SaatPro Review | When Death is Your Friend, But Pacing is Not
🎭 Plot in a Nutshell (No, actually a tree trunk, because this MOVES SLOW)
So Kamal Haasan is old, wise, and living on a farm. His opening line? “Death is my friend.”
Cool. Very Instagram bio of him. 🪦📜
Then flashback. Boom—young Kamal. Guns. Suits. Hideout. And then… oops! A stray bullet kills a paperboy’s dad.
Cue dramatic bonding: “You’re my son now.” And the chaos begins.
🧠 Who’s Who in This Labyrinth of Vengeance?
- Shakti (Kamal Haasan): Mafia papa, part philosopher, part John Wick, part retired yoga guru
- Amar: The accidental adopted son with daddy issues
- Indravati: Side love story so subtle it disappears mid-plot
- Mahesh Manjrekar: Villain with more grudges than bullets
- Chandra: Lost sister, reappears as secret doctor-wife
- Ali Zafar: Surprise assassin from the “forgotten son” department
🔥 What Works
- Kamal Haasan in 15 different ages, 300 disguises and 1 super slow revenge
- Dialogues that could be printed on fortune cookies for angry uncles
- Great set pieces… that stay too long like that one relative who won’t leave the party
😑 What Doesn’t
- Pacing so slow, even your Netflix screen may ask, “Are you still watching?”
- Emotional manipulation in every scene like: “Here’s a gun. Cry now.”
- The final twist? Ali Zafar shoots someone again. Surprise? Not really.
- Feels like Vikram meets Vishwaroopam meets Hum Aapke Hain Koun… on Nyquil
🤕 Final Verdict:
A confusing family reunion where everyone either shoots each other or becomes philosophical.
Only watch if you’re a hardcore Kamal fan or stuck on a 15-hour flight with no Wi-Fi.
💥 2.5/5 bullets – for Kamal’s beard, bare feet, and betrayal.
