DeAr Review – Snoozy RomCom On Snoring
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Written and directed by Anand Ravichandran, the 2024 romantic-comedy “DeAr” is essentially about the trials of newly married couple Arjun (G.V. Prakash Kumar) and Deepika (Aishwarya Rajesh), who realize they aren’t very compatible in bed, because Arjun is a light sleeper and Deepika has an incurable snoring problem! It’s a fun premise, with lots of comic potential, and even though “DeAr” does have a few laughs here and there, there isn’t enough material in the script to sustain viewer interest, and this should’ve been a half-an-hour short film.
The very first fifteen minutes of “DeAr” set out to test a viewer’s tolerance to outdated story tropes – it starts with Arjun’s sister-in-law practically playing slave to her domineering husband, who needs her to do every little errand for him, from bringing him coffee, to putting away his things in the right place, to picking his shirt from the floor the second after he drops it. It was surprising that he didn’t ask her to open the bathroom door for him. Next, we meet another woman, Deepika’s mother, who complains about how she needs to do everything around the house for everybody. But the worst is this – Arjun is bullied into an arranged marriage, even though all he asks for is some time to find a job, so that he is “settled” before he gets married.
While some of the problematic issues in the script are addressed over the course of the film’s 2 hour 12 minute runtime, it doesn’t iron out its choppy pace and uninteresting story progression. And since there’s not much to explore with just the “snoring” problem, the creators start pivoting the story to other issues, like bringing in Arjun’s estranged father in the picture for some emotional brownie points.
G.V. Prakash Kumar and Aishwarya Rajesh do have cute onscreen chemistry in the sparsely spread romantic moments of “DeAr”. It’s got a fun soundtrack and the song-dance number that plays during Arjun and Deepika’s wedding is one of the most entertaining moments in the film. Overall, this film is a bit of a missed opportunity at giving viewers a breezy, light-hearted comedy about the trials and tribulations of a young couple. It packs a optimistic message in the climax, which is far too generic, but ends with a funny little moment. Watch the film if you are a fan of the lead actors.
“DeAr” is available to stream on Netflix.
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