This movie had great potential but unfortunately, an unclear focus on the overall storyline lead to the movie being fairly average.
Spyder is a spy-action thriller which revolves around the talented spy (Mahesh Babu) who tries to stop the psychotic killer (SJ Surya) from creating chaos. The story is very thrilling and it really could have been an amazing movie had the director focused more on the plot rather than trying to incorporate masala elements. The result of this was that the movie did not satisfy Mahesh's fans who were expecting a mass type movie, and it did not satisfy those who were expecting a nail-biting thriller. In the end, you just got a half-baked movie which is a real shame seeing the big names involved in this film.
Pros of Spyder:
Plot: The plot is an excellent plot which really could have been something spectacular. Despite the flaws of the movie, the plot is strong enough to make this movie watchable. There are some moments in the movie that were executed perfectly. It's a small demo of what the movie could have been.
SJ Surya: Pulls off the character of Sudulai, who is a psychotic killer. Watching his acting is a real treat.
Background Music: Great throughout the movie. Sudulai's BGM is very chilling to listen to.
Cons of Spyder:
Mahesh Babu's acting: I rarely criticize Prince Mahesh, but his acting was very restrained and wooden throughout the entire film. The emotional scenes were not convincing at all.
Rakul Preet Singh: For what she was given, she didn't do a bad job. However her character was completely unnecessary and her only purpose was to fill up songs.
VFX: For a big budget 150 CR movie, the VFX was very bad. Scenes looked too cartoonish.
Illogical Scenes: There are far too many illogical scenes that test your patience. The fight on the roller coaster sounds cool, but it was incredibly stupid and unrealistic. A half-conscious Mahesh who just got impaled by a metal rod is able to accurately shoot Sudulai in his non-vital organs? Give me a break...
Lack of focus on script: I wish they just stuck to the spy vs criminal story but instead Mahesh is dancing in a song after every 2 scenes which is annoying. There is a severe lack of seriousness in this movie.
Songs: Songs were below average. Except the first song, I didn't really like any of them. I'm only speaking about the Tamil version, but I heard the Telugu version is even worse because the lyrics were directly translated from Tamil and don't make any sense.
Terrible Climax: Sudulai succeeds in bombing the hospital and killing hundreds of people. We would expect the hero to experience a setback, but he just kills Sudulai in the span of 5 minutes and gives an emotionless speech. What about all those people who just died? The way the movie ended was incredibly abrupt and strange, almost as if we are just supposed to ignore what just happened. I expected a more epic confrontation between Mahesh and SJ Surya.
Spyder isn't bad by any means, but it isn't exactly great either. The flaws are very obvious, but It's a decent movie to watch. Keep your expectations low however.
Spyder is a spy-action thriller which revolves around the talented spy (Mahesh Babu) who tries to stop the psychotic killer (SJ Surya) from creating chaos. The story is very thrilling and it really could have been an amazing movie had the director focused more on the plot rather than trying to incorporate masala elements. The result of this was that the movie did not satisfy Mahesh's fans who were expecting a mass type movie, and it did not satisfy those who were expecting a nail-biting thriller. In the end, you just got a half-baked movie which is a real shame seeing the big names involved in this film.
Pros of Spyder:
Plot: The plot is an excellent plot which really could have been something spectacular. Despite the flaws of the movie, the plot is strong enough to make this movie watchable. There are some moments in the movie that were executed perfectly. It's a small demo of what the movie could have been.
SJ Surya: Pulls off the character of Sudulai, who is a psychotic killer. Watching his acting is a real treat.
Background Music: Great throughout the movie. Sudulai's BGM is very chilling to listen to.
Cons of Spyder:
Mahesh Babu's acting: I rarely criticize Prince Mahesh, but his acting was very restrained and wooden throughout the entire film. The emotional scenes were not convincing at all.
Rakul Preet Singh: For what she was given, she didn't do a bad job. However her character was completely unnecessary and her only purpose was to fill up songs.
VFX: For a big budget 150 CR movie, the VFX was very bad. Scenes looked too cartoonish.
Illogical Scenes: There are far too many illogical scenes that test your patience. The fight on the roller coaster sounds cool, but it was incredibly stupid and unrealistic. A half-conscious Mahesh who just got impaled by a metal rod is able to accurately shoot Sudulai in his non-vital organs? Give me a break...
Lack of focus on script: I wish they just stuck to the spy vs criminal story but instead Mahesh is dancing in a song after every 2 scenes which is annoying. There is a severe lack of seriousness in this movie.
Songs: Songs were below average. Except the first song, I didn't really like any of them. I'm only speaking about the Tamil version, but I heard the Telugu version is even worse because the lyrics were directly translated from Tamil and don't make any sense.
Terrible Climax: Sudulai succeeds in bombing the hospital and killing hundreds of people. We would expect the hero to experience a setback, but he just kills Sudulai in the span of 5 minutes and gives an emotionless speech. What about all those people who just died? The way the movie ended was incredibly abrupt and strange, almost as if we are just supposed to ignore what just happened. I expected a more epic confrontation between Mahesh and SJ Surya.
Spyder isn't bad by any means, but it isn't exactly great either. The flaws are very obvious, but It's a decent movie to watch. Keep your expectations low however.