Merry Christmas X review: Netizens in awe of Katrina, Vijay in Sriram Raghavan's thriller

Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi's suspense thriller arrived in theatres on Friday. Before heading for it, here's a bunch of X reviews shared by netizens to give you an insight into the film. Read on to know what social media users have to say about their performances.

Hyderabad: Sriram Raghavan's latest offering Merry Christmas featuring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi is finally out. The film opened to mostly positive reviews on Friday. If you are planning on watching it, here's a bunch of X posts about the film to refer to.

Merry Christmas is this week's major release. As per netizens, this gripping thriller features an excellent performance from Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina Kaif. Many also agreed that Sriram Raghavan has saved the best for last, which is the conclusion. Master director Sriram Raghavan has roped in a rather unusual duo of Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi.

Viewers have drawn comparisons between it and an Alfred Hitchcock movie. In fact, movie spoilers have been strictly forbidden by the makers' fan base. The Pritam-composed Christmas tunes have also received positive feedback.

Taking to X, Atlee of Jawan fame wrote: "#MerryChristmas! I've been waiting to write this one. My favorite narrative of recent times is a beautiful love story with an amazing thriller. @VijaySethuOffl na you were pure class to watch, and the climax performance was woowwwwww. You're always an inspiration, keep inspiring us with such lovely films. Love you na @KatrinaKaifFB's work is stunning 😍😍#shriramraghavn, sir, what a film! It's a pure classic, written all over it. Add a blockbuster feather to your cap, sir."

Heaping praises on the film, a social media user wrote: "Just watched #MerryChristmas And it's a brilliant movie,the story telling is brilliant especially the acting of katrina and Vijay is brilliant, #MerryChristmasReview ;Fantastic." The X handle went on to rate the movie 3 and a half stars. Another X user posted: "He is back🔥🔥🔥🔥#SriramRaghavan is back. Legendary director of Jonny gaddar, ek hasina thi, badlapur and The andhadhun"

Talking about the role, Katrina said that this is the most difficult part she has ever had in her career. She claims that compared to everything else she has portrayed on screen, it is more subtle. Her admirers now have higher expectations as a result. Merry Christmas is starting to receive some initial reviews on Twitter.

The movie, which opened nationwide today, is anticipated to be among the first blockbusters of the Hindi film industry in 2024. With the popularity of his previous films, Badlapura and AndhaDhun, Sriram is expected to score a hat trick with Merry Christmas. The approved run duration of the thriller is two hours and twenty-four minutes and has been certified U/A.

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