Boat (U)
02/Aug/2024 Adventure, Drama 2hrs 7mins

2.00

A Notoriously Executed Survival Drama!

Neat on-paper idea developed in the worst way possible. The situations and threats that follow are poorly translated on-screen, which detach us further away from the flow.(more)

Source: Ashwin Ram, MovieCrow

2.00

A frivolous film with an intriguing premise but caricaturish characters

Acting-wise, the film consists of one competent actor after another. They do their parts well and play a major role in keeping us invested. But the triviality of the proceedings bogs down their performances. If your only goal in watching a film is to admire its imagery and ambition, then Boat might ...(more)

Source: Roopa, Times Of India

2.00

Yogi Babu cannot save this tedious, talkative survival drama

Boat is excessively dialogue-heavy, made worse by the loud score drowning out any space for silence. Chances are you might remember the deafening experience and caricaturish characters more than all the well-intentioned ideas. Chimbudevan seems to have lost the plot by more than 12 nautical miles.(more)

Source: Bhavanesh Chander, The Hindu

1.50

Good intentions fail to salvage this verbose Yogi Babu vehicle

Boat is filled with so many holes of �what-ifs� and �could-haves� that it has no way to go except down, and unfortunately, it does leaving no survivors.(more)

Source: Avinesh , Indian Express

1.50

A boatload of issues keeps it from staying afloat

Boat promises a thrilling voyage but instead finds itself adrift in a sea of cliches. The director, as the captain, steers the vessel towards a rocky shore of heavy-handed social commentary, rather than the open sea of human complexity. While the ocean of possibilities was vast, Boat remains a smal...(more)

Source: Jayabhuvaneshwari B , CinemaExpress.com