'Good Luck Jerry' movie review: Jerry needs no luck

Updated On: 30 July, 2022 11:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

What gets lost is what attracts you to the film in the first place — a subservient girl who hides her wily self beneath her docile exterior, wreaking havoc and bringing down the drug-trafficking bosses trying to play her

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Film: Good Luck Jerry
Director: Sidharth Sengupta
Actors: Janhvi Kapoor
Rating: 3/5

I actually quite enjoyed Good Luck Jerry. I am told that’s because I haven’t watched the Nayanthara-starrer Kolamaavu Kokila (2018). Over the years my stand on remakes has drastically shifted. I am just seeking a good film now (considering there are so few of them lately). Despite being an adaptation, this one feels fresh, which is a big win. And for most part, it stays true to its dark comedy template - mixing up the laughs judiciously with well-thought twists and turns. I can imagine what made producer Aanand L Rai buy the rights to the Tamil hit. A simpleton (played by Janhvi Kapoor) is compelled into a career of drug peddling when her mother is diagnosed with lung cancer. The premise is enjoyable and the writing effectively matches up to what I was expecting of it - not a single dull moment. The story doesn’t meander or slack, keeping the pace smooth for most part. Mind you, it’s no Delhi Belly that in 90 minutes made sure you don’t go by a single minute without laughing. Neither is it as inspired as Kalakandi, where we see a trippy Saif Ali Khan having a genuinely curious moment with a trans-woman, inquisitively asking her - “I want to see your Southern hemisphere…” Well, there is none of that lunacy here, but it makes up for its shortcomings with the energy it packs in.

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