Hello Mummy Movie Review: A missed opportunity for good comedy
Hello Mummy Movie Review: Critics Rating: 2.5 stars, click to give your rating/review,Here is a brilliant inverted situation, where the man has to make the adjustments in a marriage, but
Critic's Rating: 2.5/5
Story: Newly married Bonny finds that his long-dead mother-in-law is still present as a ghost in his wife's house. Can he make peace with his wife's possessive mother?
Review: Imagine the idea of a newly married guy whose mother-in-law is long dead, but her spirit is literally present in his bridal house. It sounds like a film with non-stop laughs, but Hello Mummy misses the mark.
Hardened bachelor Bonny (Sharafudheen) falls for high IQ research student Steffi (Aishwarya Lekshmi), on an arranged marriage set-up. And even though she comes clean about her mother being present at her house as a ghost, he just laughs it off, only to get a shock on their honeymoon night. The new groom is thrown off the first floor balcony by the possessive ghost when he tries to be intimate with his bride.
Steffi then tells him about some rules - things of basic etiquette, such as not leaving a wet towel on the bed - that he needs to follow around the house to not make her angry and violent. If this aspect of the story was developed, it could have been meaningful and funny. Here is a brilliant inverted situation, where the man has to make the adjustments in a marriage, but the film misses the opportunity for comedic gold and some clever messaging, and focuses on his fear for slapstick humour, which is good in parts and will have you chuckling. And it would have been good to see Steffi doing her work as a researcher, rather than just spending most of her screen time negotiating with her mother on behalf of her husband.
It then moves to an emotional late second half where a black magic Bahoda community tries to extract the soul to strengthen themselves. The family then rallies together to try and stop the soul from being snatched away.
Amid all our good acting talents, it is Hindi actor Sunny Hinduja who stands out in his role as a Bahoda leader. He looks striking and brings a charismatic energy to the screen. The script by Sanjo Joseph of Falimy fame and direction by debutant Vaishakh Elans feels a bit disjointed. Even the editing by Chaman Chakko doesn’t make the scenes flow smoothly. Cinematographer Praveen Kumar uses a clever balance of shots for apt storytelling.
Review: Imagine the idea of a newly married guy whose mother-in-law is long dead, but her spirit is literally present in his bridal house. It sounds like a film with non-stop laughs, but Hello Mummy misses the mark.
Hardened bachelor Bonny (Sharafudheen) falls for high IQ research student Steffi (Aishwarya Lekshmi), on an arranged marriage set-up. And even though she comes clean about her mother being present at her house as a ghost, he just laughs it off, only to get a shock on their honeymoon night. The new groom is thrown off the first floor balcony by the possessive ghost when he tries to be intimate with his bride.
Steffi then tells him about some rules - things of basic etiquette, such as not leaving a wet towel on the bed - that he needs to follow around the house to not make her angry and violent. If this aspect of the story was developed, it could have been meaningful and funny. Here is a brilliant inverted situation, where the man has to make the adjustments in a marriage, but the film misses the opportunity for comedic gold and some clever messaging, and focuses on his fear for slapstick humour, which is good in parts and will have you chuckling. And it would have been good to see Steffi doing her work as a researcher, rather than just spending most of her screen time negotiating with her mother on behalf of her husband.
It then moves to an emotional late second half where a black magic Bahoda community tries to extract the soul to strengthen themselves. The family then rallies together to try and stop the soul from being snatched away.
Amid all our good acting talents, it is Hindi actor Sunny Hinduja who stands out in his role as a Bahoda leader. He looks striking and brings a charismatic energy to the screen. The script by Sanjo Joseph of Falimy fame and direction by debutant Vaishakh Elans feels a bit disjointed. Even the editing by Chaman Chakko doesn’t make the scenes flow smoothly. Cinematographer Praveen Kumar uses a clever balance of shots for apt storytelling.
