Sindhu Nagarajan

This movie definitely speaks volumes about Surya's passion for doing the role of a loyal lover who is tough on others. I guess this has become his trademark role right from the movie Kaakha Kaakha. About the story: a boy who can't smile from the day he was born, and who is longing for parental love, somehow falls in love with a girl just because she uttered the same words as his late foster mother. What is more amusing is that even after meeting each other after years, they become so madly in love with each other just instantly after knowing who each other are. But as I said, it's Surya, so we have to accept it as it is who he is. What follows later is a series of events that emphasize the role of destiny in the life of the male protagonist (Surya), by way of making an age-old prophecy come true. Screenplay is the major success, as always it has been in almost all of Karthik Subbaraj's movies. Jayaram is a natural, and his comedy alleviates the rather serious tone of the story. Dance moves by Surya improve the visual appeal of songs, and some stick fights that looked like he was spinning in air, got me thinking, "How does he do that?" Retro, as the name suggests, is a story taken with the backdrop of the 90s, maybe trying to convey a message that if you follow your heart, you are following your destiny.

"The Watcher" left me with more questions than answers. A couple who can’t afford a 3.2 million dollar house somehow manages to buy it using all their savings and investments but how do they then afford lavish renovations and a full security system? The show repeatedly portrays women as overly fixated on physical intimacy, which feels like a tired trope. And the bizarre neighbours - why are they selectively “neighbourly” with each new family at 657 Boulevard? Mitch and Mo, who supposedly shot each other dead, casually show up alive again with no police follow-up. The story could be seen in two ways: 1. If we believe Theodora’s tale about John killing his family, then the mysterious girl in the CCTV must be his daughter — possibly suggesting the house is haunted. 2. But as dead people can’t type and send letters, then someone alive is behind it — perhaps the odd neighbours, who may be part of a sinister cult, as Andrew claims. Either way, this series kept me guessing till the end and left me more puzzled than satisfied.