India today has only 5 actors capable of doing this movie. From the opening shot to the climax, the whole of 'Casanova' rests on the mighty shoulders of Mohanlal. He has indeed done a great job as expected but for a few scenes.
'Casonava' is an absolute treat to the 'Mohanlal fan'; it has simply stunning visuals reminding you of all the action games you played from NFS to Max Payne. And this probability is the best part of the movie: the cars, the women and the soothing locales of Dubai.
Now coming to the cracks: If you want to get munchies during the interval; don't!, you will feel very tempted to walkout. You would need to glue yourself to the seat to watch beyond a disastrous first half. The scripting is completely devoid of logic and makes you weep with the level of senselessness especially when girls world over croon over a flower seller. Its completely shallow and the characters so poorly scripted.
Another outrageous factor is the 'flash-back' that happens without any coherence. The entire movies' humor is provided by Riyaz Khan's English as an INTERPOL agent. Actually, the entire movie has BAD English and what adds to the misery is the acting of the newbies. The acting is horrendous and they shoot do 'dhoom' in an uncool way. I almost cried when Mohanlal did the 'Matrix' stunt when the villian threw plates at him. If you are not a Mohanlal fan, this one scene will provide your annual quota of Mohanlal jokes.
Laxmi Rai does provide eye candy and Roma looks lost in the movie but Shriya has managed to do well in a shallow role. Lalu Alex, Shankar, Jagathy Sreekumar have salvaged all they could from the script. Sanjana did a good job for a fresher.
Some stunts are just done for the stunts' sake without any requirement in the script for them. You ask yourself why choppers have to shoot out the entire floor of a building with just 5 people in it. The cops and the cops cars are a joke. It so reminds you of Kerala police ka jeeps.
I hope Jim Ganesh got a fat cheque for his amazing locales, and apart from the title song; the songs are forgettable. The editor deserves all the brickbats he gets, a really bad job.
Casonova is a treat for Mohanlal fans only with fantastic stunts, great visuals, hot cars, girls and our dearest Lalettan. It would be a crime if you are a Mohanlal fan and you did not see this; and it would be a crime to yourself if you're not a fan and you watch it.
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