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Critics Review
3.75
Glorious!
There is a lot to unpack in Jigarthanda DoubleX. But this packed nature of the film also comes with a lot of clarity. Everything does come together. This is a gorgeous looking film with a lot to discuss! A lot about the filmmaking as well as the subject!(more)
Source: BharathVijayakumar, MovieCrow
3.50
Karthik Subbaraj's ode to films is part meta cinema, part social commentary
The prequel tries to be a lot of things at once. However, it succeeds as meta cinema. Take the build-up to the interval, for example, Ceaser and Ray are struggling to find an interval to their film. Meta enough? Ceaser keeps teasing that a terrific interval block is on the horizon, but things end up becoming a damp squib. And when the interval block finally hits, it is bonkers. The interval frame is perhaps one of the brilliant cinematic moments in Tamil cinema. Such brilliance outshines the shortcomings of Jigarthanda DoubleX.(more)
Source: Kirubhakar Purushothaman, Indian Express
3.25
Karthik Subbaraj's heartfelt, most political film dazzles with duality
Jigarthanda Double X is the most heartfelt film Karthik Subbaraj has done. By taking only the soul of the 2014 film, this sequel stands alone, alleviating any chances of comparison. But just like how ambitions become exponentially bigger, in all senses, this is truly a Double X of Jigarthanda.(more)
Source: BHUVANESH CHANDAR, The Hindu
3.00
Tries to be another Jigarthanda, but falls a little short
The sequences featuring Lawrence and SJ Suryah notably shine, and the intermission segment epitomises Subbaraj's signature style. However, the film's duration could have been trimmed as it occasionally tests the audience's patience. Two songs in the latter half only slow down the narrative. Nevertheless, the film's saving grace lies in its exceptional visual treatment and Subbaraj's unwavering commitment to craft, despite flawed writing.(more)
Source: Logesh Balachandran, Times Of India
3.50
Karthik Subbaraj's 'Jigarthanda DoubleX' is a beautiful love letter to cinema and to Nature.
A plot point about epileptic fits is very clever in terms of how it comes back into the story, but the person never experiences this condition again and I wondered why. After the film is over, you see the Big Picture of the narrative � but while watching it, I kept fidgeting a bit, wondering where it was heading. Of course, that, ultimately, is part of the charm. But maybe these diversions could have been smoother. But these are small complaints in the face of this massive achievement, which is also an ode to Nature, to the tribal way of life. When an oracle says that these men will get what they want but not in the way they expect, it's a reminder of the unpredictability of life itself. It is a throwaway scene, but it is so profound.(more)
Source: Galatta, galatta.com
3.50
SJ Suryah, Lawrence dazzle in Karthik's political film
'Jigarthanda Double X' is meta cinema at its best. Caesar, a gangster, doesn't consider his pistol or armoury as his weapon. For him, the camera gifted by Clint Eastwood himself is a larger weapon. And Ray, who is baying for blood, has a camera with him, but for him, it's not his weapon.(more)
Source: Janani, India Today