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Suicide Squad 2 - Movie Review

Streaming: HBOMAX Suicide Squad 1 was one of the finest DC movies(Minus Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy) to come out from their camp. Do not go by the reviews. It was so well received that Harley Quinn had her own movie. Now cut to Suicide Squad 2 with the famous James Gunn from Marvel camp at the helm, it barely meets the expectations.  Marvel made it seem so easy to write a super hero movie in super entertaining fashion with movies like Winter Soldier, Thor Ragnorak, Guardians of the Galaxy etc. But DC thought all they needed was the guy who directed Guardians to sell Suicide Squad. Oh my oh my how they were wrong. In one phrase, Suicide Squad is a gross mess that shines few times and far in between. Suicide Squad is no Guardians, not even close. The screenplay is messy. The visuals are gross but it aint Kill Bill. Kill Bill romanticizes with violence but Suicide Squad tries to romanticize with gross elements. To say the least, it doesn't work in favor of the movie. Idris Elba is...
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The Serpent - Web Series Review



Streaming: Netflix

The Serpent web series on Netflix is a must watch and I shall tell you why.

A period piece in cinema is always admired for the way the makers bring back the era to the life. The Serpent creates a new benchmark that is very hard to cross. Not even once we get the feel it was shot in 2020. Few years down the line, The Serpent can easily be passed off as series made in 1970. And the people, the surroundings, the costumes and the styling is so perfect that you will realize why 70s was so cool. In short, you will fall in love with 70s.

The drama woven around how dangerous Alain aka Charles Sobhraj without him being overtly trying is something you have to watch to believe. Charles played by Tahar Rahim is cold yet scary; scary as in spine chilling scary. Tahar Rahim will walk away with many awards and accolades for this. Jenna Coleman is very believable in a role torn between righteousness and Charles. Amesh Edireweera's portrayal of Ajay is scary too. He plays the super volatile, all the time on the edge role with aplomb. Billy Howle's Knippenberg is outright brilliant. He portrays the relentless pursue of the case amidst all the conflicts is perfection.

The screenplay is another perfection. It takes couple of episodes to get the hang of it but after that one can appreciate the true beauty in that. Direction is impeccable. There are so many edge of the seat sequences that were dealt with deftly. The cinematography, the art work, the styling are my personal favorites in this. All these three worked in tandem to recreate the 70's era in a never before seen way. 

After all this, all I can say now is "Do not miss this masterpiece."
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