#SilverScreenBlack reviews: 'The Crow's Egg / Kaakkaa Muttai' (2014)

(1hr 30mins, India)

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📣Pizzeria Paradiso: Two children from the slums try saving up for a slice of life that they couldn't afford.

👍Finger-licking:
A story that's as sweet as any pineapple topping and as meaty as any pepperoni slice!
Primo acting from child leads, J Vignesh and V Ramesh; and their long-suffering mother, Aishwarya Rajesh.
And a supremo soundtrack serving by G. V. Prakash Kumar.

👎Coal-picking:
Some may find the plot as predictable as a margherita pizza.
And some of the supporting characters may be no deeper than a thin crust.

🥇Best quote:
"Look how tall he is! He can speak to a camel face-to-face!"
"He might be tall, but he'll have to bend for us."

🙁Best depressing quote:
"To buy this pizza... see that goods train over there? You'll have to pick an entire coach of coal!"

😭2nd best depressing quote:
"Once, my parents were arranging my marriage, but seeing my dirty clothes, the girl rejected me.
My mother said every person is judged by their clothes."





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