A POTENT SPORTS-DRAMA THAT RISES ABOVE A LACK OF SUBTLETY

FROM the very beginning, through a barrage of shots that glance past beef stalls, Ambedkar statue, and mentions of "oor" and "colony", Blue Star strongly registers that it is as much a politically charged film as it is a sports drama.

-  PRASHANTH VALLAVAN

Despite the focus on the sports and the politics around it, the film does not suffer from an identity crisis.

Cricket isn't treated as a vehicle or a gimmick to mount its ideologies on.

The film expounds its unabashed love for the sport by properly delving into the joys of being a sports film.

Despite all these positives though, Blue Star can be accused of a lack of subtlety, which causes it to lose some colour.