‘Bromance’ is clearly written for the young talents of Malayalam Cinema to lead the story that is otherwise tumultuous and monotonous. Arun D. Jose along with Raveesh Nath and Thomas P. Sebastian has created a laughter riot of a film but got distracted in toning down and cutting edges for a smooth ride. A worthy movie that is easily digested and savoured at parts, full of life and characters that are over the top, literally.
Bromance Movie Plot
Binto, the frustrated second child, is tired of being often compared to his ‘perfect’ brother, Shinto who has a good job and is an ‘eligible bachelor’ in his panchayat. While Shinto returns from his home to Kochi prior to New Year, he goes missing with no trace. His friend Shabeer calls Binto to inform and help in finding Shinto which leads to several unexpected situations, ghosts from Binto’s past are also back.
In search of Shinto, Binto not only realises his love for his brother but also is reminded about Shinot’s true life and the mess he was tangled in. Along with Aishwarya, Shinto’s Ex Lover, Shabeer, ethical hacker Hariharasudhan and Babu, Binto plots a plan to find his brother.
The Positive Aspects
With full of actors who are fresh and active on screen, most of the movie runs on the adrenaline aspects of the characters, especially Sangeeth Prathap’s who right from the beginning brings in jokes after jokes that either lands or he puts in edible expressions that crack out the laughter. Humorous body language and fast paced dialogues makes him stand out from the clan.
Arjun Ashokan who maintains a subtle and almost mysterious chip in the first half of ‘Bromance’ eats up the space in the scenes nearing climax. He is well supported by Mathew Thomas whose anger issues spikes at the expected times again indicated by the watch which itself plays a twisting role later.
Music by Govind Vasantha backs the high vibe of the film with the climax rap hitting new heights. Akhil George’s camera and Chaman Chacko’s editing brings in a colourful aspect to the film apart from the hyped up characters.
The Negative Aspects
Bromance from the get go placed the tone so high that everything following it seems monotonous and unfortunately under appealing. Scenes such as Binto’s anger brimming loses its repeat value or the fact that Mahima Nambiyar’s character Aishwarya is involved with no particular reason other than to question Shinto about her ring seems out of hand.
Logical errors like the police asking the crew of friends to find Shinto instead of at least sending an officer seems far-fetched. Overlooking such errors, the film after a while looks messy rather than complicated with so many problems and interferences.
The Verdict
A Worthy entertainer that will be a full on blast if watched with friends. Bromance has several interesting characters that makes it confusing but retains a decent level of humour and potential from the actors, making it a multiple watcher.
