Big B

I never heard about hollywood movie four brothers but seems this movie is remake of it. Watching movie after fifteen years but wonder by the standard if this movie was liked in 2007 because feel even back than this must have looked outdated with mamoothy and nafisa I thought this movie would be interesting but unfortunately it did not. Mamoothy seems to be very slow, many scenes feel he over acted, wonder why did he has this cheap chain hanging in his trouser. Was it a style statement? If yes than it was too down market. Gang war was executed in a way you feel it's a film shooting where the hero has to go and comfortably kill the goons like cake and the director will say cut it! Ok. Very dull boring movie.

A perfect a remake for the Hollywood movie Four Brothers released on 2005. And consider as the Best stylish movie of Malayalam. This movie was an average box office hit. But later after the release of the DVD/ Home screen it become a huge Trent and made Mammmootty's Character Bilal as the most fan following character in Malayalam. The fire is still on, that's why the announcement of Big-B's upcoming sequel "Bilal". The big waiting is still continuing.

This movie is a good example of how malayalees have become great experts in remaking Hollywood block busters. You have to admit the director has taken great care to make it as close to the original (Four brothers). He has not missed any scenes from the original except added few songs and a fort kochi touch of gang warfare. when i first saw it with my friends i just felt wow what a rip off. I mean this movie has been a no brain-er for the director just watch the original as many times as possible and just shoot it with local actors. what i liked about is the movie sticks on to the original script with not much of Malayalam deviation and mammoty play the tough guy role pretty well. I have to admit the movie comes out pretty well in Malayalam considering the other tough crap movies around. The director has resisted the usual Malayalam style of casting and photography with something decent (of course he probably had to see four brothers more than anyone else to get things right) but you have to give it to him. Art direction also is good all kept pretty simple again i feel this is all to the fact that they had good look at the original and probably thought of it as a pilot movie. For those Malayalam movie lovers who have not watched four brothers this movie would be perform well. The overall quality of the movie is great. Direction, casting, photography and sound track. Why cant we make just and good remakes like this of good Hollywood movies? I would recommend this movie if you have not seen four brothers and want to see some tough action (of course this does not happen in fort kochi) and lots of no sentiments gun fights and fist fights in Malayalam.

This is a awesome, fantastic, movie. Mammootty has acted very well on this film. This is a awesome, fantastic, movie. Mammootty has acted very well on this film.

I just saw the film Four Brothers. But very disappointed.. maybe because I have BIGB in my mind .. I must say how brilliantly Amal made this masterpiece.. this is ridiculously amazing .. the making , dialogues, casting , actions scenes, and the damn bgm wuhh ..!!! Right now yes eagerly waiting for the second sequel of this movie !!!

This movie is the exact copy paste of the Hollywood movie Four Brothers 2005 starred by Mark Wahlberg. There is no change or anything to the movie there is very creative less direction and that's why the movie was a big flop in big screen.

There are some rare happenings in the the history of literature and films.A sequel, which is better than the original, is one such instance,both in terms of film and literature.A remake which is better than original is another such instance. Big B, the Malayalam film is a film of this category. There are certain sequels which diminished the original.Huckleberry Finn in novel , and Gofather II in film etc.Big B , which is a remake of John Singleton's FOUR BROTHERS is a better film, in terms of its cultural placement, technical brilliance and action sequences.The film is free from the religious and caste politics of usual Malayalam movies.Or it must be said that it is a deliberate answer to the upper class films of Shaji Kailas -Renjith group, the film being clearly posited on the side of minorities. In a land where the moustache twirling heroes boasts of their patrimony,here four adop0ted children arrives to revenge the death of their foster mother.Aptly, the positing of Sayip Tony as a villain adds to the post colonial dimension of the film.(Remember Vinayakan's dialogue:"Our fathers were here in the scene before you and your fathers alighted this shore". Usually Malayalam films have the character of the writer and not of the director.But here Amal shows his mettle: The funeral sequence is an example.What the writer can give is only this:RAIN.THE FUNERAL.BILAL COMES. Watch how Amal pictures this. The film has a captivating local color of FORT KOCHI.Local color is something that malayalam film makers pay little attention.In these times when Malayala, film often tells the story of an unidentified village in Kerala-tamilnadu border, BIG B really refreshes us with its COCHIN flavor. The real value of the film will only be recognized by a well-informed posterity, it seems.BIG B seems to be one of the rare commercial films of this decade that will be watched by the audience of future far decades to come....

Just watch Four brother way better. Mammootty looks way too old for the role. Mother and son almost same age. They should've pick someone else for the roll. Actions look too fake and slow. Nowhere near close to four brothers.

MASTER piece in terms of technical perfection!! The movie tells the story of 4 brothers who reunited after their mothers (they 4 are adopted sons)death and decides to avenge her death.The 4 brothers are lead by Big B-Bilal-Played by mammooty. The story is this simple! But the action scenes are really adrenaline pumping!The camera and direction are excellent! Congrats to the new director Amal Neerad (he did camera for Mamooty's movie BLACK directed by Renjith) All action scenes are simply perfect.The chase,the gunfights,climax fights are just amazing! Dialogues are very short and to the point.Great dialogue delivery my Mammootty! He once again proved his ability to do roles like this.Though a similar attempt was made in BLACK, Big B stands far ahead of Black. Songs are also excellent.Listen it to 2-3 times and you will fall in love! Worth seeing thrice!! (in a dts theatre)