Game Over Movie Review: Taapsee Pannu's Blazing Act Makes This Game Worth Playing!
When it comes to the film's concept, Game Over leaves you quite impressed with its novelty and the guessing game throughout makes sure your eyes are glued to the screen.
Game
Over
Movie
Review:
Taapsee
Pannu
|
Ashwin
Saravanan
|
FilmiBeat
As
fear
seeps
in,
Swapna
(Taapee
Pannu)
looks
up
at
the
wall
in
her
room
which
carries
a
board
on
which
it's
written-
\What
if
life
is
a
video
game
and
déjà
vu
are
just
check
points!' Outside
her
house,
there's
a
psycho
killer
on
the
prowl
who
enjoys
beheading
women
and
recording
their
final
moments
on
camera.
What
follows
next
upto
the
climax
is
a
heart-thumping,
chilling
ride
that's
hard
to
box
into
one
genre.
Ashwin
Saravanan's
Game
Over
begins
with
the
voyeuristic
activity
of
a
serial
killer
before
he
brutally
murders
a
young
girl.
The
scene
then
shifts
to
Swapna
(Taapsee
Pannu),
an
avid
video
gamer
who
is
obsessed
with
beating
her
own
score
in
Pac-Mac.
Slowly,
we
realize
that
Swapna
has
got
her
own
demons
to
deal
with.
She's
scared
of
the
dark
and
suffers
from
a
suicidal
tendency
owing
to
a
traumatic
past.
An
'anniversary
reaction' and
a
'memorial
tattoo'
and
director
Ashwin
whips
up
a
film
that
gives
you
the
chills
and
creeps
you
out
at
places.
When
it
comes
to
the
film's
concept,
Game
Over
leaves
you
quite
impressed
with
its
novelty
and
the
guessing
game
throughout
makes
sure
your
eyes
are
glued
to
the
screen.
While
the
director
takes
a
few
references
from
cult
films
like
Psycho
or
Peeping
Tom,
he
manages
to
give
it
his
own
twist
and
seamlessly
blend
into
the
narrative.
Also,
the
filmmaker
has
a
keen
eye
for
detailing
which
helps
in
building
up
the
mood
of
the
film.
On
the
flip
side,
while
trying
to
pack
in
too
many
things,
Ashwin
misses
out
on
tying
up
a
few
loose
strings.
Also,
the
film's
pace
slows
down
a
part
at
places
just
when
things
start
getting
exciting.
The
abrupt
end
is
a
tad
sore
thumb
especially
after
an
eddge-of-the-scene
hunt
game.
Speaking
about
the
performances,
right
from
the
first
frame
till
the
last,
Taapsee
Pannu
wears
her
character
Swapna
like
her
second
skin.
Her
emotions
feel
like
your
own.
Vinodhini
Vaidyanathan
as
Swapna's
caretaker
Kalamma
is
brilliant.
Vinodhini
Vaidyanathan's
camerawork
perfectly
packs
in
the
tense
moments
and
keeps
you
hooked
to
the
proceedings
on
screen.
Editor
Richard
Kevin
has
some
solid
jump-scares
to
his
credit.
Ron
Ethan
Yohann
blends
well
with
the
plot.
Ashwin
Saravanan
blends
psychology
and
paranormal
to
give
you
a
thrilling
ride
that's
got
a
few
speed-breakers,
but
still
makes
for
a
spine-chilling
twisty
game.
I
am
going
with
3
stars.