Code M Web Series Review: Jennifer Winget Looks Fierce While Unraveling Indian Army Secrets
Jennifer Winget in Code M plays a fierce, Army lawyer who will not stop until she finds the truth. The series has a solid story on paper but appears wonky on screen.
Story:
Code
M
follows
Indian
Army
Lawyer
Monica
Mehra,
who
discovers
a
conspiracy
while
investigating
a
military
encounter
case.
Her
study
brings
forth
several
revelations
which
expose
many
Indian
Army's
secrets
and
ethical
wrongdoings.
Disclaimer:
The
review
for
Zee5
and
Alt
Balaji
collaboration
series,
Code
M
is
based
on
the
first
three
episodes
of
season
one.
Review:
Jennifer
Winget's
debut
web
series,
Code
M,
sees
the
actress
in
a
powerful
role.
She
isn't
just
an
army
officer
but
is
investigating
the
army
officers
for
an
open
and
shut
case
as
an
army
lawyer.
The
show
has
a
great
premise,
we
have
always
see
Army
officers
at
the
forefront
on
screen
but
this
is
the
first
time
we
will
see
an
army
officer
from
a
different
angle.
Code
M
starts
with
three
army
officers
attacking
a
remote
house
at
the
Rajasthan
border
between
India
and
Pakistan.
During
the
firing,
we
two
militants
are
killed
off,
along
with
an
army
officer
who
takes
a
bullet
to
his
neck.
The
case
starts
to
draw
the
attention
of
the
public,
when
the
mother
of
the
alleged
militants
burns
herself
claiming
her
kids
were
innocent.
We
first
meet
Jennifer
at
her
own
Bride
to
be
party,
but
there
too,
she
picks
on
a
gun
to
teach
some
goons
a
lesson.
The
party
ends
sooner
than
expected
as
she
is
called
to
Jodhpur
for
an
investigation
by
her
uncle.
The
case
which
was
reported
to
her
as
open
and
shut,
starts
to
grow
more
as
she
gets
tipped
offs
from
the
alleged
militants
family
and
friends.
Jennifer's
character
comes
off
one
dimensional,
even
after
adding
aspects
like
her
a
to
be
husband,
an
ex-lover
in
close
proximity
and
a
pressing
case
to
solve.
Even
though
fierce
and
strong,
she
has
little
conviction
towards
the
case.
As
a
lawyer,
unfortunately,
she
does
not
look
convincing
but
does
great
as
an
Indian
Army
Officer.
She
is
given
very
little
information
about
the
case
and
is
pressured
easily
by
the
Colonel.
A
heavy
effort
has
been
made
to
show
Jennifer
strong
on-screen
but
she
just
looks
headstrong
and
unreasonable
at
times.
Monica's
(Jennifer)
lover,
Officer
Angad
played
by
Tanuj
Virwani,
makes
a
powerful
impression
but
still
is
always
a
step
behind
the
lead
actress
of
the
show.
The
complexity
of
their
relationship
is
played
off
as
earth-shattering
but
seems
forced
with
unnecessary
flashback
scenes.
Code
M
has
a
sense
of
pride
as
all
the
characters
are
part
of
the
Army,
but
at
times
it
goes
as
far
as
to
look
cocky.
Jennifer
says
dialogues
like,
'You
may
know,
Mumbai
Police,
Pune
Police,
but
I
am
the
Indian
Army'.
Another
time
she
threatens
a
character
asking,
'Tum
Indian
Army
se
Punga
Loge'.
By
the
end
of
three
episodes,
we
have
a
strong
premise,
with
a
slow
pace
and
plenty
of
awkward
scenes.
The
20
minutes
episodes
are
not
enough
to
develop
a
complicated
case,
and
the
show
eventually
turns
into
a
simple
whodunnit
story.
The
highly
edited
scenes
and
slow
screenplay
makes
the
case
look
like
a
subplot
of
the
series,
when
it
is
the
main
plot
of
the
show.
In
almost
every
scene
Jennifer
has
a
loud
enough
presence,
enough
that
you
end
up
missing
out
on
other
characters.
She
looks
fabulous
and
makes
you
want
to
root
in
Major
Monica
Mehra.
Overall,
I
hope
the
episodes
ahead
do
justice
to
the
show
since
it
is
a
new
premise
and
an
interesting
one,
which
will
uncover
the
possible
layers
in
the
Indian
Army.
The
conspiracy
theories
at
the
centre
of
the
show
also
make
you
want
to
sit
through.