Cold Case Movie Review

Name: Movie Review: Cold Case - Lackluster Whodunnit Mystery !!
Item: Cold Case
Rating: 2
Author: Sathvik SV

Age: +13

Language: Malayalam

Genre: Thriller Crime

Streaming Date: 30 Jun 2021

Duration: 00:45:00

Cold Case Movie Cast & Crew

Girish Gangadharan
Cinematographer
Jomon T. John
Producer
Shameer Muhammed
Producer
Prakash Alex
Music Director
Shameer Muhammed
Editor
Tanu Balak
Director
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Lead Actor
Anil Nedumangad
Lead Actor
Aditi Balan
Lead Actress
Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli
Lead Actress
Stephy Xavier
Costume Design

Movie Review: Cold Case - Lackluster Whodunnit Mystery !!

Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Cold Case is the latest Malayalam film to skip theatrical release and premiere directly on Amazon Prime Video. Let us see what it has in store for the viewers.

Sathvik SV

Updated: June 30, 2021 14:25 IST

Rating : 2/5

Cold Case Review - Story

Assistant Commissioner of Police Satyajith (Prithviraj) takes up a cold-blooded homicide case after an unidentified skull is found in his jurisdiction. He will now have to track down the culprit behind the murder with very little evidence. Can he do so?

Cold Case Review - Analysis

The director of Cold Case, Tanu Balak said the film is a hybrid genre action-horror thriller, and he isn’t far off. The film explores multiple avenues including suspense, drama, horror, and psychology. But the problem is that it doesn’t excel in any of these aspects. The drama looks forced, the suspense is inexistent, the horror element looks far-fetched, and the psychological aspect doesn’t gel with the plot.

Prithviraj Sukumaran tries his best to ooze life into the proceedings with his mature performance. Aditi Balan, who is usually much more than a decent performer underplays a few quintessential expressions and nuances. The rest of the star cast fit the bill and deliver fine performances.

The forgery and identity theft angle that has been incorporated into the core plot does have a fresh feel to it but the presentation isn’t conniving enough. This track looks way too convenient.

There is this one particular sequence where a blind psychic uses scrying methodology to communicate with a supernatural force behind the entire mystery and it packs a punch. The way in which the protagonist traces the culprit i.e., the investigation part isn’t of top-tier quality but it does the job and maintains the tempo, albeit for a very brief period of time. That is just about the positives of this otherwise lackluster whodunnit mystery.

The film has a good premise but the director Tanu Balak bites more than what he can chew and that ultimately acts against the cause.

Cold Case Review - Verdict

Cold Case is a multi-genre film with a good premise but it lacks the desired impact when it comes to suspense and drama. It might make for a below-par one-time watch if you really want to give it a try.

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