'Leo' film review: A roar settles into a whimper
New Indian ExpressBut these layers aside, I do think the film should have done better in exploring the dichotomy of this mass-murdering maniac whose heart beats so dearly for animals. In its eagerness to create stunt sequences, one or two of which are oddly generic for a Lokesh Kanagaraj film, Leo leaves some of these important spaces unattended. Even when the fighting runs the risk of feeling a tad generic, Lokesh ensures that the camera, like the eagle, is busy flying around, giving us unusual perspectives of the action. Lokesh has spoken about how this is 100% his film, but during those flashback portions and the eventual culmination of it all, for vast portions in the second half, it doesn’t quite feel like it. And since “naan poi solladhavan”, I must declare that by Lokesh’s own lofty standards, Leo feels like a step down—but this doesn’t mean it is devoid of pleasures.
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