Cert 12A
154 mins
BBFC advice: Contains infrequent moderate bad language, violence
I know Two Countries is one of the biggest box office hits in the history of Malayalam cinema but this does not prevent me from stating alcoholism is no joke.
My sister-in-law drank herself to death before she was 40 so I know exactly what the tragic effects of this addiction can be.
It is neither a laughing matter nor an illness which can be easily shrugged off.
Most of the gags during Shafi's film come from the battle with the booze of one of its main characters.
Mamta Mohandas plays Laya who attracts the chancer Ullas Kumar (Dileep) to marry her and fly off to Canada even though he had been betrothed to a disabled girl back in India.
However, on the first night of their marriage she turns to the bottle and his life becomes a rollercoaster thereafter.
One of the features I found strangest about Laya was that she had kept her startling good looks at all times of day despite her addiction. Her idea of disheveled would be everyone else's beauty queen.
That is just one example of my irritation with the storyline which detracted from almost every other element of the movie.
I should not forget the comedy double act between Dileep and Aju Varghese who plays his best pal and the poignancy when Ullas really tries to help Laya beat her illness.
However, overall, Two Countries' central plank jarred too much for me to appreciate what else it was trying to say.
Reasons to watch: wacky Indian comedy
Reasons to avoid: its mockery of alcoholism
Laughs: a couple of chuckles
Jumps: none
Vomit: yes
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 4/10
Star tweet
#TwoCountries.. Just 1 Day away from coming to the theatres near you 
Excited !!!
Excited !!!
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