‘O2’ movie review: Nayanthara’s latest could have been gripping, but loses steam
That includes Nayanthara, ‘O2’ might have been an edge-of-the-seat survival drama. However it largely isn’t.
That includes Nayanthara, ‘O2’ might have been an edge-of-the-seat survival drama. However it largely isn’t.
Travelling is memorable not simply due to the vacation spot, however because of the journey. Bus journeys, as an example, are particular due to the various sort of individuals en path to a vacation spot.
Parvathy (Nayanthara) and her son, Veera (YouTube star Ritvick), who has a respiration dysfunction, are embarking on one such journey. So is a politician who has misplaced elections, a person whose love has been rejected by the lady’s household, and a policeman concerned in a shady deal.
It’s a six-hour journey – from Coimbatore to Kochi – however this group, together with another characters, get caught in a landslide. Will they be capable of escape?
The benefit of O2 is that it doesn’t waste loads of time in setting issues up. Barring an emotional mother-son tune, which contributes in the direction of showcasing their camaraderie (which is incredible), it jumps straight into the premise: how a gaggle of strangers offers with a life-threatening state of affairs?
O2
Forged: Nayanthara, Ritvick
Director: GK Viknesh
Storyline: A bunch of passengers in a bus journey get caught in a landslide
On paper, O2 comes throughout as a survivor drama with attention-grabbing parts. However, such a topic wanted much more pressure to work. After its preliminary setup, O2 turns into very similar to Squid Sport, which too showcased how people react to sure conditions thrown at them and the way group dynamics work. However right here, the characters caught contained in the bus are a tad too many – with every of them having a number of issues – that we cease caring for them, in contrast to a Helen (2019) that focussed on a single particular person’s travails.
The mother-son relationship is endearing certainly however that is not going to assist us be invested the entire time. The love angle a couple of couple is weak, as is the politician who’s at all times pissed off on the state of affairs he is in.
Director GK Viknesh manages to throw in some attention-grabbing sequences within the second half, particularly the sequences wherein some individuals within the group get indignant. The cinematography (Thamizh Azhagan) and composer Vishal Chandrasekar attempt to spruce up issues, however the ending appears too handy. Very like Hollywood movie Oxygen (2021), O2 additionally brings to mild how vital respiration is, and the way we take oxygen with no consideration, however all that is not sufficient to make it a gripping survival drama.
O2 is presently streaming on Disney + Hotstar
