Mark Antony (2023) User Reviews

If you remove SJ Surya, then this is AAA-Part2

[m-ramanan · 6/10 · 18 September 2023]

RATED 6/10 Language: Tamil Media Partner: Amazon Prime Source: Nil

Director thought, if you put old hits as background you can do any illogical and madness in the screen. Silk scene sequence also similar to that one.

SJ Surya is ultimate in this venture and he saved the whole movie single handedly. Whenever he appears in the screen, it was like fire cracker. All other scenes are so dud and sometimes not bearable too.

The story is OK, the fantasy angle helped lot in movie flow and comic angle. Vishal with that beard and wig, it is total unfit. Especially his climax mannerisms are irritating to the core.

My advice would be, wait for OTT release, so that you will have control in your hand to forward and skip as much as possible.

What The Fish: Mindless Entertainment & There Is Nothing Wrong With That!!

[samxxxul · 7/10 · 16 September 2023]

What an epic absurdity, it was completely bonkers that I loved so many things about this film. I didn't expect it to be this good, it was fun seeing both SJ Surya and Vishal breaking the law of physics and I hoped it didn't end.

With movies catering to a thirsty young crowd director Adhik Ravichandran has raised eyebrows with an average filmography in recent years. But I bet you this film will leave many gob smacked like how such a filmmaker with a track record of mediocre films can pull off something so damn quirky, absurd that I left the theater smiling.

As with most time travel movies, this treads along the familiar pattern of the characters going back and forth to prevent an incident with unexpected consequences. The film packs so much in the runtime as the leads switch places, and professions with a pile of trouble they keep getting into, trying to change their destiny. Between all the chaos we get some cool Ajith Kumar references and a tribute to Silk Smitha that makes it somewhat one of the wacky but funny sequences in the film.

Coming to the performances, the main quartet, and I mean both Vishal and SJ Suryah gets 2 different roles to play which is very entertaining. They give it all for the role of the mechanic and the gangster playing the role with so many popcorn reel-worthy moments. One of my favorite sequences is the phone conversations in the 2nd half when the mechanic son SJ Surya assigns a task to the Father and keeps pestering him with non-cerebral entertainment. Please do check out my review for Thupparivaalan and you may notice that I had no hopes for Vishal and this is best, he had so much fun donning the Father and the Son role. The Climax anaconda sequence was madness, it is accentuated by over-the-top score by GV Prakash.

Finally, I want to say this is a really ambitious, complicated, and brave attempt by the team to provide good cinematic popcorn entertainment is highly recommended.

Out and out entertainer

[Jithindurden · 8/10 · 16 September 2023]

One of the best comedies I've seen in recent times. I was laughing throughout the movie. Using science fiction elements they've turned a usual Tamil gangster story into a spoof of all the familiar tropes without losing the cool action that comes with it. There are definitely plot holes and logic issues with the time-traveling phone but the movie doesn't give you much time to think about it because it just wants to be an out-and-out entertainer more than anything.

SJ Surya is the MVP here. Even though Vishal also did pretty great with his dual roles, SJ Surya's double role as father and son carried the movie. Anyone else would have ruined the whole movie. He deserves all the praise for making all the craziness of the movie work.

Horrible and very poor film

[vincedeisgn · 22 September 2023]

Worst ever film watched in my whole life lol. Such a huge waste of money and talent. SJ surya some how kept people awake. Completely nonsense movie 😅🤦🏻🤦🏻.. theze people should be banned from film making .

Completely spoils the name of Tamil movies and film eternity.

You will be warned, in the beginning of 5 mins of the movie. Better run away through the exit door.

What surprises me,how some people are giving positive ratings for these poor film making scripts and direction.

It completely shows the lack of film knowledge amd commonsense among the audiences.

Anyway, its just my opinion but really worst.

Fun riot.

[sosrivi · 7/10 · 17 September 2023]

Well, this movie is totally for entertainment purposes. We may be fans of Christopher Nolan, but once in a while we need an illogical movie with pure magic to entertain us. I loved the second part of the play, especially S. J. Surya's performance. Vishal score in the climax. I had a good laugh after a long time. Every scene was crisp and entertaining. The music is good, and the action sequences were enjoyable. Overall, this is a fun movie to watch with your gang. I hope the director continues on this path, where he can score very well. Leave your logical brain before entering the theater. Won't regret........

Sj Suryah steals the show in this somewhat decent entertainer

[cinephile-007 · 6/10 · 16 September 2023]

After a below average outing with Bagheera,Aadhik Ravichandar returns this time with Mark Antony starring Vishal and SJ Suryah in the lead roles.

Trailers play a big part when it comes to promoting a movie. If the trailers are a hit then the movie gets a hype and a big opening.

Mark Antony benefitted from a superb trailer cut. The trailer was the main reason the movie got big hype before the release.

Coming to the movie, the best thing about it is SJ Suryah. He outperforms everyone on the screen be it villainism or the humour.

Aadhik took an interesting idea and made it entertaining eventhough in someplace especially the songs felt misplaced and loud.

Vishal did his best but in few places, it felt like maybe someone like STR would have been apt for the role.

All in all, It's a decent entertainer with SJ Suryah at his best.

Complete entertainer

[reganrajan · 10/10 · 22 September 2023]

Fabulous movie. Interesting that they could think of this story concept. Time travel with phone. Technically its not time travel, its just matter of passing the future information to the past through the phone. Good thinking right? Indeed. All the confusion and consequences. It was all funny, totally funny. The song and background music is excellent. Brings out the mode completely. It was a blast from the beginning until the end once the time machine was discovered. A little disappointed with the Silk scenes because i was expecting more, like getting an entire item song with Silk dancing in it. But sadly, it was just like few seconds of the clip as they were having normal conversation. And thats it, they ended Silk and my excitement. But the movie was continuously blasting until the end. The panji muttai song is also nicely adapted to the action scenes. In conclusion: worth every pennies i paid. Complete entertainment and i am thoroughly entertained. Thank you to the entire team that made this movie possible.

SJ Suryah - the real hero of the movie!

[danthxr · 7/10 · 28 October 2023]

Vishal very dull acting after his entry was a letdown and thought the movie is gonna be so bad but SJ Suryah performance peaked at pre-interval to 2nd half pre climax, just wow. People do say overreacting but that's his talent and it was good. Those 7 marks are for SJ Suryah comedy and acting and Vishal acting in climax. Adik. Ajith references were unwanted from Adik Ravichandaran. His other movies are not good as this. Songs were not good but retro remix from GVP worked out. Comeback for Vishal and the director. The story was very similiar as INN but the concept of Time Travel was different. We need more unique scripts like this! 2nd half screenplay >> 1st half screenplay.

Terrific Movie

[jikku3012 · 10/10 · 17 September 2023]

I don't know how to say about this movie. Tamil film makers are improving their potential. The movie is amazing. Screenplay is so fast and I didn't feel any lag. SJ Suryha did his best. He is the pillar of this movie. Vishal's performance is also good. Overall it's a must watchable and theatrical material. BGM is marvelous. I feel something like a celebration when I was watching it. Direction department did its best. As a movie lover, I wanna watch this kinda of movies on big screen. Usually there is a few SI-FI movies in tamil cinema. In those this movie marked a history. Whoever wants to explore a different kinda movie in tamil cinema. It's yours.

A comical time travel

[rajvignesh-60140 · 7/10 · 25 September 2023]

One of the best comical movie , brings out the vibes of back to the future. A simple and clean story and an amazing and engaging screenplay with an extraordinary background scoring. Kudos to the director and team, aadhik really nailed it. Special kudos to the music from GV , the bgms are ultimate. Vishal did his role to perfect with some amazing performances. The key of the ship was the nadipu arakkan SJ surya. He is the god of acting. His body language style swag comedy and thug is worth trillion. An amazing asset to tamil cinema. He has nailed every bit of it. The main drawback is the songs, could have no songs in this fast phased movie. Overall an osm entertainer, Please do watch it available in theaters.

SJ Surya masterclass

[jonny78 · 4/10 · 9 October 2023]

My man SJ Surya is out here carrying movies on his back. We had the just good Maanaadu elevated by his sheer tour de force as Dhanushkodi, and now Mark Antony. It's a shame as he wastes his best performance on such a terrible film.

My main gripe with the film was not its cartoonish plotting, irritating lead actor, but them using a LITERAL DEAD PERSON as sex appeal for the audience.

That didnt rub well at all, and it's a testament to how weird our society is that people praise it as the best part of the film.

I could go on about how brilliant SJ Surya is, and he did make me laugh boisterously out loud, despite how terrible the film is.

If you remove him, it's a solid 2/10, but his performance is just way too good.

What a amazing movie 90's feel

[srisanzumba-58358 · 8/10 · 18 September 2023]

This movie is blast , sj Surya beautiful act He nailed it So Rugged character mixed with dark comedy.

Vishal performance really very good but SJS pillar of the movie

Screenplay and everything is very good

I loved the silk recreation intro part

90s feel good very stylish and unique time travel movie

8/10 very very good loved watching.

Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian Sj Surya Badass Villian.

Review

[gaurapoorva-84705 · 7/10 · 4 November 2023]

Vishal $ s.j Suryah are in dual role along side Ritu Varma Sunil abhinaya selvaraghavan. It might be an average movie, but not the worst either. I do appreciate that they tried something new well IIt might be an average movie, but not the worst either. I do appreciate that they tried something new well I suppose suppose it to be a dumb movie where the plot does not have real much sense I hoped that it is because it's not like this movie is without stock. SG Suryah whose comedic timing and Manna is almost perfect to the concept as such whose screen presents almost It's underwhelming screenplay.

WASTE OF TIME

[rajmeghaa · 1/10 · 22 September 2023]

Please don't read the other reviews, it's probably written by the movie crew themselves. No offense but the movie has 0 logic, the jokes aren't funny, the songs are terrible, highly predictable outcomes, just overall a waste of time. PLEASE PLEASE DONT TAKE YOUR SWEET TIME OUT ON THIS MOVIE. Trust me my reviews are always spot on. Just listen to me and don't go.

Surya's acting is usually good but he overdid on this one. And Vishal was very mid as well.

The movie was copied too idk which one but i've seen the same storyline before. Also their voices were so bad it was hurting my ears. So much screaming.

Simple yet fascinating take on time travel concept...!!!

[PANDIAN120621 · 6/10 · 1 November 2023]

Its Sj.suryah delightful presence & his charisma that makes an above average verdict... Director Adhvik finds himself not too serious but being crazy of making a successful commercial soup to save his career,choses a wacky entertainer that makes u forget any logic loop holes while the screenplay is kept brisk pace...keeping us anticipated about something refreshingly surprised... The way Adhvik choses the vivid colors on the screen makes u vibrant with its perfect retro looks,thanks to costume designer contribution while Gv prakash music & bgm remarkable enough to glorify the flick.... Overall a partly entertaining flick that has few surprised elements to make every penny worthy.

Surprisingly enjoyable

[ramyarajesh-45592 · 7/10 · 15 February 2024]

I did not expect it to enjoy it as much as I did. Infact as a family we watched it in a single OTT sitting on Prime, so there was something going for the movie! It was over the top but that is expected for a time travel movie. Also loved it that we could not figure out what was going on in the initial half.

SJ Suryah really plays quirky characters so effortlessly. I did not like some of the lewd dialogues, could so easily have been avoided. And it could have been edited to be shorter by ten minutes at the very minimum.

Enjoyed the final avatar of Vishaal. As a son, something was off with the makeup. And glad that the ending was the way it was!

SJ Suryah at the peak

[saru2020 · 8/10 · 24 September 2023]

SJ Suryah's peak performance makes this whole film an interesting watch.

The best part of the film is that the time travel concept was simplified which makes this film watchable by almost anyone of any age.

The commercial part of the film was nicely made but the biggest drawback was Vishal since his attitude is something that most people dislike since his overacting spoils even the best scenes, that's exactly what happened in this flick as well, his characterizations were too good just like SJ Suryah but he just spoiled it and SJ Suryah scored really well and made this film watchable.

Overall, it's a good one-time watch just for SJ Suryah.

Good review

[rprabhakaran · 6/10 · 15 September 2023]

Not only a comical movie but also entertaining us musically . And engaged with all kinds of audience .. but adhik ravichandar did well.. podu like ah. After you watching this movie you may forgive this director for his last (AAA) Historical film... Don't worry about his past live at present 🎁 sweetest era of this movie.. Happy to see again and again SJ. Surya seeing his best performance in all those films .... Vishal ought to select to make the audiences great attention after this .. we are eagerly waiting for your Thupparivaalan .... Congrats overall team..... Well done Adhik show your magic pursuingly to cinema audience.

Amazing script and execution!!!

[sriramthestranger · 8/10 · 25 September 2023]

The movie is a typical revenge gangster movie with a nice fantasy element of time travel. The major plus of the movie is it's mind-blowing screenplay and SJ Suryah for making us believe in all absurdity of the script.

The plot is just brilliant after the interval bang. The characters are well established and SJ Suryah killed it with his amazing acting. The songs were misplaced, not enjoyable and don't add any value to the narration. The heroine factor works at some places. The make up if Vishal could have been better and looks bland at some places which is the only drawback technically. Definitely a worthy entertainer!!!

Uninteresting film

[joevinil95 · 5/10 · 16 September 2023]

Watched this on day 1 release. Everyone who watched before me said this is a blockbuster. I went in with high hopes. Literally couldn't sit through the film. Except for SJ Surya and few good comedy, what does this film offer?

Vishal is poorly cast, he is no match to SJ surya. The story itself is very boring and said in an uninteresting way. The films songs and bgm are even bad. Very loud and jarring. The old songs used in the film are good.

And what's with the self references, like SJ surya mentions Vaali and Vishal with Anaconda. It's really irritating after some point. Poorly written screenplay that follows 0 logic. Even the timetravel concept is not properly shown.

SJ Suryah's Show

[anonymous-reviewer_ · 8/10 · 29 September 2023]

A time travel movie differently portrayed, where the actual person does not move, but can influence the present by calling anyone in the past. Easy to understand if you pay attention in the first half an hour. I was looking forward to SJ Suryah's performance and it was absolute fun to watch him. The dialogue delivery and energy he brought lit up the screen. Many good comedy scenes and references to previous movies was aptly placed. The gun scene at the climax looked repetitive like other gangster movies and felt mediocre, otherwise the movie is a great watch. A good watch can be seen at the theaters.

Predominantly dumb, occasionally hilarious

[isaacsundaralingam · 5/10 · 18 September 2023]

'Mark Antony' with Vishal and S. J. Suryah might not be a good movie, but it's not the worst either. I do appreciate that they had tried something new and unique and while I get that it's supposed to be a dumb movie where the plot doesn't really have to make much sense, I kinda hope that it did because it's not like this movie is without stock. Its greatest asset is actor S. J. Suryah whose comedic timings and mannerisms are almost perfect for a concept as such and whose screen presence almost cancels out its underwhelming screenplay... "almost".

Do I even have to go into loopholes and plot inconsistencies? Or the fact that Vishal looked bloated and misplaced throughout? No, I think this is just about all I feel like elaborating :p.

Highly energetic film with such a good pace

[vkproduction · 8/10 · 17 September 2023]

Time travel concept conveyed in such a understandable way. SJ Suryah🔥what a performance......good placement of old songs in fight scenes that makes the movie more and more engaging. Gv Prakash rocks in Bgm and the songs were not up to mark. Vishal in Climax was 💥

The USP of the movie is the scene were the Silk meets Antony and Jackie while that the whole theatre got erepted

The pacing of the film was amazing,the 2 hours will spend quickly...in such a way the editor made the cuts

Aadik ravichandran's comeback after AAA

Redin Kingsley scored well in comedy even with little time frame YG Mahendrens character is unnecessary in the film.

Many loved it.

[jinufrancis1 · 8/10 · 14 October 2023]

(SPOILERS) Many movies sci-fi tries to maintain many physics, logic and stuffs but this movie straight opposite - no physics, no logic, a long masterpiece comedies. Everything in this film is just literally awesome. And the conversation between Jackie and Madhan on killing mark is way more comedy. Laugh the crap out of me. And main highlight is story, just a normal story where they finds out time travel and changes past, but that's not the thing, the making of this movie is just another level. I could say after a long time vishal is back with a masterpiece. Highly recommended, a must watch film.

Disaster

[udhayabala · 1/10 · 17 September 2023]

The director seems to hate quality to the core. Can't see any in this movie. Time travel is a joke in this movie. The director apparently hated research as well as it's apparent that he didn't do any.

The musician thought he can distract the absurdity of this movie through is never resting bgms.

Unfortunately the overused bgms sucked as well.

Don't know why vishal don't want to act in good movies anymore.

SJ surya is the only good thing about this movie. Enjoyed a few laughs because of him.

Please don't misuse time travel concept. I know it's a comedy movie. But let's remember Santhanam's Dikilona - a comedy time travel movie which was lit.