‘Boat’ movie review: Yogi Babu cannot save this tedious, talkative survival drama
The HinduThe inspirations behind Boat, the latest Tamil period survival drama, are listed as Ernest Hemingway’s 1952 novella, The Old Man and the Sea, a story about an elderly fisherman’s biblical battle in the high seas, and The Twelve Angry Men, the 1957 legal drama in which 12 jurors in a confined space discuss a sensitive case while also reflecting on their own moralities. The identity of the final member is no surprise given the pre-Independence setting: we have Irwin Domas, a British Navy man who takes control of the boat because, well, he is ‘above’ all. Boat Director: Chimbudevan Cast: Yogi Babu, Gouri Kishan, MS Bhasker, Chinni Jayanth Runtime: 125 minutes Storyline: During World War II, a group of survivors from Madras get stranded in the ocean and are forced to take some drastic measures to save themselves To understand Chimbudevan’s motives with such a storyline, it’s important not to dissect the historical accuracy of what these characters talk about, and how. There’s also a great white shark that lurks around and menaces the boat, but that only exposes the film as a shallow survival thriller.
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