Spy Review

Nikhil Siddhartha, who is going great guns in his career is out with his new film SPY. The film is a spy thriller directed by Garry BH and has hit the screens today. Read our review here.

Story:

Khader Khan is a dreaded terrorist who is killed by the RAW Agents. But the agents get the shock of their lives when they come to know that Khader is alive and is planning a massive nuclear attack on India. This is when the top bosses bring Jay(Nikhil) a blazing young officer to stop Khader from doing so. Did Jay manage to hold Khader down in his deadly mission? That forms the story.

Analysis:

SPY dramas are available in every language these days. But what makes them different from others is the execution part. So, it was up to editor-turned-director Garry BH to hold our attention with his narration. But did he do that is the biggest question in SPY. The premise is great and the makers have spent good money on the film. That shows in all the frames in the film. But the screenplay in key areas is not that great in SPY.

The film has so many routine scenes that fail to impress. Everything looks like a template and scenes are copied from them back to back. In the manner in which the story unfolds, one can easily say what is going to happen next. In all this, what catches your attention is the performance of Nikhil. This is his big action film and he impressed big time. He has bulked up and does all the fights in a good way. He also has a good screen presence in the film.

Abhinav Gomatam gets a supporting role and he is great in it. Iswarya Menon does not have much to do in the film. The camera work is stylish as the action blocks and chases are showcased in a great manner. The dialogues are neat but the representation of the Subhash Chandra Bose hidden angle is just a flurry and has no weightage in the film and it is hard to understand what the makers found so interesting to make a film about it.

Vishal Chandrasekhar and Sricharan Pakala provide the music. There are two songs, and they are forgettable. Rana Daggubati’s cameo is dialogue-based, and he does his usual work. Aryan Rajesh’s character is poorly written, as we don’t get to see much of him. There was a good scope for the director to make the emotions look tighter and engage the audience through more skills but style is given more importance than the thrill.

Verdict:

Overall, Nikhil Siddhartha's first attempt at being a full-fledged action hero is commendable when it comes to his performance. But when it comes to narration, emotion, and thrill, SPY is the same old action drama that has nothing new to showcase and ends as a below-par this weekend.