We all know that Penguins cannot fly high. That's decided by mother nature. But even the film "Penguin" cannot fly high. That is decided by its father director.
I waited eagerly and watched the film "Penguin" on Amazon Prime Video for two reasons-one is for Keerthy Suresh- and the other being a horror film lover.
Penguin comes partly under the slasher category of the horror crime genre. The hook factor in the entire film is only the suspense element of finding the actual culprit. Obviously the most unpredictable character ends up being the main antagonist of the film. This is the general rule followed in this kind of films.
The trailer of "Penguin" looked cliched giving some hints of resemblance to the 2019 successful film "Rakshasudu". Ofcourse, "Penguin" is also not something different from that. The writing pattern has many similarities.
I don't want to reveal any storyline here but I wish to put across my doubts that can be understood by the audience who watched it already.
- Why does Rhythm continue to live in that deserted hilly area even after sensing danger and fear?
- Why does she drive into the woods at night all alone, that too being pregnant?
- Why does the doctor play the game with Rhythm before the climax?
- Why does she get into perilous situations several times despite knowing the fact.
- Why is the backstory of the final culprit so weak and overused?
Director would have worked more on the believability factor in various scenes.
It would have been a Herculean task for me to watch this film in theatres. It is good that it has come up as a direct OTT release. I don't complain much as I didn't put extra effort into watching this.
It is very difficult to hold the interest of the audience with believable incidents and the behavior of characters in various situations, especially in the crime and horror genre. But this film lacks in it.
A strange person masked in the guise of Charlie Chaplin becomes the crucial antagonist. The purpose of spending the time watching this film is only to know who the masked person is.
Forced circumstances and played out scenes repel the audience from getting engaged. The fear complex works only in bits and pieces in some eerie situations but on a whole it ends up on a silly note.
The climax is so weak that the long waiting to know the actual criminal proves to be a waste of time when the reason for the crime is known. It is not prudent to discuss more getting into the details of the films as it leads to spoilers and so signing off at this point.
