Ranjith always are the first on making movies on the most controversial and current topics. With the alcoholism, they now return with a movie based on the plot of the increasing habits of alcoholism inKerala along with an elaborate angle of an intense love affair.
The film starts promisingly and ends brilliantly but in the mid it loses pace and interest as the narration stresses more on the love angle than on the interesting betting plot. The first one hour of the movie is exciting and highly enjoyable. Watching it you feel like seeing something new and an unexplored plot. The subject and examines what happens when a person, however intelligent, falls prey to an addiction, any addiction for that matter scenes in the first half are brilliantly directed by the director Ranjith. And when you are expecting more of similar stuff coming later the director changes tracks and takes on the love angle as his main theme.
If the film would have been strictly on the alcoholism plot then it was a confirm Hit. But unfortunately there is more of sacrifice and love story angle which is quite expected and becomes tiring after a certain point. Though director shows promise in his movie but he should have stuck to one plot only.
Mohan Lal is competent and gives a good performance. It can be counted as one of his finest. Kaniha looks fresh and ravishing. She has got the talent which will become polished with more of her movies. Shankar Ramakrishnan as Meera's husband shows class and he shines bright in his role. A very unexpected act is given by Nandhu as the alcoholic plumber. He is excellent in his small part and is an actor to watch for.
Ranjith definitely have a good ear for music and lyrics. His movies always have some good numbers with meaningful lyrics. Spirit also has got hit music by Shahabaz Aman. The songs don’t interrupt the narration and have got the soothing melodies. That’s the reason audio companies fought with each other for the music rights of this movie.
If you are a non-alcoholic and expecting a lot of preaching, advicing and anti-alcoholism in the movie then you might be taken back. The movie has the main plot of alcoholism but the story revolves more around the alcoholic and his girlfriend. That’s the main drawback of the movie. The other weak point is that the background of Mohan Lal and Kaniha are not explained in details. Sprit is not flawless but is recommended for the sincere effort by the cast and the crew. Spirit belongs to Mohanlal who brings to the table a kind of vulnerability hidden behind the arrogant exterior. There are occasions when the mask of arrogance falls away and Mohanlal has the expertise to handle such situations with élan.
As per his tradition Ranjith this time follow a similar plot as in “My Hero But Big Zero” (2005) directed by Abdul Azis. But this time its only an inspiration and not a version.
One of the highlight of “Spirit” is its climax, which is unexpected and has a shock for the viewers. After witnessing the climax sequence you feel that the film is good enough for a one time watch. As it has a new plot, good performances and soothing music.
Rating : 3 / 5 (it should have concentrated only on the alcoholism plot)
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