Mr House Keeping Movie Review: Predictability in the third act is a letdown
Mr House Keeping Movie Review: Critics Rating: 2.5 stars, click to give your rating/review,Though Mr House Keeping has some decent twists and turns, the predictability in the third act is a l
Critic's Rating: 2.5/5
Mr House Keeping Movie Synopsis: A happy-go-lucky youngster takes up a housekeeping job owing to an urgent need for money. Little does he know that the house belongs to his college mate, who had rejected his proposal a few years ago. The duo develops an interesting friendship over time. All hell breaks loose when the girl decides to get engaged to the guy with whom she shares similar interests.
Mr House Keeping Movie Review: Arun Ravichandran's directorial debut targets a young audience and this is evident from the first scene. A bold college girl rejects the proposal of a flamboyant boy from the same institution amid hordes of students awaiting the former's decision. Call it destiny, the guy and the girl meet in an unexpected situation after a few years. However, their lives and circumstances are different now.
The lackadaisical guy, Honest Raj (Hari Baskar), is a nobody while the independent girl, Isai (Losliya), is an MNC employee. The two of them get to know each other and develop a meaningful bond. Isai's decision to choose colleague Harish (Rayan) as her life partner and Honest as her boy bestie leaves many sleepless.
The story is adequate to keep the target audience hooked. The screenplay has engaging moments that are sure to enthrall the young audience. Hari Baskar impresses as the confused, vibrant youngster in some of the sequences. His body language fits into the character's requirements and he delivers aptly. However, he goes overboard in a few sequences and the influence of a few leading stars' performances is evident in his expressions.
Losliya is appropriate for her character and shares convincing chemistry with Hari in the sequences she appears in. Her role, which has ample scope for performance, is neatly written. Rayan, too, registers with his role that has multiple shades. Ilavarasu is another actor who impresses. Sha Ra partly manages to entertain with his one-liners.
The confusion and conflicts that 'love', 'live-in' and 'situationship' create for a few characters are entertainingly narrated. Some of the family sequences involving the protagonist, his father, sister and mother, though not new, are compelling. A crucial scene in a police station where the protagonist realises a mistake he committed and a following sequence in which he indulges in a meaningful conversation with his sister stand out.
The vibrant visuals help the movie's overall mood and the background score works to an extent. The music is loud at times, though.
Though Mr House Keeping has some decent twists and turns, the predictability in the third act is a letdown. The conflict between the leading lady and her fiancé deserves an even more strong reason. It seemed to have been rushed for that generic climax that the audience had been anticipating. An innovative third act or a surprise towards the end would have been more appealing.
Mr House Keeping Movie Review: Arun Ravichandran's directorial debut targets a young audience and this is evident from the first scene. A bold college girl rejects the proposal of a flamboyant boy from the same institution amid hordes of students awaiting the former's decision. Call it destiny, the guy and the girl meet in an unexpected situation after a few years. However, their lives and circumstances are different now.
The lackadaisical guy, Honest Raj (Hari Baskar), is a nobody while the independent girl, Isai (Losliya), is an MNC employee. The two of them get to know each other and develop a meaningful bond. Isai's decision to choose colleague Harish (Rayan) as her life partner and Honest as her boy bestie leaves many sleepless.
The story is adequate to keep the target audience hooked. The screenplay has engaging moments that are sure to enthrall the young audience. Hari Baskar impresses as the confused, vibrant youngster in some of the sequences. His body language fits into the character's requirements and he delivers aptly. However, he goes overboard in a few sequences and the influence of a few leading stars' performances is evident in his expressions.
Losliya is appropriate for her character and shares convincing chemistry with Hari in the sequences she appears in. Her role, which has ample scope for performance, is neatly written. Rayan, too, registers with his role that has multiple shades. Ilavarasu is another actor who impresses. Sha Ra partly manages to entertain with his one-liners.
The confusion and conflicts that 'love', 'live-in' and 'situationship' create for a few characters are entertainingly narrated. Some of the family sequences involving the protagonist, his father, sister and mother, though not new, are compelling. A crucial scene in a police station where the protagonist realises a mistake he committed and a following sequence in which he indulges in a meaningful conversation with his sister stand out.
The vibrant visuals help the movie's overall mood and the background score works to an extent. The music is loud at times, though.
Though Mr House Keeping has some decent twists and turns, the predictability in the third act is a letdown. The conflict between the leading lady and her fiancé deserves an even more strong reason. It seemed to have been rushed for that generic climax that the audience had been anticipating. An innovative third act or a surprise towards the end would have been more appealing.
