Joji (2021)

An another awesome film by Dileesh pothan an strong acting but every character in the is great special applause to fahadh fasil.

Fmovies: Speaking of the director's previous movies - Maheshinte Prathikaaram and Thondimuthal were classes apart.

The problem with Joji is there is an element of predictability lingering in the air, right from the start till the very end.

Characters have no great depth, all we know about Joji is he is frustrated with his life, but to what level and due to what reason is not clearly conveyed. Same goes with his accomplice Bincy.

Acting performances are good.

Movie has a steady pace and it does not drag.

Background score could have been scores better, all one remembers of the background music is that eerie western classical playing all the time, offering nothing fresh.

Overall an ok-ok watch !

I will keep this simple. Extraordinarily brilliant direction, exceptional background score and an actor on top of his game at the moment. Fahadh Faasil is probably the best actor in the world currently and not just in India. I am at a loss for words to describe his genius. I feel plain lucky to be born in his era and be able to witness this wizard at work. He is what Virat Kohli is to cricket, Lionel Messi to football & Mozart to music. Unreal guy !!!!

Joji fmovies. What a movie. Pothettan outsmarted himself. I can't convey how good this movie is in words. You should just experience it.

There is this Jason Bateman directed movie called, Bad Words. That was the first time I came across the concept of active actors with a flourishing career trying to direct a movie just to figure out if they will be as good behind the camera as they are in front of it. I still remember the movie coz the kid who plays the lead has done a really good job. However it felt that the idea was to make a movie by spending as little money as possible. In most cases the actor himself invests his own money and the idea is that even if the movie doesn't do well the losses should be as minimal as possible. Recently there was another movie directed by Manoj Bajpai that again seemed to have been made on a shoe string budget.

I would say that Joji falls in the same category. It doesnt look like they spend much on the movie but what separates Joji from other movies directed by first time directors is that none of them have Fahadh to boast of. Its like God made Fahadh just to act. If Fahadh acted in RGV ki Aag even that would become a watchable movie.

I went in with very high expectations after watching the trailer but it is just about ok as a movie. Its not brilliant like the likes of Maheshinthe Prathikaram or even a Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum. Its just a simple story elevated to a higher level by the brilliant acting all around.

I think one of the measure of a good director is his/her ability to get the best out of their cast. Take someone like Nimisha Sajayan for example who cannot act to save her life. If you watched her in Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum you will not be able to tell that she cannot act. However if you watched Oru Kuprasidha Payyan your first thought would be...did this lady win a contest or did they just cast someone randomly off the street.

The ensemble cast of Joji are not all actors of the same calibre as a Fahadh. Unnimaya Prasad is someone with a very limited acting range but watching Joji you will not be able to figure it out. Shami Tilakan is another accidental actor who is not even close to being a natural. But if you watched him in Joji you would assume that this guy was born to act. Basil Joseph is another actor who is not a natural when it comes to dialogue delivery. But he is nothing short of brilliant in Joji. The 5-10 mins that Basil Joseph has in Joji is without doubt his best work as an actor. Dileesh Pothen has done a great job of getting the best out of each & every cast member.

The magic combo did it again. Great performance by the entire cast .Fahad and baburaj was top notch .Movie is a dark ,gritty ,twisted slow burn thriller great movie .