Adios Amigo

After an interesting setup, Adios Amigo starts derailing majorly because of its inconsistent writing, with the screenplay dragging around pointlessly for at least an extra half hour. So, Priyan befriends Prince with the hope of getting some financial assistance, but he is too hesitant to ask. Fair enough. You don't want your new friend to know that you accompanied him for the sake of money, but for how long will you conceal it? His reluctance to open up about his needs drags the film to needless stretches and we, the audience, can't help but start feeling impatient. It also doesn't help that the makers are keen to stick to mandatory commercial ingredients like having an 'intriguing interval block' and a 'fun dance number'. The interval point where the two characters have a minor fallout is evidently manipulative, as it doesn't sync with their traits shown till then.

Nahas Nazar has managed to crack the humor convincingly, in my opinion. The movie has certain less verbal comical instances, and everyone sort of got the intended humor. It is the emotional shift that happens in the mid-way that causes issues to the film. For instance, the interval block feels somewhat forceful just to create a sense of rift, which fades off instantly in the second half. Then, in the second half, they are making it a different journey, and like I already said, Suraj’s character’s hesitation to tell his situation doesn’t make much sense. For the movie to work wholesomely on an emotional level, empathizing with the loneliness of the rich person was somewhat essential, and I think that was one of the shortcomings of Thankam’s script. The background score by Jakes Bejoy was really good.