Leo, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj got released in the big screens on Thursday globally, and the director presents before the audience two versions of Vijay - one who is sweet and another who is bloody but both embark on an adventure they did not sign up for.

Leo Das obeys his father and kills people without remorse to help his family business thrive while Parthiban kills people with regret to save his family from those who mistake him for Leo.

The movie has a plot that builds up slowly but if you are ready to invest your undivided attention 20 mins in Leo, then you are in for an action-packed adventure. 

The setting of the movie is mostly in the cold Northern Himachal Pradesh. This location provides an exciting ambience to the film which was only thought by most South Indian filmmakers to be fit for Duet songs. 

The storyline of Parthiban is pretty good. A simple cafe owner trying to live a pleasant life with his family, and clear the hurdles that come before his calm life. This portion is scripted nicely.

But when it comes to Leo, he is presented as an unstoppable daredevil who will murder anyone who is against his family's wish. This is that area which feels clumsy.

While Parthiban's composed discharge of understandable wrath makes him Believable, Leo's rampage and wreckless assaults make him Unbelievable. This affects the believable-foundation of the movie that was built patiently in the first half.

Also, the search for Leo by Antony and Harold appears pointless, because the motive behind searching for Leo is not to restart their family bonding or to exact vengeance; there is simply no motive at all, and this makes the second half a little weaker.

If the motive behind searching for Leo, and what is the plan after finding him is given serious thought, then it would have taken the movie to a whole different level. 

But it is no letdown. It is still an enjoyable one. No doubt that the action is high-octane in the film, and Anbariv (stunt masters) choreographed the sequences, especially the car chase, really well inorder to give the fans what they came for; to see Thalapathy on Badass mode. Music from Anirudh elevates the action-sequences to another level. 

Lokesh must be applauded for not relying only on Vijay's mass appeal, and for writing a plot that will put 'The Actor' in the spotlight where he can show the audience his acting abilities. 

Parthiban is an emotional character, and Vijay has done justice to this well written character.Leo Das on the other hand needs to be a Badass, and that is Vijay's forte. 

Lokesh has timed it well in introducing the other major characters and not just Harold or Antony Das. Even the roles played by Mansoor Ali Khan and Mariam George are introduced in due time and the reception to these introduction is thunderous. The major characters are of use to the plot in this movie except for Anurag Kashyap and Priya Anand, as we don't know why they should be cast to play such tiny roles.

Lokesh rewards the patience of die-hard Vijay fans by making the mercury rise slowly and he takes it all the way to give a blast in the finale.

Don't search for immediate LCU connections in the movie, and watch it as a standalone one to enjoy the unfolding of a new chapter from Lokesh.