Roy Review…and the thrill slowly died…

Year: 2022
Genre:  Psychological, Mystery, Investigation, Thriller
Cast: Suraj Venjaramoodu, Shine Tom Chacko, Sija Rose, Jins Baskar, Jenny Pallath, Rony David, Riya Saira, Anju Joseph, Anand Manmadhan, V. K. Sreeraman
Director: Sunil Ibrahim
Writer: Sunil Ibrahim
Cinematographer: Jayesh Mohan 
Summary: Roy, a discreet guy, has a special ability to get revelations about real-life incidents through his dreams. When his wife goes missing, he needs to rely on this gift to find her
Overall Rating: Water       
With a poster like Roy’s, you can only be enticed to immediately watch the movie as you wanna discover who this Roy of a guy is.
Then, the thrill slowly dies down as the film regrettably fails to be fascinating😞
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Delicious
—Hats off to the cinematography team who produced amazing thriller-oriented visuals. ‘Roy’ appeared dark and tranquil with camera movements calling for suspense, it was a beauty to watch
—We greatly admired Roy’s (Suraj Venjaramoodu) bravery; despite his mental condition of being unable to discern between dreams and reality plus having low social skills, he didn’t allow anyone to discourage him.
He rather pressed on and showed that you can thrive in life even if you don’t conform to societal norms and expectations

Bland
—Roy’s wife, according to the story, is supposed to be a bit younger than him; but Sija Rose, as his partner, looked more like a daughter than a wife. She was way too young compared to Suraj; as a result, their chemistry became disturbing 😣
—Suraj has featured in similar thrillers like Heaven and Pathaam Valavu; the common denominator is that these screenplays have the potential of being great but just don’t lead to a targeted destination
—What deflated ‘Roy’ was the absence of engagement during the storytelling; we figured out the trajectory of the film from the beginning.
We understand that Teena (Roy’s wife) was an inquisitive woman, but who goes unaccompanied into an unknown deep forestal location? What morals should we take away from Teena’s and Roy’s relationship?
—There were great actors on this set including Shine Tom Chacko (playing a police officer) and Riya Saira (playing Teena’s best friend); yet, they failed to shine. Performance across actors was rather passive 

Viewers’ Guide
Language: none Violence: none Intimacy: none

Trailer

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(Audio:: Malayalam ; English Subtitles: Yes)