This movie was honestly just terrible. It’s been a long time since I’ve laughed this hard at a flick for all the wrong reasons, and I knew within the first ten minutes that things were going to be a total mess. Once you move past how awful it is, you can actually have a great time just wondering how this ever got made. It makes you wonder if anyone involved even bothered to watch the final version after they finished shooting. The plot is about as basic as it gets. A group of Black gay couples all get invited to a resort for a weekend trip where everything is paid for, but they all think the invite came from someone different. Since a few of these guys have some messy history with each other, the tension is pretty high as soon as they arrive. Nobody actually knows who is picking up the tab or who started the whole thing—A thinks B invited them, B thinks it was C, and it just keeps going like that. Pretty soon, a slasher starts picking them off one by one. The killer’s identity eventual...
Harish and Latif are lovers in the town of Chennai. Latif is out to his family and apparently they even accept his relationship with Harish, but things are different for Harish. He is getting pressured to get married and he has no courage to tell them the truth. Latif decides that telling parish's parents the truth about their relationship is the only way out. They dup go home and Latif tells Harish's father about them, which, as expected outrages his father. Through a couple of encounters Latif tries to explain Harish's father how they truly love each other and this is not about sex, but the father is too worried about society and what they will say. He even takes Harish to a psychiatrist, who again explains that this is not a sickness. Eventually, the father sees the true love that these boys have for each other and eventually gives in.
Magizhvan, is the local term used in Tamil to describe gay. The plot though basic, makes sense to me. For many Indians, doing the "right" thing for their parents always comes before their own happiness and this is what's happening with Harish. For all the sacrifices his parents have done for him, he cannot bring himself to disappoint them. If not for Latif, he would never say no to get married. In fact, he even seriously contemplates it, but thankfully Latif will have none of it. Latif knows exactly what he wants and will go for it head on. The scene where Latif explains him how much he loves Harish and summarizes all the incidents and events that bring him happiness when he is with Harish was truly wonderful. Also, just about an hour long, the bearable length is a huge plus point. There are no unnecessary side stories to distract from the main issue. But from strictly a film point of view, this feels more of a documentary in treatment than entertainment. The performances are good from Latif and average from Harish and his father. I feel even the direction was slightly amateur and hopefully the future films would be better.
This film is more about making people aware that people should equating gay to sex. Gay people have same exact feelings, emotions and can feel romantic to their partners like any other straight person would. You can't control who you fall in love with. (4/10)
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