Rambo Movie Review: In the flavor of the typical M. Muthaiah’s village dramas like Komban and Viruman, he has now turned his face towards urban life and has given Arulnithi this city-based sports drama, Rambo. The drama has no theatrical release and has proved its worth directly on Sun NXT. With dramatic emotions and redemption, it brings boxing to the OTT platform.
It is a story of a young boxer, Rambo, who is ardent (Arulnithi) but is forced to change his life when he decides to help a woman trapped in trouble. What starts as just another good deed lands him into a nexus of fights and turmoil that will test his endurance both inside the arena and out. Rambo’s love interest is played by Tanya Ravichandran, who adds emotional strength to him through his roller-coaster ride of life. Most of the film shines in the supporting roles of VTV Ganesh, Abhirami, Aisha, and Ranjith Sajeev, along with Ghibran’s melody-tinged songs in key moments.
Muthaiah seems to be trying to weld the same emotion he invoked in popular sentimentality in his earlier works to form the intensity of a sports drama. It works partially but uneven. Arulnithi fits the role of a taciturn brooding fighter, and he’s played the role under control. Emotional scenes coupled to him and Tanya are believable, but they’re not found fresh in terms of screenplay. Boxing sequences while choreographed decently, don’t pack the punch or realism that would have lifted the film.
Plus, cinematographically up to Chennai’s urban rhythm. Ghibran comes through with his background score-knock to the emotional beats as well. But it doesn’t create a holistic impact in terms of predictable narrative and uneven pacing.
Arulnithi’s performance is really measured and sincere.
Ghibran’s solid music and background score
A crisp runtime and setting that seems to fit the urban experience
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Predictable screenplay with little surprise turns
Weak emotional depth and consummation hurried
None of the thrill of theaters one expects from sports drama.
Final Verdict
Rambo is, after all, a movie that can surely be watched while lying on the bed. It does create small emotional sucker punches but does not manage to pull the audience out with a knockout punch. Arulnithi throws in a whole lot of effort together with Ghibran’s music but sadly for this film, there is no originality and depth to make it a winner at the OTT ring.
Rating: 2.25/5: An earnest boxing drama with heart, but not enough heat to win the bout.
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