Amen probably India's first ecumenical movie surely a magical movie indeed. Well i was not that impressed by the script except for the climax but i was more mesmerize how they all executed it. All the actors were performed exquisitely & here we got a new villain (Joy mathew) and he is not Siddique. Among bunch of actor Joy mathew was my best pick-up & his countenance and grudging sound was perfect. Songs by Prashant pillai were aberrant and apt which add feel to the film. Cinematography by Abhinandan ramanjum was transcended, he brilliantly captured all the beautiful scenery of mystical Kumarakom. Direction was fine but pace was stagnate and there were many slow motion which by default unnecessarily increases the running time. It could be better if it get trimmed by at least 20 min. What i liked the most among was the Aura, way they created was terrific & surely renaissance in theism will evoke up at the end when climax get revealed. Amen is ostensibly romantic satire in between which do didactic about faith in theism and gospel.+ve: ¤Actors. ¤Songs. ¤Cinematography. ¤Direction. ¤Technical department. ¤Climax.-ve: ¤Editing could have been better. ¤Script except climax.¤Watch it if you like experimental movie. Amen is magical movie which revive faith in God in you.

The movie portrays lives of few people in a fictional village of Kumaramkari. The movie is a sure shot entertainer but might not be liked by everyone at the same level. Mainly because, most of us try to find the flaws in the movie or do not accept what movie maker is pointing on. Lijo Pallissery has done his home work properly before going for each scene in the movie, which makes the work similar to a Quentin Tarantino movie (Director of renowned movies like Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill etc). All characters in the movie are complete, no fillers used or you will not see anyone just delivering a dialog without a character to portray (from Joymon to Solomon). Each scene is almost perfect, I don't think any one else can make it more perfect.Sound effects, visual effects and sets are extraordinary, costumes are simple but could have been better. Comedy scenes are in sync with the story, no deliberate comedy scenes or comedian characters are present, which makes it different from the conventional comedy scenes. The twin climax in the end was brilliant. Overall the movie is a must watch and deserved a bigger success.

AMEN is one of the biggest hits in Malayalm cinema in 2013. AMEN aspires to be a magical love story set against the backdrop of the beautiful Kumarankari village which has a colorful and boisterous Syrian Christian culture. The director Lijo Pallisery is obviously inspired by Emir Kusturica's BLACK CAT WHITE CAT and Fellini's AMARCORD.The script and the performances are so weak that the director has to resort to slapstick in slow motion and beautiful visuals to shore up audience interest. The film is like a collection of every single cliché in Malayalam cinema - the feuding families, cruel priest, star crossed lovers, naughty kappiar and the supportive grandmother. The first 40 minutes of the film is used up in introducing the boisterous, naughty and hard drinking but highly devout villagers of Kumarankari. Some of the characters are just there to get excreta thrown at them or fall off bridges or get chicken curry thrown at them by fiery and defiant Christian women. Some of the comedy scenes seem to have been added only to increase the length of the movie or because the writer did not know what to do with the main plot which is the love story between two individuals that can be fulfilled only if the bumbling guy can pull up his socks and lead his church music band to a victory in a fierce domestic clarinet competition. So you have the usual cringe worthy scenes where the heroine and the hero grin at each other and the hero's sister reprimands them and the heroine and the hero's sister lash out at each other for no obvious reason. Most of the villagers are loud imbeciles and the writer cannot come up with even one witty or biting piece of dialog so every other line is filled with expletives and all of the dialog has to be delivered at the top of the actor's voice almost as if the actors could shout the audience into liking the movie. The whole film is a bunch of beautiful visuals strung together by banalities.The performances indicate the continued decline in acting standards in Malayalam cinema. None of these new character actors can hold a candle to nedumudi or tilakan or jagathi sreekumar. I have been watching malayalam movies for the last 25 years and as far as acting performances were concerned, it was like travelling in a mercedez benz but nowadays its like going around in a Marathi 800. Fahad Fazil is his usual dull and flat self. Swathi Reddy doesn't do much except smile with her crooked teeth (which is nice to look at) and act defiant. Indrajeet does a decent job as the liberal minded priest. John Paul was mostly convincing as the cruel head priest. But the guy looked like he was hammered most of the time. Everyone else was below average.Anyway, this is a huge opportunity lost. If the director had paid as much attention to the script as he did with the visuals and the sets, this could have been a very entertaining and magical film.(3/10)

Taken in a previously unseen manner, Amen promises what it gives by the title, a pure divine comedy. The story has all what is needed in optimum level, along-with an excellent performance by an ensemble cast. The technical brilliance in camera and every other aspect of the film are to be noted. Director Lijo Jose, who had already shown his class with the critically acclaimed movies "Nayakan" and "City of God" proves he is a man to look out for in the future. Fahadh Faasil, Indrajith, Swati Reddy did their roles with full commitment, and so did the film's entire crew. The audience will surely be surprised at the film's way of making, and undoubtedly, the climax was one of the best in Malayalam cinema!