‘Meow’ review: This film does not hit any highs or lows
The Hindu
The Soubin Shahir-starrer proceeds at an even pace without rocking the boat
Everything on screen has a purpose in the narrative, especially so in the case of a cat, in Meow. It is supposed to be there either for that good old ‘save the cat’ trick, which is a narrative technique wherein the protagonist would save the cat, thus making the audience root for him or her, or to deliver some big life lesson to one of the characters. In Lal Jose’s Meow, the intention is the latter, although one is left wondering as to what lesson he has learned going by how the movie proceeds towards the climax.
In Lal Jose’s Meow, it is the latter, although one is left wondering as to what lesson he has learned going by how the movie proceeds towards the climax.
Dasthakeer (Soubin Shahir), a supermarket owner at a small town in the United Arab Emirates, is going through a tough phase in life. His wife Sulu (Mamta Mohandas) has left home to live with her parents, fed up with Dasthakeer’s anger management issues, leaving him to take care of their three children. He relies on his driver Chandran (Harishree Yousuf) to take care of the affairs at home, until the arrival of an Azerbaijani woman as a domestic help changes the equations.