Mark Antony review: A whacky combination of several genres

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By Manigandan KR

15/09/2023

Director Adhik Ravichandran seems to have let his imagination run wild while coming up with the story of his latest offering — Mark Antony.

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The Story is hard to track as it is set between two time periods, 1975 and 1995. To add to the challenge the two main actors, Vishal and SJ Suryah, play two characters each in the film.

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The story is a whacky combination of several genres. It starts as a time travel, sci-fi, fantasy film and then slowly changes colour to become a gangster drama and then a revenge thriller.

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Realism and logic take a back seat in this excruciatingly difficult-to-fathom plot that leaves you drained so much that you feel relieved when the film ends.

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The most significant performance in the film belongs to actor SJ Suryah who clearly stands tall for his brilliant depiction of the characters of son Madhan and father Jackie.

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The other artiste who impresses you with his performance is Telugu actor Sunil. Playing a small but significant part, Sunil steals the thunder with a really impressive fight sequence.

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The next factor that works is the music by GV Prakash Kumar. A fantastic background score and some peppy numbers infuse life into an otherwise cumbersome story.

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Regardless, despite its high points, Mark Antony fails to impress.

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