M0M Review: All moms are the best, this M0M reasserts the same! Impeccable!

Sridevi's  comeback movie released this week. Mom stars Sridevi, Akshaye Khanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sajal Ali, Adnan Siddiqui and Abhimanyu Singh. The movie has been shot in the busy city of Delhi and also features locales of Himachal Pradesh. The movie tells us how far a mother can go for their child.
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Sridevi as Devki makes a stunning depiction of a mother seeking revenge. Her makeup, the expressions are a delight to watch. Nawazuddin as DK, the detective is absolutely flawless. His role as a detective is impeccable. Impeccably styled, his accent are all on point. Akshaye Khanna as the investigating officer Mathews is outstanding. Providing impeccable support to Sridevi and Nawaz he also stands out. A highly underrated actor Akshaye is. Sajal Ali as Arya delivers a standout performance. Her eyes express the grief of a rape victim. She makes the audience feel her pain. Adnan Siddiqui as Anand, the father has not much to offer but does justice to his part. Abhimanyu Singh as the baddie is impeccable. Again, an underrated actor. Mom does not falter even once on acting grounds.
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The movie absolutely has NO faults in the technical departments. The story somehow has been depicted on-screen a couple of times but not with this excellence. Surprisingly the movie's logic does not falter one bit. The story does have subtle undertones of mother-daughter relationship which make this drama emotional. The amazing treatment of the movie makes it different from other revenge dramas ever made. The dialogues, screenplay are absolutely on point and impactful and taut. The cinematography is absolutely brilliant. The music and background score by maestro A.R.Rahman is fabulous. The background score adds tempo and nail biting experience of the movie. It was hard to believe that debutant director Ravi Udyawar has crafted such an amazing masterpiece. His narration of the story carries you into the story and does not allow you to come out until the last frame of the movie is over. An impeccable debut by him!
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There were only 2 things that disappointed me in Mom: 1.) Sridevi's accent. Being a south-indian actor her accent improvement has been commendable but here a little heavier voice like that of Vidya Balan or Swara Bhaskar would have done the trick. None the less, her eyes to an extent compensate for her accent. 2.) A little bit of predictability and 'Bollywood TWIST'  (Please Note : TWIST and not LOGIC!) somehow weakened this powerful movie a bit.
 
 Mom easily emerges as the Best Movie of 2017 and there could have not been a better start to the 2nd half of 2017. I am going with 4 stars for this amazing rollercoster ride of emotions and thrill. Invest yourself in the movie and you won't regret. The business of the movie will be around 35-50 crores because it is a multiplex oriented movie hence it will difficult for the movie to cash in at single screens and the word of mouth is absolutely terrific.
 
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P.S. The movie has borrowed it's principal storyline from the Raveena Tandon movie 'MAATR' BUT what makes it different  is its spectacular treatment and the delightful performances. Do watch it. U won't regret it.
 

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