Animal Movie Review
Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s writing, directing, and editing of his own story is what has hampered his vision to think, “I think this would only add to the runtime without making any impact whatsoever.” This is Vanga making a film to satisfy his ego while answering the Kabir Singh trolls in the most egregious way possible.
can’t believe Ranbir Kapoor has signed this after reading the complete script; the Tamasha fan in me still has the opinion that he was unaware of the horrendous second half before signing the film. He must’ve been on board by the time interval block was being narrated to him, and looking back at Kabir Singh’s box office success; he might’ve agreed to do this. This Ranbir Kapoor performance deserved a better film, and it’s an attempt worse than Bombay Velvet because, over there, we were clear about Anurag Kashyap’s vision. Here, everything just happens because Kabir Singh & Arjun Reddy’s characters were bashed, so Sandeep decided to show the critics what a real toxic person would happen to be like.
Anil Kapoor doesn’t do anything apart from being a busy ‘papa’ to a child who grows up to be a criminal because of him. That’s his only trait, and he plays around it till, just like Rashmika Mandanna’s inaudible trailer dialogue, you’ll really wish Anil’s Balbir would’ve died that day.
Rashmika Mandanna’s Geetanjali is everything a feminist wanted Kiara Advani’s Priti to be, but none of them would’ve thought she would fall yet again for a toxic lover. He hurts her by stretching & shooting her bra strap at her, leading to rashes on her back; he says things like, “4 din pad change karne ke liye kitna naatak karti hai… Main din mein 50 baar pad change kar raha.” He sleeps with another woman only to confess the same to his wife, and she still chooses him because he loves him, and love overpowers hate. So what if the hatred is just a little bit of domestic violence and adultery? She should accept it because he’s a man.
The whole Bobby Deol brouhaha for this? He’s only as much in the film as much as he’s in the trailer, and this is Race 3 happening with him all over again. You won’t help but laugh out loud at a ‘Martha’ moment he shares with Ranbir’s character. Also, lol at the theories that were floating around Bobby’s character and the entire film in general. If you think about it, those theories would’ve made a better film than Mr. Vanga.
This is Sandeep Reddy Vanga going into the egomaniacal mode to make a movie that would take toxic masculinity to the other extreme end of Kabir Singh/Arjun Reddy. All this while, he wasn’t making a film. He was making a statement that he wants the world to read and decide if they wish to side with him.
