Imagine if you mixed together Donnie Brasco, The Raid: Redemption, Step-Brothers, and I Love You, Man. The chaotic, beautiful result would be RRR.
Set in India in the 1920s; when a young girl is stolen away from her village by the British empire, a protector (Bheem, played by N.T. Rama Rao Jr. . He is represented by water.) is dispatched to find her and bring her back. A native cop/soldier for the British Empire (Raju/Ram played by Ram Charan. He is represented by fire.) is tasked with rooting out the protector and bringing him back to his superiors alive. When the two inadvertently cross paths, they form a strong brotherly bond, unaware of who the other really is. When the truth is revealed, will their friendship shatter?
This is a 3 hour action epic about the unbreakable bond of friendship. It's appreciated that both leads are really put through the wringer. They don't breeze through their obstacles, though both are bad-asses. It's also very cool to see how the film utilizes both fire and water in the scenes where the two are featured together. The action scenes are some of the most insane, ridiculous, over-the-top, adrenaline-fueled ones you'll see (and no, I won't even attempt to describe a single one. I refuse to spoil this film. Just know that you will lose your mind, at least I did...repeatedly).
I haven't fallen for an action film this hard since The Raid: Redemption. RRR is a modern day action-epic classic. If you are at all a fan of action films or bro-mances, you owe it to yourself to seek RRR out ASAP. It's currently playing on Netflix.
5 STARS
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