The Greatest of All Time Movie Download Now
Director: Venkat Prabhu
Writers: K. Chandru, Ezhilarasu Gunasekaran, Venkat Prabhu
Stars: Joseph Vijay, Prabhu Deva, Prashanth
The Greatest of All Time Movie Review: There’s a decent-sized twist partway through “The Greatest of All Time,” a new Tamil-language Indian action showcase for forever youthful-looking star Vijay. I must spoil you, dear reader, not only to illustrate how far Vijay will go to substantiate both the movie’s title and his self-appraised versatility but also to explain why this movie is a superior Vijay vehicle.
Besides, this plot twist happens within the first hour of the movie’s three-hour runtime and has already been foregrounded in several reviews, so it seems to be fair game. That said, please stop reading now if you wish to remain virginal and unspoiled.In Vijay’s recent movies, the now 50-year-old leading man takes time to boast about his range, like when he’s hailed as a “multifaced tiger with a multifaceted avatar” in the concluding song from “Beast,” an unhinged and very entertaining 2022 “Die Hard” clone. In “The Greatest of All Time,”
Vijay plays two main roles so that he can literally fight a younger version of himself, seemingly de-aged either by artificial intelligence software or bad computer graphics.Either way, Vijay stars as Gandhi, the widely revered super-spy, and also Jeevan, Vijay’s bashful son. That sort of twist isn’t anything new from mainstream Indian cinema, as Amitabh Bachchan’s fans can tell you (I’ve only seen two of the six or more movies where Big B plays his own father). Innovation isn’t either Vijay or “The Greatest of All Time”’s main strength. Rather, it’s the vigor with which director Venkat Prabhu and his collaborators match their chipmunk-cheeked star and his love of melodramatic overkill.
As both Gandhi Sr. and his adult child, Vijay’s character depends entirely on whatever the scene needs him to be. In early scenes, Papa Gandhi is an Ethan Hunt-type force of nature, like when he confronts terrorists on a moving train in Kenya armed with a mask and complicated voice-altering technology. He’s also a generically truant father and a comically bad liar to his very pregnant and very anxious wife Anu (Sneha), who suspects that Gandhi’s cheating on her.
As both Gandhi Sr. and his adult child, Vijay’s character depends entirely on whatever the scene needs him to be. In early scenes, Papa Gandhi is an Ethan Hunt-type force of nature, like when he confronts terrorists on a moving train in Kenya armed with a mask and complicated voice-altering technology. He’s also a generically truant father and a comically bad liar to his very pregnant and very anxious wife Anu (Sneha), who suspects that Gandhi’s cheating on her.
Gandhi’s two worlds soon collide on an ill-fated trip to Bangkok, which results in the kidnapping and presumed death of his son Jeevan (Akhil, in establishing scenes). Sixteen years pass; grey hairs cover up Gandhi’s dimples. He’s sadder and wiser now, and also not on speaking terms with his wife, not until an unexpected reunion caps off an impromptu melee at the Indian embassy in Moscow. Gandhi recognizes someone across the way. Time slows to a crawl. Is that—could it be—a second Vijay?
0 comments: