When the script was completed, I’m sure director Anita would have also listed and be mentally prepared to face the overwhelming "blessings” she would be receiving.
90ml is indeed a blessing among all the curses of Tamil cinema cliches of showing 'bold female characters' where we are only given an unsatisfactory cocktail of women on screen screaming 'Ye ley' at the villains. 90ml, without giving a damn about the “blessings”, explicitly talks about sex, booze, party and fun. yes entertainment and fun. It’s that kind of fun you see people having, going wild at the pubs without disturbing you. Yes, you don’t like them having fun. Well, then go back home and sleep, kiddos!
Lots of discussion and dialogues about women’s desires in a relationship and marriage. Adding on to the much needed exposure and acceptance about homosexuality, a small part of 90ml has contributed to the celebration and history would say that 90ml is the Pioneer in Tamil cinema to do so.
When Oviya decides to change their boring whatsapp group name to “hot chicks”, they all agree and take a group selfie with one of them carrying their daughter as well. I totally loved that part. That inclusiveness, to a large extent, is what this film stands for.
I'm actually surprised many are barking at what the characters are wearing, drinking and speaking. Hey! But there is a live-in relationship track in the story and supposedly shouldn’t these noise pollutants be pointing this out as a “kalacharam kedu”? I don’t hear anyone in any of the reviews pointing it out as the culture contamination. Either you've forgotten or you’ve accepted it as part of an evolving society! Great! See, this is what films like 90ml are attempting to do. Normalizing things. Straightening you out from the Kalacharam karuppanpoochi.
Despite not liking the songs that much, I am mind-blown by the background score which has really elevated the movie to another level of fun. And for that, hats off STR! There is an particular intimate scene in the car. The use of blue lighting as the backdrop and the mesmerising score to that scene are truly “Vera level thalaiva." Oh I love the interval block and that background music as well!
The humour has worked quite well. Even in the scenes where the girls have to fight with the villains, the hilarious ways of escaping/tricking the villains are all harmless fun to watch and enjoy.
I wish the story flow could have been much smoother in its transition from solving one issue to another. At times, the plot points are as weak as the Kalacharam many moral police officers are holding on to. The depth of each characterisation could have been explored more. Other than their love interests and marital status, I have yet to know about their individual personalities and their world.
As much as this film talks about problems women face, why is it only about love and marriage? I wish they had more to offer- mental health? Job satisfaction? Dealing with Old age parents? Financial stability?
A huge applause for inclusiveness. But what about diversity? It actually took me a while to register the faces of 3 women in the group who all looked alike- tall and fairly white-skinned girls. The dubbing voices could have been much better and Oviya, thalaivi, you should have dubbed your own voice. Many of the conversational scenes, had this extra giggles for no reason. They aren’t hormonal teenagers. Matured women laugh and enjoy. They don’t have to giggle for every other punctuation mark.
Apart from these minor glitches which I don't mind, 90ml is one whacky unapologetically entertaining bundle where you just go, have lots of fun and laughter!
(Ps: People say after watching this film, girls “kettu poiduvaanga. Drugs yedupaanga.” It has been more than 24 hours since I watched the film and I am still drug-free. Adios, mate!)
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