The movie GOAT, The Greatest of All Time starring ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay released in theatres on Thursday, September 5. Produced by AGS Entertainment and Directed by Venkat Prabhu, the film also stars Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Yogi Babu among others but the highlight of the film is Vijay’s dual role.
Vijay is introduced as the super spy who can do no wrong, thereby setting the universe of this globetrotting actioner in the trailer of the film. In the film, the two characters of father and son are played by Vijay. As the film opened early in the morning in many cities, fans started sharing GOAT Tamil reviews. A lot of noise was also made by Cameos in the film.
Movie Release Date and Time
The movie was released in theatres on September 5, Thursday. The first show of the film on the first day in Tamil Nadu was held at 9 am. A special permission for the show was taken by the makers. However, Karnataka and Kerala also had early morning shows. The film is not being released in Hindi.
GOAT box office collection
As per industry tracker Sacnilk, GOAT is expected to get a Rs 100 crore+ opening at the worldwide box office and has already earned over Rs 60 crore in pre-sales. The trend that was set by ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay’s last film, Leo will be continued.
Also this year, Kamal Hassan’s Indian 2 has been the biggest Tamil opener which made Rs 26 crore nett on its opening day. Indian 2 eventually made Rs 81.3 crore nett in India and collected around Rs 150 crore worldwide. As per the makers, the budget of GOAT is Rs 400 crore.
What Doesn’t Work
The film suffers from subpar music and background score, with only a few moments where the music matches the intensity of the scenes, on the downside. There are several sequences where a stronger soundtrack could have elevated the impact in the second half. To avoid feelings of dragging in the later parts, the movie’s runtime could have also been trimmed by at least 20 minutes.
In some of the mass action sequences and when unraveling the film’s twists, Venkat Prabhu shows flashes of brilliance. At times, often inserting emotional scenes followed by random, out-of-place dance numbers, he hampers the film’s flow, also disrupting the pacing and emotional buildup.
While initially exciting, the action sequences become overlong and a bit superficial by the end. Adding to the visual appeal, the de-aging effects on Vijay are well-executed and impressive, but the overall impact of the second half could have been significantly better with tighter editing and more impactful music.
In conclusion, ‘The Greatest of All Time’ is a passable watch despite its flaws.
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