we got confused if it was a horror or a thriller movie ! Prithiviraj was good.. otherwise, its a normal movie.. wasnt boring though.. it was just a good one time watch..