'Nine' movie review highlights : A compelling tale of mystery and intrigue

Right from the first-look, to the trailer, everything about

Nine

suggested not just a snazzy film, but also a compelling story.

And why wouldn't it be so! Even when the story fell short, Jenuse Mohamed's debut, 100 days of love, starring Dulquer Salman and Nithya Menon, was nothing short of style and panache. But with 'Nine,' the director seems to stretch his limits by attempting science fiction, and even a thriller at that - a theme almost never attempted in Malayalam.

In Nine, a stage is being set for a global astronomical event that will put 'humanity to test'. For the next nine days, a comet will pass from above the Earth, and render it sans electricity, disrupting the world as we know it. And as the world prepares to witness and survive this global phenomenon, Albert Lewis, a renowned Astrophysicist, is one of the few with the knowledge that can seek answers about this phenomenon. His quest to study the event takes him to the Himalayan foothills, into a cocktail of astronomy, myths and superstition.

Nine reeks and screams thriller. Right from the background score by Sekhar Menon, to the crisp and zippy frames by Abinandhan Ramanujam, adds to the element of surprise. Jenuse Mohamed knits fear and intrigue in a balancing act between mystique and science. In the first half, Nine is right up the alley of a good thriller, with a solid scientific backdrop and an emotional story at its heart.
As the first half concludes the global astronomical event triggers more than science has allowed Albert Lewis to be prepare for. The supernatural is at play and it blatantly threatens his young son Adam.

Will Albert Lewis realise the threat in time?