Syrup

2013

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

31
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 34% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 34% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 12773 12.8K

Plot summary

A slacker hatches a million-dollar idea. But, in order to see it through, he has to learn to trust his attractive corporate counterpart. Based on Max Barry's novel.

Director

Aram Rappaport Photo
Aram Rappaport

Top cast

Amber Heard Photo
Amber Heard as Six
Justine Cotsonas Photo
Justine Cotsonas as Kit the Marketer
Geoffrey Cantor Photo
Geoffrey Cantor as Executive #2
Peter Van Wagner Photo
Peter Van Wagner as Chairman
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
704.56 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
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1.25 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by nairtejas 7 / 10

All Hail "Marketing!"

That's because every person involved with marketing should give it a try. A celluloid pool of genius, marketing, competition & stereotype.The movie starts off great succeeding in creating ample suspense to hook our bottoms onto the seat. Then, it approaches genius with the lead characters showing average diligence to a somewhat good book. Screenplay is a marvel just like the music is beat. Cinematography impressed me mostly because the details were kept at bay and what matters (humour & dialogs) are highlighted.The story, as a whole, wasn't new to me, but since it is an adaptation, I loved the 'plot.' And with the inclusion of love, sex (not much) or romance, the recipe smelled good but has ounces of sourness in it. Creating gigantic levels of deep meaning concepts, non-ambiguity, establishing marketing mantra by keeping the stereotype strong... in tandem, Syrup works for most of its part due to the sharp oration, execution & pleasurable narrative with texts and inklings. Flashbacks, pencil-drawn-animation, in-advertisements, secrets, serious competition portrayals & slapstick are the chief points.What it lacks is an unequivocal climax. Well, it might seem tangible for a story with so curvy structure, but as an entertainer, the comedy-drama stumbles halfway into the second part, corrupts into vagueness, obliterates some of its half-baked characters & alludes hackery. However, it will be a ice-cream sherbet for marketing guys.BOTTOM LINE: A heavy 6.9/10 for the different style of storytelling & a palpable experience. Give it a try, you may like it! This is a type of movie which puts you in a dilemma - whether to spend few bucks & watch it once or wait for sometime & own it forever.Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YESMESSAGE: Competitions are for sissies. And when love is involved, you better watch it out on who surpasses & who quits.Profanity: Mediocre | Sex: Very Mild | Nudity: No | Mouth-Kiss: Mild | Violence: No | Gore: No | Smoking: Strong | Alcohol: Mild | Drugs: Mediocre | Vulgarity: No
Reviewed by KineticSeoul 3 / 10

Has the same problem when it comes to what this tries to make fun of

This one tries to be cool, slick and witty. But it just comes off as dumb and superficial. Sure that maybe the point of this flick, but not when you don't believe what the narrator has to say most of the way through. This movie has problems with what it tries to make fun of. It's all style and image, but has no substance or intelligence to it. Although not believable but at least it starts out somewhat intriguing, but quickly loses it's flare and just becomes redundant. It's like watching a fairy tale version of the marketing world, which is fine but like I said this movie is boring. The humor is flat and just about everything about it is forgettable, including the dis-likable main characters. In another words it tries to create a image of it being professional, but underneath it all it's amateurishly done. At the end of it all, nothing seems to be resolved and far from it being satisfying.3/10
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