Twenty 20 (2008)

I'll tell you why so serious

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

A Major Disappointment

The acting in this movie is really good.

Colossal waste of talent in a single movie. Does not live up to the hype. While I appreciate that the proceeds for the movie went to support struggling actors, I was completely disappointed the turn that this predictable movie line took. With so many skilled actors in the mix, I would have expected more than the standard Joshi fight Boom sound formula around a flimsy story line that has so many open ends. Mohanlal in his initial appearance as the criminal arrested mistakenly I thought would render the story line into an unpredictable route however when I saw how Mohanlal's character reverted to his stereotypical savari giri giri role, it was a major let down. The dialogue and twists and turns were predictable. The fight scenes endlessly boring and the songs were awful. I am disappointed in Dileep pairing with Joshi as I know that Dileep as an actor has an eye and ear for profound story lines. Total waste of 2 hours and 44 minutes of time.

This is one of the most memorable movies ever made. Mammooty and Mohanlal have equal space time to make their fans happy. Suresh Gopi shines in all scenes and is the best thing about the movie. Dileep is just OK in a regular role suited for him among the bigger stars. The action scenes were boring except mohanlal's which is fun for his fans to watch. Bhavana has nothing much to do except look pretty. I did not like the songs especially 'O Priya' song,it was just barely OK song. The song with nayanthara and the younger stars were OK but its lyrics were bad. Could have been better but it was the biggest collection in malayalam cinema anyways. It was good that the younger stars were not given screen space because their performance cannot match the trio of Mohanlal,Suresh Gopi,Mammooty.

First of all credit should be given to Dileep and all the members associated with AMMA, in organizing and presenting nearly all the superstars of malayalam industry in one movie. But the film alone was a let down for me. First of all the plot could have had a better or even a different theme, rather than just another ordinary crime/action sequence alone. Also people like Jayaram,Kavya and all them youngsters(Prithviraj,Jayasurya,kunchako etc..) had horribly weak roles. Now I'm not a big fan of all of them but could have been dealt bit better by director Joshi. Climax is guessable.So in a way you could say this film would have been a big flop because of its story; but was saved by the charismatic trio of mohanlal,mammooty and suresh gopi(although gopi is not in the same class as M&M!!). Nevertheless a watchable flick for the young generation viewers and mohanlal fans, but not necessarily one for the oldies.

Finally the movie came. Lemme say its good. Nothing exceptional but its praiseworthy of the movie makers to give important roles to many of the top stars in the movie without affecting the story. The 5 superstars - Mammootty, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram & Dileep come up trumps with their performance although Jayaram seemed to have the weakest role among the 5. Good songs, nice action sequences and racy scenes impress you about the movie. Actress Bhavana is glamorous. Not many top heroines have worn bold clothing like she did for this movie in Malayalam cinema so far.What stops me from giving full rating are some loopholes in the plot here & there.Anyway, don't think too much & just go to watch your fav star. There's over 50 of 'em to pick from!