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Starting out as an investigation into whether United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld was murdered rather than dying accidentally in a plane crash in 1961, then spiraling outward into a probe of various strange individuals and organizations, “Cold Case Hammarskjöld” is a tremendously absorbing film, a documentary that plays like a first-rate thriller hinging on key issues of the Cold War and African decolonization.

I almost wrote “purported documentary” because when I came out of my first viewing of the film, I was unsure of whether parts of it may have been invented or embellished for dramatic (or sensationalistic) purposes. Partly, that’s due not just to the fact that some of this tale does seem fantastical, but also because filmmaker Mads Brügger , a Danish journalist, keeps the viewer off balance by playing with, even joking about that quality. Early on, he allows, “This could either be the world’s biggest murder mystery or the world’s most idiotic conspiracy theory.”

Having seen the film again and read up on it and the issues it evokes, I’m now convinced that it’s a real documentary, not a fake one. One aspect of the film, though, is constructed or staged for dramatic effect. Repeatedly through the film we see Brügger in an African hotel room dictating his evolving narrative to two female African secretaries, who alternate with each other and frequently ask him questions. Not only a way of helping clarify a very complicated story, this device, according to the filmmaker, came about because it “dawned on me that I was potentially working on a film without any women or black Africans.”

Fair enough. And whether or not the two women are actresses or actual secretaries, they fulfill their roles admirably. But it says something that in this tale of intrigue in modern Africa the only Africans who play prominent roles—villainous ones, in some cases—are white South Africans; otherwise the director and his accomplice, white-haired Swedish private investigator Göran Björkdahl , spend years in Europe and Africa conducting interviews with, as Brügger puts it, “elderly, white, liver-spotted men.”

Most of these dappled gents have some connection to the mystery that Brügger starts with. Hammarskjöld, a Swedish aristocrat, was a towering figure in mid-20 th century world affairs. Heading up the U.N. beginning in 1953, he took a special interest in helping newly independent African countries wrest free from their former colonial masters. Naturally, this stance earned him many enemies. When the plane he was in went down in central Africa on September 18, 1961, he was trying to negotiate a peace agreement in the Congo region, which had been ruthlessly exploited by Belgium for centuries (for details on this horror, see Adam Hochschild’s superb book King Leopold’s Ghost and the documentary of the same title).

Although the crash was officially blamed on pilot error, foul play was suspected from the first, and Brügger and Björkdahl uncover evidence—including interviews with Africans who witnessed the crash— suggesting the diplomat’s plane was shot down by another. They even identity a British-Belgian fighter pilot they think carried out the assassination (other researchers, however, have pointed to a French mercenary). And then there’s this chilling detail: a photo of Hammarskjöld’s body with an ace of spades resting on the collar—the calling card (literally), we are told, of the CIA.

But midway through the film, Hammarskjöld’s death opens onto a larger subject that commands the rest of the narrative. The connection is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that South Africa mounted in the wake of apartheid’s end, and in which certain papers were revealed that linked Hammarskjöld’s death to a group known the South African Institute for Maritime Research. Called SAIMR for short, it may have had something to do with looking for sunken treasure at some point, but in more recent history it seems to have been a mercenary outfit dealing in coups, assassinations and other nefarious business, and funded, supposedly, by intelligence agencies such as MI6 and the CIA.

The filmmakers become fascinated with a SAIMR leader named Keith Maxwell, a self-styled “commodore” who always wore white except when he donned an 18 th century admiral’s uniform complete with tricorn hat and flowing coat. Maxwell, who died some years ago, was supposedly involved in Hammarskjöld’s murder and was even photographed at the scene before investigators arrived. But in delving into his history, the filmmakers come upon an even more scandalous charge: that he posed as a doctor inoculating Africans against AIDS in the 1990s when in fact he was spreading the disease in an effort to eradicate blacks.

This accusation is of course explosive, and as an end title in the film states, AIDS experts say it is practically impossible. But is there no truth to it? In the film’s last quarter, Brügger and Björkdahl light upon “the guy we’ve been looking for six years.” He’s a former SAIMR operative named Alexander Jones , a hardboiled military type who is ready to spill the beans on the group because he wants “closure.” His interview is the most fascinating part of the film. I kept thinking, “If this guy’s an actor, he deserves an Oscar.”

Jones gives the filmmakers plenty of detail regarding Maxwell, the structure and operations of SAIMR (he says it involved 5000 people at one point), and the murders and other dirty business it was involved in across Africa. As for the AIDS story, he confirms it. But a New York Times story of Jan. 27, 2019, says that the filmmakers’ notes indicate Jones denied any knowledge of the AIDS project in pre-interviews, but by the time the camera was turned on, his testimony “evolved” to the point of including familiarity with things the filmmakers had told him about.

In other words, the whole thing ends up a bit murky. But then, this entire area of history is composed of endless layers of murk, and sometimes the best any investigator can do is to shine a light through a few layers, and leave the viewer to contemplate the many questions that remain.

Footnotes: Last week the New York Times reported that the government of Sweden, after asking the governments of the U.S., Britain and other countries to open their files on the Hammarskjöld case, has refused to open its own files “on grounds they are classified under national security laws.” Meanwhile the U.N. is mounting another investigation into the case which is due to be released next month “though it may be delayed,” according to the Times .

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Godfrey Cheshire is a film critic, journalist and filmmaker based in New York City. He has written for The New York Times, Variety, Film Comment, The Village Voice, Interview, Cineaste and other publications.

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Cold Case movie review: Reasonably suspenseful despite self-conscious handling of police work

One of the nicer aspects of Cold Case on Amazon Prime Video India is that Prithviraj has not used his clout to force his character into a position where he overpowers the narrative.

Language: Malayalam

A cold case is defined as a crime that remains unresolved for a length of time and for which investigations have been put on hold indefinitely due to insufficient evidence, or a crime discovered much after it was committed. The latter circumstance is the starting point of director Tanu Balak’s Cold Case .

This new Malayalam film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran as ACP M Sathyajith in whose jurisdiction a human skull is fished out of a water body by an unsuspecting local. The remains have degraded over time and the police’s first challenge is to identify the dead person.

In another part of Thiruvananthapuram, the journalist Medha (Aditi Balan) shifts into a rented accommodation with her daughter and domestic help. Medha is divorcing her husband and is bracing herself for a custody battle over their child. She works with a TV channel on a programme dealing with paranormal occurrences. When she is compelled to probe the steady stream of scares in her own house, her inquiries throw up a link between Sathyajith’s case and the spooky presence in her home.

Cold Case is about the parallel investigations conducted by the two leads.

One of the nicer aspects of this film is that the director is clearly not intimidated by his superstar leading man and that Prithviraj himself has not used his clout to force his character into a position where he overpowers the narrative. When he is on screen in Cold Case , he is the centre of the proceedings but his arresting screen presence is not drummed up with low-angle shots and over-underlined music that are an inextricable part of old-style men-centric out-and-out commercial Malayalam cinema.

Prithviraj’s willingness to subordinate himself to the requirements of the screenplay is also evident from the fact that unlike in most mainstream Indian films featuring a major male star, here the female lead gets equal space, she is not in the story merely to give the hero someone to fall in love with and/or protect, she is not defined by her association with him and the writing does full justice to her role in the action.

As with the lovely Kannada film Pinki Elli? that has been selected for a string of film festivals since 2020 , it is also good to see Sreenath V Nath’s script for Cold Case acknowledging divorce as a reality of present-day Indian society while not passing judgement on women for asserting their independence within marriage, demanding respect in a relationship and seeking freedom from one that is not working out.

(Aside: A Christian character in the film, we are told, “married a Hindu boy” but for some reason the subtitles at that point read “north Indian” instead of “Hindu”.)

(Minor spoiler ahead in this paragraph) How unconventional Cold Case is in the arena of commercial cinema is best explained by the fact that ultimately, neither lead is allocated a romantic partner or song. In fact, we are not drawn into Sathyajith’s personal life at all, beyond some time spent in his flat. (Spoiler alert ends)

The depth and refinement in these elements of the writing are not, unfortunately, carried into the rest of the film. Cold Case is let down by a self-conscious storytelling style when it deals with police procedures, awkwardly constructed dialogues assigned to Sathyajith when he is discussing the investigation with his colleagues, Prithviraj’s stilted delivery of those lines, a couple of coincidences in the detective work that ask for too much of a suspension of disbelief and an uninteresting antagonist. The conversations between Sathyajith and his fellow police personnel are often so elementary that it feels as if they were written as explainers for an audience presumed to be unaccustomed to crime thrillers. As for Sathyajith’s note-taking and the matter put up on the pin board in his home, they are both pointless.

Some scenes involving the ghostly being in Cold Case are genuinely unnerving, plus the immediate run-up to the discovery of who committed the crime and why are suspenseful, but the truth when uncovered leads us to a rather insipid criminal. Besides, a long-drawn-out effort to focus the viewers’ suspicion on a particular character becomes glaring to the point of being irritating. In the end too, the attempt to balance rationalism with belief in the supernatural is weak and predictable.

Aditi Balan is completely at ease before the camera and pleasant to watch. The supporting cast is largely unremarkable though, barring Suchitra Pillai who tries to be menacing as a visually challenged clairvoyant but turns out to be unwittingly funny instead. The scene in which she fervently chants “ Mirror black, dark as night , grant me vision, give me sight” comes off looking almost ridiculous.

While on the subject of cringe-worthy lines, when will Malayalam directors stop using English and Hindi songs with embarrassingly poor lyrics in their films? I thought it was hard to top Love Action Drama in that department, but the number that plays over the closing credits in Cold Case is just as strange:

Bury all your lies

Down beneath the sky

Let it rot alive

Hidden and disguised

Tear it out

Let it bleed down from the sky

Far beyond the line

Confession is the crime

Criminal investigations are not Malayalam cinema’s forte but the team of Cold Case did have a solid reference point in the form of last year’s excellent Anjaam Paathiraa , which managed to be both clever and emotionally resonant. The recent Nayanthara-Kunchacko Boban starrer Nizhal too had more substance. Ezra (2017) starring Prithviraj himself could have served as a guide. Instead of evolving further, Cold Case takes a few steps back in this genre.

To its credit, this film is wisely controlled when it dips into paranormal horror clichés such as sudden loud sounds, ominous music and abrupt movement. The director deploys Girish Gangadharan’s restrained camerawork effectively for this purpose, and especially well in the climactic scene with the villain of the piece. Cold Case then is a reasonably engaging thriller. It had the potential to be so much more.

Rating: 2.5 (out of 5 stars)

Cold Case is streaming on Amazon Prime Video India.

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Cold Case movie review: A lousy horror-thriller where Prithviraj and Aditi Balan are sleepwalking

Cold case movie review: this film has a very conventional premise of a dead person seeking justice from beyond the grave or, in this case, out of a rickety fridge..

Cold Case movie star cast : Prithviraj, Aditi Balan Cold Case movie director : Tanu Balak Cold Case movie ratings : 1 star

If director Tanu Balak and writer Sreenath V Nath thought making a film that combines the elements of crime thriller and horror was challenging, they should try writing a review of Cold Case without making it sound like a rant coming from depths of despair. Where does one even begin to complain about this film? Should we begin with the giant plot hole? Or the general pretentious tone of narration? Or the endless flow of logical errors that make a mockery of the audience’s intelligence? How about Tanu Balak’s failure to string together a meaningful sequence of images despite being a cinematographer himself?

Cold Case has a very conventional premise of a dead person seeking justice from beyond the grave or, in this case, from a rickety fridge. The film opens with sequences of rituals of exorcism followed in different religions. It is part of an “investigative” news report about how the dead use the living as the medium to bring those who have wronged them to justice.

The TV show is put together by Medha Padmaja (Aditi Balan). She is going through a lean phase, both professionally and personally. It seems her ghost stories are not bringing enough eyeballs for the channel, and she is also in the midst of her divorce. Not long ago, she lost her young sister to suicide. However, she is not troubled by the drop in ratings, her failed marriage or the mysterious death of her sister. She has no inner demons to fight or emotional turmoil to overcome. She makes for an excellent candidate to teach how not to allow personal tragedies affect a good night’s sleep. But, she makes for a poor lead character for a drama.

In a scene, Medha narrates the incidents leading up to the death of her sister in a shockingly casual manner to her lawyer Haritha (Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli). Aditi performs the scene without hinting at any residual pain or regret in her character. Not just Aditi, none of the actors add depth to their characters. Everyone seems to be sleepwalking in the film, including Prithviraj.

A fisherman hauls in a garbage bag, which holds a mutilated skull. The incident captures the media’s attention, forcing the police department to dedicate its best resources to the case. Enter, Prithviraj’s ACP M. Sathyajith. A media-savvy, clean-shaven top cop, who is seemingly still in awe of himself over his recent weight loss. Seriously, Prithviraj seems so preoccupied flaunting his shrunken waistline that his performance takes a back seat. Every scene focuses on how glamorous Prithviraj look in a cop’s uniform as he broods standing at the window of his office, or travelling in his car. None of the actors has really committed to their characters.

The grimness and pretentious tone of the film is a dead giveaway of Sreenath V Nath’s cluelessness about the material he’s dealing with. The screenplay is full of errors that ruins the interest of the audience in the movie. The puzzles are too easy to solve, and narrative errors are so depressingly silly to forgive. The editing senselessly jumps from one scene to another and we are treated to camera movements, which have no meaning and do nothing to improve a mediocre story.

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‘Cold Case’ review: Prithviraj shines in an overstretched thriller

The film is Tanu Balak’s directorial debut

Tapping into the paranormal world of crime thrillers , Cold Case , Tanu Balak’s directorial debut, tells the story of a fisherman finding a skull in the backwaters of Thiruvananthapuram.

Playing the lead roles are Prithviraj Sukumaran as ACP Sathyajith IPS, the cop in-charge of the investigation and Aditi Balan as Medha Padmaja an investigative journalist who has a show on paranormal cases. It is interesting to note the new faces were given due credit and screen space in this movie. The paranormal in the movie was beautifully channelled through the character of Suchitra Pillai as Zara Zacchai.

Two individuals working towards the same goal on different paths; logic and faith are taken through a roller coaster ride as they try to solve the murder. Despite the hype and anticipation, there seem to have been visible issues with the dubbing and questions on whether some of the characters did justice to their roles as it fell flat.

Alternation between the lives and investigational journey of the lead characters was an interesting way to move the story forward, but the narrative shift could have been a bit more seamless. Standing apart from the generic crime thriller investigation movies, Prithviraj has done a stellar role as he methodically unravels the mystery around death. His character stood in contrast with the typical boisterous police investigators as he played a mellow and methodical officer. Opening with parallel possibilities and multiple could be murderers, the movie does hold the attention of the viewer, particularly during the first half. However, moving toward the climax, it seemed to have been a bit of a let-down.

This movie is Prithviraj’s first OTT release on Amazon Prime. As a movie without a love triangle or action sequences, it has done an above-average job with regard to its storyline. However, there are a lot of unanswered questions which should have been addressed.

Due credit must be given to Prakash Alex, the music director for setting the mood right in the movie. That is one of the major highlights of the movie along with the cinematography, by Gireesh Gangadharan. Also, movie buffs can take a go at finding out the cross-references to other crime thriller movies within this movie. Numerology again pops in and out of the movie with subtle hints, keeping the viewers entertained.

Juxtaposing the natural with the unnatural was successfully portrayed in the film. With cross-references to the ongoing pandemic and the movie being shot during it, the cast and crew have made the movie a success in its own manner. Overall, the mixing of genre holds an optimistic future when executed properly.

Movie: Cold Case

Director: Tanu Balak

Cast:Prithviraj Sukumaran, Suchitra Pillai, Aditi Balan

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Cold Case Movie Review: This Prithviraj Sukumaran Starrer Is Not Your Usual Cop Thriller

Cold Case , the mystery-cop thriller has finally premiered on Amazon Prime Video. Prithviraj Sukumaran and Aditi Balan have played the lead roles in the movie, which marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Tanu Balak. Cold Case is jointly produced by Jomon T John, Shameer Muhammed, and Anto Joseph, under the banners Plan J Studios and Anto Joseph Film Company.

Did the Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer impress the audiences? Read the Cold Case movie review here, to know...

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Interesting plot and the engaging first half

Excellent making and technical aspects

Template horror elements

Weak second half and climax

A human skull is found from the backwaters, and ACP Sathyajith IPS (Prithviraj Sukumaran) is assigned to investigate the case. Meanwhile, Medha Padmaja (Aditi Balan), a journalist and single mother shifts to a new house with her little daughter Chinnootty, where she experiences paranormal activities. Sathyajith and Medha proceed with their respective investigations and reach a common point. What happens next thickens the plot.

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Cold Case Movie Review: This Prithviraj Sukumaran Starrer Is Not Your Usual Cop Thriller

Tanu Balak makes a decent directorial debut with Cold Case , which is scripted by Sreenath V Nath. The movie begins on a highly promising note with the introduction of two intriguing parallel tracks. What works in favour of the movie is its crisp narrative that doesn't spend much time establishing its leads or premise.

The best thing about Cold Case is that it stays away from unnecessary subplots, fight scenes, and most importantly, a romance track. This crisp storytelling makes the movie an engaging watch for most of its run time. There are rare light moments (especially the Drishyam reference), that brings a smile. The way the current pandemic situation is blended into the narrative deserves a special mention.

But Cold Case falters when it comes to the second half (or maybe the last 30 minutes), where the narrative suddenly gets into a 'cold' mode. The template horror track looks forced and falls flat, despite providing quite a few moments of jump scares. Also, the track is completely sidelined towards the end, and the movie focuses completely on the routine investigation story. The climax too looks rushed and forced, thus leaving the viewers unsatisfied. Cold Case definitely had the potential to be much more.

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Performances

Prithviraj Sukumaran, who plays ACP Sathyajith has excelled as the reserved, intelligent police officer. The actor breaks his signature hyper-masculine mould with the brilliant underplay in Cold Case . Even though the character doesn't offer him much to perform, Prithviraj's screen presence and exceptional voice modulation unarguably make the storytelling more appealing.

Aditi Balan has delivered a decent performance as journalist Medha Padmaja. But the excessive underplay and lip-sync issues play spoilsport at certain points and the actress evidently struggles to create the much-needed impact.

Late Anil Nedumangadu makes a mark with the final performance of his career as CI Ziyad. The rest of the star cast, including Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, Athmiya Rajan, Suchitra Pillai, Pooja Mohanraj, Ravi Krishnan, Alencier Ley Lopez, Maala Parvathi, and so on have played their parts well.

Technical Aspects

Jomon T John and Gireesh Gangadharan, the cinematographers have done a brilliant job with the visualisation of the film. The DOPs have succeeded in creating perfect backdrops for the two parallel narratives, which keeps the overall mood intact. Shameer Muhammed, the editor too has done a good job.

But it is the background score by Prakash Alex, that makes Cold Case a great edge-of-the-seat thriller experience for most of its parts. However, the song is just forgettable. The sound design and art direction departments too deserve a round of applause.

Cold Case is not your usual cop thriller that offers a lot of twists and thrills. This Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer is a decent investigative-horror thriller, that emerges as a pretty engaging watch. But, the movie might disappoint the viewers who expect more.

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2021 ‘കോൾഡ് കേസ്’ Directed by Tanu Balak

Sathyajith, Assistant Commissioner of Police, along with his team is assigned to handle controversial and complicated cases. One day, while fishing on a lake side, a man finds a garbage bag trapped inside his net.

Prithviraj Sukumaran Aditi Balan Anil Nedumangad Pooja Mohanraj Suchitra Pillai Athmeeya Rajan Lakshmi Priyaa Rajesh Hebbar Maala Parvathi Alencier Ley Lopez Anand Dr Divya Nitha Promy Shibu Laban Bilas Nair Gibin Gopinath Baby Eithal Evana Sherin Vijayakumari Azees Nedumangad Srikanth K Vijayan Ravikrishnan Kannan Nair Sanuja Somanath Usha S Karunagappally Anusree Pothen Surya Mohan Bensi Mathews Shailaja P. Ambu Ramadevi Ramamurthi Show All… Maya Suresh Aleena Mary

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Anto Joseph Jomon T John Shameer Muhammed

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Neeta Pinto

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Sreenath V Nath

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Shameer Muhammed

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Jomon T John Girish Gangadharan

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Ajayan Chalissery

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Prakash Alex

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Sankaran K C Sidharthan Vishnu Sujathan

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Stephy Zaviour

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Review by brutalkangaroo ★

Case is cold. You know what else is cold? Fridge.

Coincidence?

Review by Harlots 6

അതെന്താ കേസിനു മൂക്കടപ്പാണോ 🤣🤣🤣👍

Review by prtk j 1

I have an exam in 10 hrs and now thinking about it,I would have studied something for it instead of watching this.

Edit:- exam potti thalli.

Review by gokul. ★ 2

interesting premise, y’know, the same investigation through the 2 parallels, but goddamn...

cold case more like the case should’ve been left cold so the movie wouldn’t have happened at all amirite guys

petition for music directors to stop using children in their bgms for horror movies

should’ve just studied for the exam that happens in less than 12 hours 🤠👍

Review by Dhiraj Sundar ★★★ 3

not bad. still entertaining. i ont like the motive to kill. jst money.

Review by moviememes.mp4

Review by AmblinVarghese ½

That fucking fridge had more character depth than Prithviraj's character. His only contribution to the case was that immaculate PPT presentation. 🥶

Review by Vishnu Shankar ★★★½

90% sure the rekha character was introduced so that prithvi annan could make that one pun.

also myru rathri kanendarnnu

Review by NimmUwU ★ 2

Alla itu nammude Requiem for a Dreamilea Fridge alle?

You should have known something was wrong when a fridge that small emits blue backlight. Entayalum nammude cold blooded homicide killer oru Tobe Hooper fan tanne. There is so much wrong about this movie that i dont even wanna talk.... fr my face was like the police officer who heard RajuA10s rekha joke

Ah whatever njan entayalum oru ENTye kanikind, my ear bleeds from the bgm

Review by n.🎈 ★★

STOP MAKING CHILDREN SING CREEPY LALAS FFS !!!

Review by Arun George ★★

Cold Case treads the thin line between supernatural horror and crime-mystery genres. It is told through two perspectives: the investigative bits via ACP Sathyajith (a suave-but-deadpan Prithviraj Sukumaran) and the paranormal bits via journalist Medha (a sleepwalking Aditi Balan). Cold Case isn't a character-driven film - both Sathyajith and Medha are mere plot-forwarding devices with no real arcs to themselves (wait, Medha's kinda got one that isn't fully explored?). The horror elements of Cold Case backfire big time, right from the props (a funny-looking refrigerator with a bluish backlight) to the generically staged jumpscares. The procedural scenes lack punch while the dialogues come across as highly superficial. The final twist, while not entirely predictable, feels half-baked with lots of missing…

Review by shyas ★

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Cold Case Movie Review: Stiff performances, colourless storytelling

Rating: ( 2 / 5).

Cold Case is yet another film that boasts big names in the cast and technical crew but eventually ends up not doing justice to their stature and talents. It feels more like a TED talk on forensic science than a movie. It takes more delight in relaying information to the audience than moving organically from one plot point to another. You expect engrossing storytelling but what you end up getting is an experience akin to listening to the audiobook version of a crime novel. Or how about a two-hour CID episode with better production values and photography?

Director: Tanu Balak

Cast: Prithviraj, Aditi Balan, Suchitra Pillai

Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video

As in The Priest, Cold Case blends two different genres. It opens with two episodes of exorcism to suggest the possibility of crime-solving through it. We first meet Medha (Aditi Balan), a television journalist grappling with domestic issues and a supernatural presence trapped in her new home. On the other hand, Prithviraj's ACP Sathyajith, a cop, is tasked with uncovering the identity of a skull discovered from the bottom of a lake and, subsequently, the person responsible for the murder. But given the absence of the rest of the remains, the unknown gender of the victim, and lack of an immediately discoverable clue, Sathyajith and team have an extremely challenging job ahead. But they behave as though it isn't.

The best moment in the film involves two characters in opposite parts of the city simultaneously making the same discovery. But there is also the nagging feeling that Cold Case would've been a better film had it concentrated only on the investigation track. After everything is said and done, you ask if the parallel horror track is necessary when Sathyajith can solve everything by himself. You ask why the film had to include Medha and a creepy-looking fridge with, err, a life of its own. (If you had ever switched off your food-laden refrigerator for weeks on account of an emergency and then returned home to find yourself dreading the thought of opening it, some scenes in the film might creep you out.)

I have to admit that the film does a fairly decent job of showing us what routes the investigators would usually take in a one-of-a-kind situation, even though not all of it adds up. To be fair to the film, it manages to keep us curious about where everything is going. It succeeds in concealing the killer's identity till the end. The final twist is not one we see coming from a mile away, but the revelation is only moderately chilling. Despite offering a small degree of satisfaction, the payoff doesn't clear up all loose ends either. We recall the characters bringing up some names, doubts and suspicious behaviour earlier and question their relevance in light of the final developments. After a point, it simply becomes an I-know-someone-who-knows- someone kind of situation. The coincidences seem too convenient. The film's eagerness to get to the final twist comes at the cost of engaging storytelling.

The casting choices in the film rarely make any sense. With everyone acting so stiff and delivering stilted dialogues, it often gets on your nerves. There is the sense of watching the Malayalam-dubbed version of a film made in another language. The characters sound like they stepped out of a Shaji Kailas thriller made post-2000, minus the fiery dialogues. (I don't think adding 'mass' dialogues or fight scenes would've helped the film either.) Imagine listening to a line like, "Let me suggest an officer, one Mr....," in this day and age. A few supporting players like Lakshmipriya Chandramouli, Kannan Nayar, and Srikanth K Vijayan manage to make the best out of the material given to them.

And don't get me started on the other annoying aspects, such as the little girl singing to her creepy-looking doll or the done-to-death Ratsasan -inspired musical box tunes accompanying a kid's voice. How many times are we going to see the same thing? Also, for a "fictional story set in a post-pandemic world where masks are unnecessary" (as said in the opening titles), how come only a couple of characters wear masks but not the others? I give up.

Those familiar with Prithviraj's entire filmography will inevitably compare Cold Case to the far superior thrillers he did in the past, such as Memories or Mumbai Police , in front of which Cold Case looks like a weak, grossly underwhelming experience. In the promos for Cold Case , the makers conveyed the impression of the film being more plot-driven than character-driven. But what do we do when the plot is so colourless?

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Cold Case movie review: Prithviraj and Aditi's investigation with a paranormal adventure yields compelling results

The core element in Cold Case is a mystery or more specifically, terror laced with a crime.

Tanu Balak's directorial debut, Cold Case, the latest Malayalam original from Amazon Prime Video, has chosen to narrate a story that has the thrill of an investigation against a crime in a life and death situation.

It is a part investigative thriller, and a part crime thriller with elements of a horror film. The setup, as one might have assumed from the trailer and teaser, makes a really compelling case.

Without much delay, we are introduced to journalist Medha Padmaja, a character played by Aditi Balan. After a futile marriage, Medha, separated from her husband with a little kid, decides to shift to a new house. Medha experiences paranormal incidents and feels a mysterious presence at the house. In a parallel story, in another part of the city, a fisherman discovers a skull in a bag and the case is probed by an investigation team headed by ACP Satyajith played by Prithviraj.

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As Satyajith begins to unravel the mysteries behind the murder, Medha gets certain revelations too.

The initial momentum is balanced well with a watered-down version of the Rashomon effect, with different versions of the murder case. While logic plays a part on one side, faith forms the crux at the other end.

In a vast majority of films with supernatural elements, a character’s background information is easily offered through dream sequences or confessions, in order to justify and give more context to the evil.

In Cold Case, that kind of exhibition is counterproductive and practically anticlimactic. The mystery is what matters here, and the audience is left wanting to help solve the case.

The director and writer Sreenath V Nath give the viewers something familiar to recognize but subvert expectations by giving them something new to be excited about. The storytelling draws references from a few other crime thrillers as it shuttles between the crime and the reason for it. The blending of horror and investigation had a smart approach matched by spooky sounds and an eerie background score by Prakash Alex, consisting of instrumental tones aptly justifying the hybrid genre. While the investigation track is solid enough, certain horror moments creates the right suspense too.

The performances are uniformly solid. Prithviraj is a restrained performer and in Cold Case his body language is pitch-perfect. His presence lends heft to the proceedings. Aditi Balan displays immense growth as an actor. Suchithra Pillai, within her limited time as Zaara Zakai owns every frame with her mysterious charm. One also needs to mention late actor Anil Nedumangad's controlled acting.

Gireesh Gangadharan's cinematography is a standout. The delicate framing with the detailing gives the right vibe. Even impressionistic vignettes of unusual moments are dwelt upon--when Medha checks out the new house, the doors, the lights, the well -- sets up the atmosphere. And even as she leaves her own house -- we tend to think that the clues are being left behind.

Without being sombre, Cold Case stylizes the police procedures by muting out elements of a mainstream cop movie and replaces it with paranormal factors.

Cold Case is a simple rare treat, a film that is compelling and engaging till the very end.

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Cold Case Review: Prithviraj Sukumaran’s brilliance is lost in this supernatural thriller

Prithviraj sukumaran makes his digital debut in tanu balak’s directorial debut venture, cold case. though the film has the right ingredients to keep you on the edge of the seat, the lazily-written second half tests your patience..

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Cold Case Review: Prithviraj Sukumaran’s brilliance is lost in this supernatural thriller

The Locard's principle is based on the belief that the perpetrator of a crime will leave a trace and that is exactly how the film Cold Case builds its narrative. It begins with an exorcism on the Ghats of Varanasi. A spirit possessing a young boy in a small village communicates with the exorcist, revealing secrets behind his father’s murder. This scene sets the prelude for what is in store for the audience.

Medha Padmaja (Aditi Balan) is an investigative journalist, who produces stories surrounding paranormal activities. She is a single mother, who recently filed for a divorce from her husband. She moves into a new house with her kid, Chinmayi, and a caretaker.

In a nearby village, a fisherman finds a skull wrapped in a garbage bag and informs the police. Enter Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sathyajit (Prithviraj Sukumaran), a no-nonsense cop, who leads the special team to crack the case.

As the investigation to identify the skull of the victim progresses, we come across the various forensic methods that are used in today’s time. From skull imposition to forensic anthropology, the film extensively shows how these techniques can be used to identify the victim. Every clue takes them a step closer to the killer.

In a parallel plot, we come across how strange things take place once Medha moves into her new house. From hair in the kitchen sink to bitten apples and maggots in the food, eerie things force Medha to meet an occult expert, Zara Zacchai (Suchitra Pillai). How paranormal activities and forensic investigation help in cracking the case form the crux of the story.

Though the suspense thriller is edgy but with paranormal activities, the long run time is a huge letdown. Director Tanu Balak has squeezed in a lot of details in the second half, which becomes too much to bear after a certain point.

Prithviraj Sukumaran doesn’t get a chance to display his acting chops as the script is written in such a way that it demands quite less from its lead actors. Aditi Balan, who scored a hit with her Tamil film Aruvi, has a stoic expression even when spooky things are happening around her.

The supporting cast, including Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli (who plays an advocate) and Suchitra Pillai play their part well. Each frame set by the cinematographers Gireesh Gangadharan and Jomon T John renders that spooky feeling. Composer Prakash Alex keeps the background score minimal without adding too many elements.

Though the film is set after the Covid-19 pandemic, other than a mention of it in the story, none of the actors wear a mask or follow any social distancing or hygiene protocols. This sets a bad precedence and also shows how little things are not given proper attention by the direction team.

Cold Case could have been a good whodunnit suspense thriller. However, the intriguing first half is followed by a second half which has too many sub plots.

3 out of 5 stars for Cold Case.

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‘Cold Case’ Review: Amazon Prime Video Original Served Lukewarm

"cold case" re-hauls tested cliches that horror as a genre has forever peddled, but the film never quite seems interested in adding any sort of a fresh spin to the stereotypes..

Prithviraj Sukumaran, Aditi Balan, Athmiya Rajan, Suchitra Pillai, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli

Mumbai: The catchword in this case is 'Cold'. In the history of horror thrillers, if a refrigerator ever played a pivotal role, this is it. We'll stop short there, to avoid spoilers.

"Cold Case" re-hauls tested cliches that horror as a genre has forever peddled, but the film never quite seems interested in adding any sort of a fresh spin to the stereotypes. Familiar tropes used to set up the tale include the dead returning to avenge a wrong and the dead using the living to communicate. From cop hero to journalist, from psychic to sidekick, every character in this story sticks to familiar template.

Rather, the novelty lies in storytelling approach. Sreenath V. Nath's writing draws up parallel narratives while trying to deconstruct a killing using logic on one hand and paranormal explanation on the other.

The story starts off with a fisherman stumbling upon a skull in a garbage bag and ACP Sathyajith (Prithviraj) being summoned to investigate the case. Forensic tests show the death occurred about a year ago. Further probe reveals the victim's identity as Eva Maria (Athmiya Rajan), who had inherited a fortune.

While Sathyajith follows police protocol, investigating the deceased's relatives, including her husband, a journalist named Medha (Aditi Balan) gets involved in the case in a different manner. Medha helms a television show about the paranormal, but her ratings at the moment are not good enough. She has a troubled personal life, too. She is going through a divorce and her younger sister committed suicide a while back.

The story takes a supernatural turn when Medha senses a spirit trying to reach out to her. She approaches a psychic named Zara (Suchitra Pillai), who informs Medha the spirit's identity as Eva Maria. The journalist starts investigating the death.

You could spot plenty of loopholes in the writing, but debutant director Tanu Balak does an adequate job balancing the two contradictory approaches of investigation to the same crime. For a while, it seems interesting, too. The problem begins after Sathyajith and Medha discover they have been probing the same death, especially as the climax unfolds. The ending somehow cannot convincingly convey the notion that what seems plausible to Medha within the purview of paranormal beliefs should merely be counted as an accident by logic by Sathyajith.

Technically, the editing (Shameer Muhammed) could seem patchy in parts and overall, for a film coming from a director who started out as a cinematographer, the camera work (Cinematography Gireesh Gangadharan and Jomon T. John) is average. In an era when horror/thriller films are pushing the envelope on polish, technical mediocrity is definitely a setback.

The acting would seem devoid of variation in most parts. It could be because of weak characterisation, but you sorely miss the fabulous form Prithviraj showed only a while back in "Ayyappanum Koshiyum" or the impact that Aditi Balan left in "Aruvi", her debut as a lead star in 2017.

Overall, "Cold Case" has an engaging concept at its core, attempting to brainstorm over the logical and the illogical. More assured storytelling would have led to a surefire winner.

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Cold Case Movie Review: A Hotchpotch of a Crime Thriller That Wastes Prithviraj Sukumaran

Curated By : Gautaman Bhaskaran

Last Updated: June 30, 2021, 12:49 IST

Tanu Balak's Cold Case, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, tries to mix a perfect case of crime with the supernatural, which leads us nowhere.

Director: Tanu Balak

Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Aditi Balan, Suchitra Pillai

There are two firsts in the Malayalam movie, Cold Case, just out on Amazon Prime. This is Tanu Balak’s debut directorial outing and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s maiden OTT apperance. Wasted entirely, I would say. To me, the film looked like a classroom lecture on criminology, boringly verbose and crashingly repetitive (What happened to the editor?). And I could not understand the idea behind mixing and matching a perfect case of crime with the supernatural. Led us nowhere.

Cold Case begins with a couple of men from two different faiths trying to exorcise ghosts from a woman and a little boy in two different cases. But the main narrative kicks off when a fisherman nets a plastic bag containing a skull. What is the big deal in this; dozens have been found over the years. But in this case, a “special investigative team” is formed to get to the bottom of the skull mystery. Assistant Commissioner of Police Sathyajit is asked to lead the probe. Essayed by Prithviraj Sukumaran. Obsessed with turning out nattily in impeccable attire, his hair always neatly brushed, he may well have been on a catwalk modelling rather than getting his teeth into the mystifying popping up of a skull.

At the other end of the narrative is an investigative journalist, Medha (Aditi Balan), a single parent, mother of a baby girl, who is forever stuck to her doll (and we now realise that we entering the supernatural terrain). And then there is an old refrigerator that came with Medha’s new rented flat, and it plays a pivotal role.

Adding to this hotchpotch is is a woman, presumably blind with dark glasses, who can sense spirits roaming the earth; they are in no hurry to go away, for they have been wronged and died unnatural deaths. They must teach those responsible a hard lesson.

Cold Case is an extremely amateurish attempt with a shoddily written script that completely wastes Prithviraj’s potential. He could be a good actor, but has been transformed into a robotic-run-of the mill man. Aditi makes no impression, her zero expressions convey neither fear nor anxiety even when she faces frightening moments. And these are so cliched: lights that go off and on, and the director’s efforts to jump-start us. Come on, give us a break!

Time, Indian writers and directors made a point to watch foreign crime thrillers and the way they are penned, narrated, directed and performed!

Cold Case true to its title, leaves us exasperatingly bored. Eminently avoidable.

(Gautaman Bhaskaran is a movie critic and Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s biographer)

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The Coldness Review: Cold Case Turns Occult in this Found Footage Chiller

By Neil Bolt

Homicide meets Horror in Gustavo Sampaio’s found footage movie The Coldness , as an ex-detective’s obsession with a mysterious pair of supposed suicides 24 years apart appears to turn into something supernatural.

Nick Polito (Paul Parducci) is a retired Jersey City homicide detective. He’s struggling to come to terms with the death of his wife, and truth be told, he’s not got over forced retirement due to being shot in the knee on duty.

A particular case from his past has also long haunted him. In 1999, a woman seemingly commited suicide after rigging her fridge to be lockable from the inside and go to sub-zero temperature. Nick hasn’t ever been sure about the case being deemed suicide, as everything pointed to this woman being a happy, healthy person. And this latest case appears to be exactly the same, but this time not in New jersey, but in Los Angeles.

Is the grieving Nick simply reaching for a coincidence to be something more? Perhaps, but what seals it for him is the suicide note. In both cases, the exact same, unusual phrase was written, and nobody in the public could know that.

So Nick decides he’s going to make a documentary to investigate the new case and see if it’s connected. What begins as a chance to feel like a detective again becomes something else entirely as Nick discovers there could be an occult link between the two deaths, and it leads him down an entirely different obsessive path in search of the truth and something more.

It’s a nice swerve from crime mystery to occult rabbit hole, but once that turn does come, it does feel painfully obvious where things are going to go. But the journey is more interesting than the destination, right? Well to a point in this case, because the journey makes the payoff worthwhile.

At the heart of everything that works in The Coldness is Parducci’s performance as Nick. He plays Nick as a typical ex-cop, looking for a new outlet and ultimately returning to what he knows at the first opportunity. It’s a telling trait for Nick because it’s a warning of what he’s ignoring in his quest. There are plenty of warnings for the viewer and even if the outcome feels predictable, it’s built on the frustrating dread of what lengths Nick is willing to go to. Early on, Nick speaks about visiting a priest after his wife dies and gets worked up at the priest’s suggestion his mood and behavior are born of grief.

In another instance, he claims the recent suicide victim had a happy life, was ambitious, and was growing her makeup tutorial channel. Some of that is true, but when her last video is shown, it’s clear she’s suffered from the toxic atmosphere of being online in that manner.

It’s clear Nick’s judgment and perception aren’t what they were, and his increasing personal bias colors his every decision. It amusingly leads to one of the most blatantly spelled out, ”You really shouldn’t do this” scene you’ll ever see, but by that point, you can just about understand why Nick is willing to be wilfully ignorant to the dangers he could be in.

And so we arrive at the payoff, and while it was clear early on what Nick would try to do, the last twenty minutes really start to make you reconsider the supernatural element. I liked this because it doesn’t rule out either school of thinking and made me think back to certain actions and statements made by Nick during the documentary.

The Coldness takes the found footage model in an interesting direction, even if it stays fairly close to the core tenets of the sub-genre. It eschews pure occult madness for something a bit more grounded, and that adds a tragic flavor to Nick’s search for something, anything to give his life fresh meaning.

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The new documentary Stormy begins in 2023 — around the time former President Donald Trump was indicted over hush-money payments made during his 2016 presidential campaign.

Stormy Daniels, who was paid by Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen to keep quiet about their alleged previous affair, watches the news unfold on TV and then says, "Let's go," before she walks off screen.

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Stormy chronicles Daniels' life from her childhood in Baton Rouge, La., to her rise as an adult film actor and then, in the opinion of some, a feminist hero. It also gives viewers a glimpse into how she went from friend to foe of a celebrity businessman who became president of the United States.

"I am here today to tell my story and even if I just change a few people's minds, it's fine. If not, at least my daughter can look back on this and know the truth," she said in the film.

Trump's criminal trial over the hush-money payments has been delayed until mid-April. He faces 34 felony counts, alleging he falsified New York business records to conceal damaging information before the 2016 presidential election. Trump denies the allegations that he had an affair with Daniels and has pleaded not guilty to all counts.

On Monday, a judge rejected Trump's bid to block Cohen and Daniels — whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford — from testifying. The trial date will be set at a hearing on March 25.

The film, released Monday on Peacock, mainly captures Daniels' life between 2018 and 2023. Here are the main takeaways from the documentary:

1. Daniels explains why she didn't say no to Trump's advances back in 2006

Daniels alleged that she was abused by a neighbor in Louisiana when she was 9 years old. She did not go into further detail except to say that the man, whom she did not name, had abused other young girls and has since died.

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Later in the film, as Daniels explained why she did not refuse Trump's advances when the two met in 2006, she said, "I didn't say no because I just, I was 9 years old again." At the time, Daniels was in her 20s and Trump was 60.

Though she described the alleged affair as consensual, Daniels said she did not want to have sex with Trump.

"To this day, I blame myself and I have not forgiven myself because I didn't shut his a** down in that moment, so maybe make him pause before he tried it with someone else," she said. "The hardest part about all of this is I feel like I am partially responsible for every woman that could have come after me."

2. Threats against Daniels have become more disturbing

Throughout the film, Daniels is forced to navigate insults and threats hurled at her and her family.

But she described herself as having thick skin. In one scene from 2018, Daniels joked that she was disappointed she could not find any hate comments on Twitter after she had received a key to West Hollywood from the city's mayor.

Fast forward to this past year, after Trump's indictment, Daniels said the hate comments had become more intense and disturbing.

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"Back in 2018, there was stuff like 'liar, s***, gold digger,' " she said. "This time around, it is very different. It is direct threats. It is 'I'm going to come to your house and slit your throat.' "

Daniels added that she did not feel protected by the justice system, and accused it of ignoring her concerns about her safety.

3. Daniels says her 'soul is so tired' but she is willing to testify against Trump

Amid the six-year conflict with Trump, Daniels' marriage ended, her relationship with her daughter became strained, and she felt her safety was constantly jeopardized.

But with Trump about to go on trial, Daniels said she's willing to testify in court against the former president.

"I'm more prepared with my legal knowledge but I'm also tired. Like, my soul is so tired," she said. "I won't give up because I'm telling the truth. And I kind of don't even know if it matters anymore."

4. Daniels owes Trump over $600,000 in attorney fees

Near the end of the documentary, it's clear that Daniels also suffered financially as a result of her years-long legal battle against Trump.

In 2018, Daniels sued Trump for defamation. The suit was based on a tweet Trump wrote that year, which suggested Daniels had lied about being threatened in 2011 to not speak out about her alleged previous affair with Trump.

A federal judge later dismissed the suit and ordered Daniels to pay the then-president's legal fees.

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Daniels appealed but lost. She now owes Trump over $600,000 in attorney fees. The film asserts that Daniels is afraid she may lose her home.

5. Seth Rogen and Jimmy Kimmel speak on Daniels' behalf

Among the people who appeared in the documentary were actor Seth Rogen and late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel.

Rogen, who worked with Daniels on the 2007 film Knocked Up , recalled talking with her about Trump. At the time, Daniels said she was communicating with Trump about possibly being on his former reality TV show Celebrity Apprentice .

"She didn't realize she would one day be at the center of this giant thing as she was messing around with some game show host," Rogen said. "She's someone who made an enemy of the most powerful guy on the planet and didn't, like, cower."

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Kimmel invited Daniels to his show in 2018, when Daniels' nondisclosure agreement about her previous affair with Trump was still in effect.

Kimmel described Daniels as having a good sense of humor but also afraid of violating her NDA. He nodded to this during their interview, in which he brought out puppets to reenact her interactions with Trump.

"She told the truth and she paid a price for that," Kimmel said in the film. "It's not something that just goes away."

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