‘Pluto’ movie review: A sci-fi comedy that sticks to usual alien narratives
The sci-fi comedy 'Pluto' is reviewed as a film that fails to innovate within the alien genre despite an interesting premise. The critic notes that the movie relies on familiar tropes and lacks the strong writing needed to elevate its light-hearted humor.
Why it matters
It provides cultural critique of regional cinema trends and the execution of genre-based storytelling.
Just like Vicky (Neeraj Madhav), the protagonist of the sci-fi comedy movie Pluto who befriends an alien, the movie also does not know what exactly to do with the alien character. This has partly to do with the nature of the alien also. In an attempt to break alien stereotypes, Pluto does not have any superpowers, except for two skills which are only sparingly used. So, there are only so many exciting things left for the alien to do.
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