The Archies movie released on 7 December 2023 on official OTT platform Netflix. It is an Indian movie based on the musical and comedy genre. The movie is created on the basis of the American comic book The Archies, which is produced by Tiger Baby Production, and it is directed by Zoya Akhtar.
In this movie, we will see the cast Mihir Ahuja, Khushi Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Yuvraj Menda, Agastya Nanda, and many more. This is also the debut movie of Shah Rukh Khan's daughter, Suhana Khan.
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The Archies Movie Review
Even having a bright new generation of stars in the ensemble, the film was, at best, incredibly dull.
I'll admit that I've been waiting for this film for a while because it seemed to have everything I was interested in learning about before it came out: a prequel to a well-known franchise, a film starring Zoya Akhtar, and all the new stars the public wanted to see how they would make their screen debuts. Sadly, the film ended on a disappointing note.
The main story arch of saving the park was very poor in term of building curiosity and a compelling tale, the characters seem to have very little chemistry with one another- making me, as an audience, not really care about them individually and ultimately any conflicts that happen between them.
The parents being showcased so much was also a lil funny because none of them had any parts to add value to the storyline (I know how it shows that the kids are more courageous and more expressive in standing up for their values but it felt repetitive after some point)- it would have been okay even if they were left out, making it feel unnecessary.
Since the dynamics between Betty, Veronica, and Archie have always been so complex, I wish the film had gone deeper into the subject, highlighted the messiness, and addressed it head-on rather than in a PG-13 manner. The entire dynamic between Betty, Veronica, and Archie was also handled very superficially. It seemed like the recipe was "conflict -> the power of friendship -> everyone happy."
Is it worth watching or not?
In the end, the entire film felt like an extended Scooby Doo episode in which the gang attempts to solve yet another enigma (which, regrettably, never is resolved because the issue throughout was the film itself).
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