RRR (2022)

 RRRidiculous

This is a truly weird movie. Fun, but weird. It's a wacky cross between Marvel and Bollywood.

RRR is very loosely based on actual events. Loose is an understatement. It's so loose that it is falling apart - apart from reality that is. 

A reviewer at RogerEbert.com describes British Governor Scott (played by Ray Stevenson) as a "cartoonishly evil" character. True enough, but that's because everyone and everything in the whole damned movie is cartoonish! Calling one character from this absurdity "cartoonish" is absurd. It's like singling out Elmer Fudd as "the funny animated one" from the "Looney Tunes" series.

I initially did not want to watch this because I feared that it would be like viewing a three hour video game (yes, it's running time is 3 hours and 7 minutes). But, since we have a Netflix subscription, and it was an offering, we decided to give it a try. I wasn't wrong about the video game fears. The film does have that look.

Surprisingly, we were not disappointed in the film's overall entertainment value. Actually, we were quite amused by all the insane scenes and we both frequently laughed out loud. 

But this begs raises the question, "Is RRR a comedy?" To be honest, I'm not sure. Every description I've read labels it a drama. But really? If the producers were looking for drama, then why frame your intended seriousness in the goofiest, craziest, wildest cinematic nonsense of the year?

Due to all of its rib-tickling silliness, I'm giving this movie a marginally positive rating. If it is not supposed to be funny, well, I'll recommend it anyway. Who doesn't need a good laugh these days?

Rating: 5½/10