Enthiran (2010)

The Worst Film Ever

One of my all time favorites.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Normally South Indian films are far-fetched and have heroes play same parts again and again, Rajnikant too after the crap Shivaji(2007) I didn't expect much but this film is a surprise. Technologically this is one of the best films. It does have some routine romantic scenes(afterall a tamil film) but yet the main story of Rajnikant making a clone of himself is terrific when the clone does a volte face it strikes you, there are several scenes well handled in the second half like Cheethi recognising the real Rajnikant, Danny's death and the climax which goes a bit overboard but superbly handledDirector Shankar does a terrific job Music is decentRajnikant handles both the roles perfectly, his make up is simply terrific hard to make out it's a 60+ person playing the part Aishwarya Rai is decent in her role Danny is good but his role is half baked, rest are okay

Everything in this Tamil movie says how ambitious and industrious its makers were. Clear that they wanted to make something so away from ordinary or familiar. And they did it big time, with nearly all the right factors. Just count with me.. The insane budget; it's really rare to watch an Indian movie which has something else singing, dancing, romance or comedy and had that amount of money. Some sites say that the budget was US$23 million, and others say US$40 million. But both ways I salute that practical believing in 1) something else the usual goods of Bollywood, 2) Sci-Fi. The meticulous, smart and hot writing. Apparently, and compared to the majority of the Indian production, there was some hard work behind that script. The events are done with logic, the imagination is fresh, and the thrill is well made. It even manages to win a substance too, since it shows that perfection is scary, and conscience is hard to program in a machine, but not evil.The excellent performance of (Rajinikanth), being the ideal that every movie star, rather every man, looks for while being a 60 years old (I think it's impossible for some to believe that he was at that age while shooting !). In his dual role, he delivered such a sedate performance, which amazed even no fan of him like me. And if you're accustomed to his body image in his previous movies, you'll know how he went to great lengths to look that lissome ! The mesmerizing directing. Director (Shankar) made an extraordinary cinematic fun which outclasses many many American sci-fi action movies. Enough to say that during the viewing I kept telling myself "This is where Bollywood says to Hollywood : Be afraid. Be very afraid !". The CG images. I still can't imagine their superabundance (1,500 shots) or ripeness. For little instance, the gathering of the robot and its maker in one cadre, which recurred numerously, was done flawlessly, despite how they talk, walk, or dance together. Naturally, a herculean effort was spent behind every second in this movie.The snappy yet sane editing. Unlike countless action movies today, it didn't go crazy while the action sequences. The action itself reached top standard. And the costumes were so elegant; which added a lot to the movie's impressive look. Originally, see how the movie's makers didn't shy seeking help from the genre's masters, with hiring (Woo-ping Yuen), the action choreographer in the Matrix and Kill Bill movies, and also (Mary E. Vogt), the costume designer for the Men in Black series. However, every giant has his foibles. I didn't like the music score in the third act. (A. R. Rahman) is a trademark for high quality I know, though the mix of huge orchestra, thunderous vocals, and solo trumpet was unattractive, silly – and with playing it time after time – boring too. The editing lost some of its rationality in the third act. I thought the pace of it was too rash for its own good (I couldn't be convinced how the evil robot cloned himself that fast).The street fights, while kidnapping the heroine by the evil robot, inclined to being surreal. For instance, no way none of those million bullets, shot by the police towards the bottom of the vertically turned over car, didn't hit (Aishwarya Rai) in the butt while sitting in it ! And sure the last fight dragged a bit, as if the CGI guys got cocky, and went to assure that they could do anything. Casting (Santhanam) and (Karunas) as the inventor's funny assistants, and the movie's relief, was the sole casting mistake. They have no charisma, chemistry or talent for comedy. In another movie, those 2 characters could have served beautifully as Laurel and Hardy. There was uncalculated-well violence; which could have been deleted, a slice of melodrama (like when the saved naked girl dies), and strange comedy (the somehow long and childish mosquito part). But while being not acceptable matters for the no Indian viewer, I think they somehow agree with the Indian viewers' taste. Exactly like the dance numbers, as fundamental ingredient of the entertainment's formula in the Indian cinema, knowing how their existence in any other sci-fi action, especially the Hollywood ones, is considered an unforgivable sin !According to the fact that the Indian cinema produces more than 1000 movies per year, then this movie is a one in 10000 movies. Putting in mind its unbelievable image and box office success, it's safe to say that Enthiran is a revolutionary turning point in the Indian cinema's history, in terms of CGI and sci-fi popularity. And it's always a pleasure when you witness wild ambition gets wildly fulfilled like this.

Arguably Enthiran has many similarities to "I, Robot". With that said, Shankar could have chosen any young lead other than South Superstar Rajini Kanth. It's painful to watch when a respected and admired actor is portrayed as a scientist with weird appearance and a clown robot which does gimmicks. Time and time again, it's proved that a movie with boat load of bloat CGI won't be a massive hit unless it's accompanied by a good plot, captivating screenplay and apt visualization. In Enthiran, Shankar failed to realize where he could infuse CGI and where he couldn't. Result is chaotic! Aishwarya Rai is misused again. It's clearly evident that a good amount of research went in to the movie. There's a lot of cheapness to the richness in this movie. A rape attempt on Aishwarya?

This is the worst movie i have seen in a long time. I cant believe that shankar can make such a bad movie. The story line is lifted from several Hollywood movies. The last 30 minutes of the movie is the most painful. You have to be an infant to enjoy the last 30 minutes. That is probably the worst movie making in the history of feature films. Please turn off your brain and watch this movie if you have to. 6.8 is way to high for this movie. This is probably a 2/10 movie.This is easily the worst movie for both Rajini and Sankar. Both very talented people, but i don't know why they had to stoop this low. The gfx in the last 30 minutes is a joke. Aishwarya as usual has no big role but to appear pretty and make few dance moves.