The maiden Bollywood release of 2024, Merry Christmas, featuring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi, is receiving favourable reviews from both the audience and film critics. Following the film's release, numerous social media users expressed their reactions to Sriram Raghavan's directorial work. Some viewers, entranced by the director's skill and having faith in his past projects, commended the lead actors' performances.
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh gave the Sriram Raghavan directorial a high five, describing it as 'terrific and gripping'. He praised the movie for its nail-biting scenes and fabulous twists and turns. Released in both Hindi and Tamil, the film is receiving love from all quarters.
#OneWordReview...#MerryChristmas: GRIPPING.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 11, 2024
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️½
Serpentine twists and turns. Nail-biting suspense and tension-filled moments that keep you on edge. A masterstroke finale… Director #SriramRaghavan delivers an out-of-the-box, absorbing tale that teases your mind,… pic.twitter.com/9KAkeFetiq
Merry Christmas is being hailed as 'engaging' by netizens, with special appreciation for the stellar performances of Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi.
Merry Christmas Twitter Review
#MerryChristmasReview: ★★★★#MerryChristmas 𝗔 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘅, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.#VijaySethupathi & #KatrinaKaif delivers Captivating… pic.twitter.com/eiaDqIO8aW
— 𝗥𝗮𝗷𝗮𝘁 𝗥 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗱 (@rajatlunkad) January 12, 2024
#MerryChristmasReview
— Ashwani kumar (@BorntobeAshwani) January 12, 2024
This Is #SriramRaghavan's Stamped Murder Mystery, Which Has Humour, Tense Situation, Nail-biting Sequence.
A Perfect Thriller, with Romance In The Core Of it.... And you simply can't guess the next SCENE.
Rating - ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ 💫
You will go to theater to see… pic.twitter.com/R7D6DHV3xu
#MerryChristmasMovie a good one time watch, nothing like Raghavan’s Andhadun, so please refrain from comparing. The plot of the film is interesting yet the cause of revenge felt too basic and the way this revenge was executed was unfulfilling. 3/5 stars. #MerryChristmasReview pic.twitter.com/ADtsn4gJBs
— prisha dhatwalia (@preachaaaa) January 12, 2024
Fine start to 2024 for Bollywood. #MerryChtistmas fine dark comedy by #SriramRaghavan . Good performance by @VijaySethuOffl #VijaySethupathi
— Mayur Lookhar (@mayurlookhar) January 12, 2024
And #KatrinaKaif @KatrinaKaifFB #MerryChristmasReview https://t.co/4lW6h6q9MW
What a start to the year this is with #MerryChristmas. Thank you #SriramRaghavan for this fun, engaging, and delightful watch. @VijaySethuOffl has all my heart, and this might be #KatrinaKaif's best performance. Full review tomorrow!#VijaySethupathi #MerryChristmasReview pic.twitter.com/93RgzPVrSz
— Abhimanyu Mathur (@MadCrazyHatter_) January 11, 2024
#MerryChristmas [3.5/5] : A slow burn thriller, that hits the high notes in the 2nd half.. The pay-off at the climax makes the movie worth your time..
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) January 12, 2024
Twists and turns start coming from Pre-interval..@VijaySethuOffl is now a bona-fide Pan-India Actor/Star.. #KatrinaKaif has…
#Merrychristmas First half only builds the chemistry between the leads which looks good ons screen but the story feels static.
— Notify Me (@NotifyM27647338) January 12, 2024
Few good twists are there on second half and there are also good one liners. Overall it was an average watch with predictable ending