The rating for this movie was based purely on it own merit, not the fact that it's a Mani Ratnam flick. But my opinion might have been influenced by the hindi movies i've watched recently (strictly crap).
Guess who's back? After a long break, during which he left us to the mercy of other, lesser filmmakers, Mani Ratnam returns. And during the first half of his highly awaited release, all you're doing is greedily drinking in all those luscious details that each one of his films abounds in. This is one beautifully made film, whatever the other issues with Yuva might be. Ratnam's work, at its best and worst, has always had the ability to show you that this is what a film could be.
And if Yuva didn't live up to its tall promise, it's because somewhere along the way the directo....