The movie, although fresh, is a bit of a let down
So the Siddharth starrer Jil Jung Juk is finally here. The quirky comedy, which was supposed to release around Christmas last year, finally hit the screens on 12 February. It has generated massive hype prior to its release. Disappointingly, the movie did not release beyond Bangalore, much to the ire of Kollywood fans throughout the country. So instead of a full review, here is a little round-up on how the critics found Jil Jung Juk.
Behindwoods rated it as average and said,” JJJ is wacky, weird and outlandish. The idiosyncratic nature of the film gets to be the major advantage but it also detaches the viewer from the regular movie watching experience. The factor in the comedy might disturb the viewers, but the director’s spearheading effort with the dialogues deserves major applause. The screenplay’s eccentricity goes beyond a point of acceptance where the flow of narration rams into dips and unavoidable turns and the overall treatment of the film overtakes the intent of the story.”
Times of India were a little more lenient and said,” There are some big laughs, courtesy the excellent duo of Avinash Raghudevan and Sananth, and Bipin, who nicely plays off on the Harahara Mahadevaki WhatsApp viral audio series. But the problem is that they aren’t consistent. For every joke that works, there is an equally laboured or dull one. To some extent, the director offsets such disappointments by providing us with a steady stream of quirkiness — Jil’s blue-streaked hair, Juk’s colour blindness, a cocaine-coated car that is in bubblegum pink colour, butterfly effect and film references.”
Galatta.com seemed happy by this début effort from Deeraj Vaidy,” The movie is technically strong. The art and cinematography is just perfect and gives a fresh feel to the film. The background score needs a special mention here. It has been brilliantly composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar. Needless to say, the songs which are already a hit are all foot-tapping numbers. The comedy timing and dialogues are just perfect as they evoke laughs and keep us entertained.”
Hindustan Times was a lot more critical,” After the first 60-odd minutes, the antics of Jil, Jung and Juck begin to feel laboured, and the laughs are forced. It is not easy to spin a comedy of 132 minutes, and none of the actors seem capable of pulling off the laugh riot, which is a fantasy of sorts. This becomes a serious flaw post intermission, when Vaidy, who also wrote the script, runs out of ideas and begins to stretch scenes till they appear irritatingly repetitive.”
Sify went one step further and said that Jil Jung Juk is not funny at all,” Siddharth has given his best as Jill while the rest of the actors are just okay. Technically Vishal Chandrasekar’s music is a big asset to the movie and Shreyaas Krishna’s sleek visuals is yet another solace. Overall, the film is occasionally ‘Jil’ mostly ‘Jung’ and largely ‘Juk’.”