Jack (2025) Movie: Siddhu Jonnalagadda Deserves Better Than This Messy Spy Comedy
Jack brings together director Bommarillu Bhaskar and actor Siddhu Jonnalagadda for what should have been an exciting spy comedy. With Vaishnavi Chaitanya as the female lead and veterans like Prakash Raj in the cast, the film had all the right ingredients on paper.
The movie tells us about Pablo Neruda, who everyone calls Jack – a guy who can’t seem to get anything right. He’s brilliant at engineering but won’t take any regular job, which drives his father crazy with worry about his future.
When Good Ideas Meet Poor Execution
Jack works as a secret agent who has to go against his own bosses to save the country from a big attack. It’s the classic underdog story – someone who looks useless but turns out to be exactly what the mission needs.
The problem is that the movie never figures out what it wants to be. One minute it’s trying to make you laugh, the next it’s attempting serious spy thriller moments, and nothing really clicks together properly.
Siddhu Saves the Show
Siddhu Jonnalagadda is the film’s saving grace, and I genuinely enjoyed watching him try to make this character work. He brings his usual charm and comic timing, making even the weakest scenes somewhat watchable through sheer personality.
Vaishnavi Chaitanya gets a promising start but the script doesn’t know what to do with her character. She looks good on screen but her role shrinks as the movie goes on, which felt like a wasted opportunity.
Direction That Feels Off-Balance
I could tell that Bhaskar’s filmmaking style doesn’t quite match what this story needed. He’s made beautiful, emotional films before, but handling action-comedy requires different skills that don’t come naturally here.
The movie does have moments where you can see the director’s vision coming through, especially in quieter character scenes. But when it comes to the spy stuff and action sequences, everything feels borrowed from other films rather than original.
The Good, Bad, and Forgettable
What I liked most was Siddhu’s commitment to making this character likeable despite the script’s problems. He has natural comedy skills that kept me engaged even when the story was falling apart around him.
The biggest issue is that the movie tries to do too much at once. It wants to be funny, thrilling, emotional, and action-packed, but doesn’t have the writing strength to pull off any of these things particularly well.
How Critics and Fans Reacted
Critics weren’t kind to Jack when it hit theaters in April. Most reviews pointed out the same problems I noticed – confused storytelling and wasted potential from a talented lead actor.
Regular moviegoers seemed split, though many expressed disappointment. Some Siddhu fans found things to enjoy, but most people felt let down after expecting something better from this combination of talent.
Rating: 2/5
