DELECTABLE YET MIDDLING DARK COMEDY

MORALITY. In today's time and age, is there a place for absolutism? Probably why, in a world filled with morally grey people, the ones who manage to err on the side of caution are seen as good people.

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After all, it is all about what you do when no one is watching, and there aren't any consequences to your actions, right? This is the core theme of debutant director Vikarnan Ashok's Mask, which guises a story of right, wrong, and everything in between, under the garb of a money heist that is too much style, and unfortunately, not enough substance.

Mask opens with a heist done by a masked gang, and a quirky voiceover by director Nelson.

He introduces the players in a rather whimsical way. We have a gang of robbers. We have the philanthropist Bhoomi (Andrea Jeremiah), who needs to find the robbers. We have politician Manivannan (Pawan Krishna), who also needs to find the robbers. And then... we have Velu (Kavin), who... You guessed it right... has to find the robbers. And what do the robbers have to do? Exist in plain sight and wait for the various players to find their way to them. But Mask doesn't build up to a crescendo as most of the films in this genre do.

Instead, it is happier giving brief bursts of energy that might not stay for long, but it is entertaining while it lasts.