Abhijith Joseph’s cop-thriller ‘John Luther’, starring Jayasurya, has some good ideas that are let down by the writing

Spoilers ahead…

It’s strange how two films released the same week are so similar, yet so different. Rajeev Ravi’s is about cops investigating a case. Broadly speaking, that is exactly what is about. What differs is the approach. Rajeev Ravi dives deep in, with a ton of procedural detail, while Abhijith Joseph is content to stay on the surface and deliver simple twists and simple thrills. Of course, there is no right or wrong approach to a subject. I was just surprised at this coincidence between the two films. Taken together, they would make an excellent demonstration of a mainstream and hero-centric way of looking at things, versus a slightly offbeat but more holistic way of looking at things. is the better movie, while is probably the better audience-pleaser.

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