‘The Archies’ was one of the most anticipated films of the year. The film marks the debut of Suhana Khan, Agastya Nanda, Khushi Kapoor, Vedang Raina among others. The film takes place in the mid-1960s in an Anglo-Indian hill town of Riverdale. The film released on December 7 on Netflix, and now the early reviews by the audience are pouring in.
A user took to social media and called the film a masterpiece while giving the film five stars
#TheArchies MASTERPIECE ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! Only Zoya Akhtar can direct such a film. India’s Wes Anderson. Better than Barbie. This film is for the world to appreciate. While staying true to 90s India and its nostalgia, they have carved a musical like never before. @Netflix has… pic.twitter.com/X3ucqDxfw8
— Neel Joshi (@iamn3el) December 7, 2023
Another user gave the film three stars and said the film started and ended well while the middle was a bit dragged
#TheArchies review- ⭐️⭐️⭐️ It started well, the middle was dragged and ended well. Veronica, Archie & Reggie have to be my favorite characters✔️ #SuhanaKhan #VedangRaina #AgastyaNanda
— Diksha Arora (@BrahmaandKiMaa) December 7, 2023
Another user praised the performance of Suhana Khan and called her brilliant in the film
Loved performance of Suhana in Archies, she was just brilliant ✌🏼👌🏻
Amazing Actress #Archies pic.twitter.com/Ucj4MVVJYt— PANTHER_07🇳🇵 (@Vivek_707) December 7, 2023
While talking about Suhana Khan and Khushi Kapoor’s acting prowess, here’s what the fourth user articulated:
Suhana Khan and Khushi Kapoor are really good in #TheArchies & Zoya Akhtar carefully manages to get the nostalgia right. Do I wish the accents were less affected? Yes. Did I still manage to get past that? Also yes.
— Mahwash Ajaz 🇵🇰 (@mahwashajaz_) December 7, 2023
This coming-of-age musical is an adaptation of Archies comics and revolves the character of Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Ethel, and Dilton. The screeplay of the film is written by Ayesha Devitre Dhillon, Zoya Akhtar, and Reema Kagti. The music of the film is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy while White Tiger Baby has produced the film.
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