Romeo Movie Synopsis: Arivu and Leela marry each other although the latter is dead set against it. Will they stay together or go their separate ways?
Romeo Movie Review
Romeo sees Arivu and Leela get married to each other. She wants nothing more than to become an actress, but her father forbids her from doing so and forces her into marrying him instead because of family pressure.
There have been quite a few movies before Romeo which involve two people who are forced to marry each other but then end up falling in love. Romeo is just another one of those films. So, what sets Romeo apart? Not much really. Maybe the fact that it’s set and made in 2024 through the eyes of a couple. But that has more to do with when and where this movie was produced than anything else about this film itself.
That being said, it’s also worth noting that there isn’t anything wrong with Romeo not being unique or different since that’s not what the filmmakers were going for here, however, what they were trying for was an entertaining romcom with heart does it achieve this? Mostly no.
Any romcom, or any film in general that wants its audience to root for the main couple should feature two actors who have great chemistry together on screen. Unfortunately Vijay Antony and Mirnalini Ravi fail to deliver on either front as individual characters or as a unit. Yes, they are supposed to be awkward around each other most of the time; but without their chemistry we can’t help but feel indifferent towards them being together especially during last few portions.
In addition to romance and comedy aspects, there is also lots of self-referentiality present within Romeo too; whereby Vijay Antony himself merges fact with fiction much like how acting blurs into reality for Arivu/Leela in this movie (which eventually leads them getting cast opposite one another with him also producing that film). The metaness of it all does work since Vijay is indeed the producer of Romeo; hence there are many dialogues throughout where characters talk about this very fact and most part they are harmless & fun to watch.
There’s a scene in the movie where Arivu questions the director about a man slapping woman. This is supposed to make us and Leela admire him for his feminist thinking. But instead of making us clap for the character this scene just feels confusing. So, what should’ve been an understated ‘hero elevation’ moment falls flat.
In conclusion, Romeo falls short as a romantic movie with lovable lead pair. It tries to be Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi meets Kaavalan but ends up being more illogical than either one of those films
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