Kilometers and Kilometers Review : Tovino’s thrilling entertainer

Kilometers and Kilometers Review -What makes the movie super entertaining is how Jeo, much like his previous movie Kunju Daivam, uses normal incidents and people to talk about prejudices, relationships and perspectives – by injecting a dose of humour and all the while not being preachy.

The story revolves around Josemon, he after being neck-deep in debt, indulges in all kinds of errands to take care of his family, which includes selling his loved Bullet motorcycle. The twist in the movie happens moments before the sale,when he is gets an offer to show an American Tourist Katherine Stevens, around India on his bike for a fee. What happens in the ride and the transformation that takes place is the crux of the story.

Kilometers and Kilometers Review : In one word it is super entertainer

Scenes in Kilometers and Kilometers are humorous and entertaining. In one of the scenes where Josemon (Tovino Thomas) and Katherine Stevens (India Jarvis) are in a clinic, Josemon tells her that he chose the particular medical facility because there aren’t medicines or plasters in the government hospital. “No medicines in a government hospital?” exclaims the US tourist Katherine, before coming to the conclusion, “Oh, that’s why all your ministers come to the US for treatment.”

In another entertaining scene, Katherine and Josemon caught in a traffic jams, witness a scene when fans pour milk over a massive hoarding of a superstar, while a small boy begs for money. Katherine observes, “He’s begging while they are wasting milk.”

We also get a few laughs when, in the film’s earlier portions, Kathy begins questioning the way Indians live. When she wonders why people in Tamil Nadu waste milk on movie banners, he says, “This is quite normal here.” He says the same thing when she also asks why some people defecate out in the open. And since he carries around his English guide with him, he has this tendency to repeat certain phrases which annoys her. She also forces him to dispose of the waste in a roadside bin. (Perhaps India would be a much cleaner place had more people like her visited the country more often.)

Kilometers and Kilometers,  scripted and directed by Jeo Baby, is loaded with such jolly good scenes, wrapped and delivered through smiles. The script makes you laugh and think at the same time, and makes the characters adorable while they are on ride, stop and ride again.

You need to be patient as scenes pick up pace like a hill, up and then down initially, while the duo are on a ride and then halts at a village in Rajasthan. The music, Sooraj S Kurup’s songs and Sushin Shyam’s background score, is the soul of the film.

Tovino’s performance as Josemon pulls off the comedy and emotional tracks brilliantly as ever. There’s a particular scene where Josemon is shown reading a book titled America’s Atrocities and he hilariously quotes most of these at a pivotal turning point in the film; it also highlights the divides between the two cultures that is also another aspect the movie touches.

India Jarvis too makes a terrific debut with a sincere portrayal as Katherine, who favours money over relationships and finally realises what matters most. She brings in strength to her character. Sidhartha Siva’s role as Sunny Joseph, a Rajasthani villager who spouts English poems also manage to keep the fun quotient high in the narrative. Joju George and Basil Joseph play their tiny scenes well.

Kilometers and Kilometers is a super family entertainer that has comedy, satire and good music to keep you entertained throughout.