Jo & Jo Review…a unique brother & sister story

Year: 2022
Genre: Family, Friendship, Teens, Comedy
Cast: Mathew Thomas, Nikhila Vimal, Naslen K. Gafoor, Melvin G Babu, Johny Antony, Sminu Sijo, Leena Antony, Sagar Surya
Director: Arun D Jose
Writer: Arun D Jose, Raveesh
Cinematographer: Ansar Shah
Summary: “Dear Jo”, the two words that sparked a fire when Jomon finds a love letter he thinks is addressed to his sister Jomol who, on the other hand, thinks is addressed to her brother

Overall Rating: Beignets
Jo & Joooooo! This was definitely an indispensable plot that surpassed the common brother-sister movies we’ve seen in the past; it hit hard-core messages. We were blown away!
Nevertheless, the screenplay took a lonnng time to take off to the point we were ready to give up on it, if not for Mathew Thomas’s charm 😍
~Worth Watching~

Delicious
—A round of applause to all the actors who gave 300% to make Jo & Jo a grandiose performance.
It was so exciting to see Mathew Thomas (playing Jomon) and Naslen K Gafoor (playing Sundaran) together, these are two of our favorite young actors in the industry 😀
—You can tell the editor and cinematographer love their jobs because they produced gripping footage; the match-cut transitions and camera movements intensified the comic vibe
—Sooo many lessons to take from Jo & Jo, e.g how to have healthy sibling relationships, how to parent unruly kids, how to remove false assumptions, etc. It was superb!
—What was inevitably obvious was the striking contrast between male and female children.
Jomon was given complete freedom to roam around the neighborhood with his friends, was relieved from house chores, and was always lightly rebuked; this was the total opposite for Jomol (Nikhila Vimal).
We greatly admired Jomol’s fierceness. Though a little rude at times, she stood her ground and fended for herself and was ready to run against the wind of subordinate traditions.
She exemplified that women shouldn’t be bred for marriage alone but primarily to chase their life purpose

Bland
—Jo & Jo, very sadly, missed the 5-star rating due to the way it was presented.
The movie dragged a lot before getting to the climax 🙁 Several redundant scenes could have been cut to aim straight to the point. It was easy to stop watching as it seemed like the plot wasn’t evolving