Film Review: Game Changer (Rating: 1/5).
Game over for Ram Charan and director Shankar
Game Changer, directed by Shankar, is a disappointing film that fails to impress despite its visual grandeur.
Plus Points:
- Ram Charan delivers decent acting performance.
- A few action scenes are well-executed.
- The film has minimal drama scenes that may appeal to the masses.
- The film's sets, actions, costumes, and song picturization are visually stunning.
Minus Points:
- The film does not have entertainment value, strong emotions, and romance.
- Shankar's direction is pathetic. The plot is predictable and reminiscent of earlier his own films .
- The film offers nothing new.
- Except for Ram Charan no other actor stands out. His double role is hardly impactful.
- None of the songs are memorable or catchy
- The film's 165-minute runtime is excessive and boring.
Overall, Game Changer is 200% disaster in the Hindi belt.
"Game Changer" is a disappointing film produced by Dil Raju. The storyline, centered around corruption in Indian society, feels routine and unoriginal. Unfortunately, this theme has been explored numerous times in Indian cinema over the past 50 years.
Director Shankar's own films, such as "Nayak" and "Indian," tackled similar topics, and his recent release, "Indian 2," was a disaster.
Ram Charan, playing a double role as father and son. Despite his success in S.S. Rajamouli's blockbuster "RRR," Charan lacks pan-India appeal, which affects the film's overall impact. His look is very good but performance is offering nothing new or memorable.
The supporting cast, including South villain S.J. Surya and leading ladies Kiara Advani, fail to deliver and leave no lasting impression.
"Game Changer" is a lackluster film that fails to live up to its title.
Director S. Shankar's film has been in production for four years and taking over 280 days to complete. Shankar, known for his earlier blockbusters like "Gentleman," "Nayak," "Indian," and "Shivaji," has made his first Telugu film, but unfortunately, it is a big disaster.
The story, written by Karthik, is let down by Shankar's own horrible screenplay, which is dated and pathetic. The film's pacing is slow, dragging on for 165 minutes, making it feel overly long for its simplistic two-line story.
The music, composed by Thaman, is equally wrost with none of the five songs becoming chartbusters. The makers spent a staggering ₹75 crore on song picturization, with one song alone taking 15 days to shoot and costing ₹23 crore.
Given its massive budget of ₹500 crore, the film's box office performance is expected to be underwhelming. Advance bookings were poor, and the film may struggle to collect even ₹5 crore on its first day in the Hindi belt. The Telugu version may fare slightly better, but overall, the film's prospects look bleak.
The box office numbers for Game Changer are likely to be inflated, as the makers often employ tactics to artificially boost the first-day collection. It's an open secret that producers hire agencies to purchase fake tickets, which are then distributed among fans, college students, and even street beggars. This deceptive strategy creates a false impression of the film's commercial success.
Unfortunately, I predict that Game Changer will follow this same pattern, with the makers manipulating the numbers to make the film appear more successful than it actually is.
Regards
Narendra Gupta