Star
Cast:
Dileep,
Arjun
Sarja,
Anju
Kurian,
Saiju
Kurup,
Innocent,
Janardhanan
Direction:
SL
Puram
Jayasurya
Dileep,
the
Janapriyanayakan
of
Malayalam
cinema
is
back
to
the
action
hero
avathar
with
his
latest
release,
Jack
And
Daniel.
The
movie,
which
is
an
out-and-out
thriller,
marks
the
comeback
of
action
king
Arjun
Sarja
and
director
SL
Puram
Jayasurya
to
Malayalam
cinema
after
a
long
hiatus.
Jack
And
Daniel,
which
narrates
the
cat
and
mouse
game
between
a
thief
and
police
officer,
is
expected
to
put
Dileep
right
back
on
the
success
track.
Did
the
Dileep-Arjun
Sarja
starrer
impress
the
audiences?
Read
Jack
And
Daniel
movie
review
here
to
know...
Plot
Daniel
Alexander
(Arjun
Sarja),
an
intelligent
police
officer
is
deputed
to
capture
the
robber
who
has
stolen
about
1700
Crores
of
black
money
within
one
and
a
half
years.
Within
a
few
days,
Daniel
discovers
that
his
culprit
is
none
other
than
Jack
(Dileep),
a
businessman.
After
a
series
of
incidents,
Jack
realizes
that
Daniel
has
recognized
him
and
thus
begins
the
cat
and
mouse
game
between
the
duo.
Script
&
Direction
SL
Puram
Jayasurya,
the
writer-director
has
created
a
lazy
action
thriller,
which
can
be
simply
termed
as
'old
wine
in
a
new
bottle'.
The
movie
revolves
around
a
story
that
is
extremely
familiar
to
the
Malayali
audiences.
The
weak
screenplay,
which
is
built
over
the
wafer-thin
plot,
fails
to
keep
the
viewers
engaged.
Everything
from
the
lead
characters
to
supporting
characters
and
situations
is
total
clichés.
Also,
the
writer-director
has
tried
to
keep
the
audiences
entertained
with
plenty
of
misogynistic
jokes,
which
is
downright
silly.
The
attempts
to
include
the
patriotic
flavour
in
the
boring
narrative
has
also
fallen
flat.
However,
the
director
has
done
a
good
job
with
the
casting
of
the
movie,
as
the
performance
of
the
actors
does
make
it
a
watchable
experience.
Performances
Dileep
has
once
again
appeared
as
a
character
that
he
played
several
times
in
his
acting
career,
a
good-hearted
thief.
However,
the
actor
does
make
a
mark
with
his
amazing
screen
presence
and
matured
performance.
Arjun
Sarja,
who
plays
Daniel,
has
excelled
in
his
role
and
is
undoubtedly
the
best
choice
for
the
character.
Anju
Kurian,
the
leading
lady
has
nothing
much
to
do
in
her
insignificant
role.
Saiju
Kurup
and
Ashokan
scores
in
a
few
comedy
scenes
with
their
amazing
comical
timing.
The
rest
of
the
star
cast,
including
Innocent,
Janardhanan,
Suresh
Kumar,
Ponnamma
Babu,
etc.,
are
good
in
their
respective
roles.
Technical
Aspects
Sivakumar
Vijayan,
the
NGK
fame
cinematographer
has
done
a
great
job
with
the
visuals
of
the
movie.
The
editing
by
John
Kutty
is
not
up
to
the
mark.
Peter
Hein,
the
action
choreographer
once
again
scores
with
the
amazing
action
sequences
of
the
movie.
The
songs
composed
by
Shaan
Rahman
are
just
okay.
The
background
score
by
National
award-winner
Gopi
Sundar
is
decent.
Verdict
Jack
&
Daniel
is
an
old
wine
served
in
an
old
bottle.
This
action
thriller
is
strictly
for
the
diehard
fans
of
Dileep
and
Arjun
Sarja.