Why Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (VV) Didn't Give me the Kicks

The negatives far outweigh the good things about the movie...

-ve

1. There are too many things to remind one of Kaakha Kaakha (KK) -- the names (Ilamaran, Maya), the actors (Jyothika, Daniel Balaji, Jo's family members), the lingo (poturlaan daa...and all the swear words censored jarringly), loud acting by Daniel Balaji that seemed like a poor imitation of Jeevan's Pandya.
   
2. Not enough background to let us know why they turned into serial killers - one would believe they started the whole thing as some sort of a hobby, that's how shoddy the treatment of their past is! This exploring of rationale / motivation is something Kaadhal Kondaen and Thiruttu Payale does quite well.
3. What was it with Homosexualism!! Pointless and an injustice to gay men.
4. The incessant killings
   
5. The stock escape situation featured in the Mumbai airport
6. The heroic opening that doesn't jel with the rest of the story
7. Loud, mood spoiling BGM
8. Why does the Hero have to get plain lucky in cornering the guys
9. Raghavan instinct, my foot!!!
10. The needless romantic angle - perhaps it was necessary because there was not enough powder in the keg.
11. The songs - each one slows down the pace.
    
12. The 'pathbreaking medical research' crap blabbered in the end
13. The severed finger as a signature - Why should he even do it for all his avowed intelligence and then admit it was a mistake?!!
14. How does Kamal figure out where Jyothika has been buried alive? Why is Jo spared torture and rape (apparently...) - In a nurry to wind up the story?

+ve

1. The confrontation between Amudan and Ragavan in the former's apartment
2. The very short introduction between Ragavan and Kayalvizhi in a marriage
3. The locations are brilliant, but only partly, as the bgm screws up the mood
4. Prakash Raj, kamal for their performance; Kamalini merely for her presence
5. The sequence in which Kamal tracks down the body of Prakash Raj's daughter is brilliant: Everything stands out in this, for example the performances - Prakash Raj, the 'beggar' who gives the right leads, Kamal
6. The molestation of Amudan and Ilamaran by the eunuchi n the prison cell

** (Interesting)

1. The sniggers among the audience when Kamal says 'neenga homosexualsaa daa?" doesn't bode well. And technically they should have been called bi, but that might have been above our audience!
2. The volte-face climax. The film was much better for the happy ending - Otherwise the film's very creation would have been pointless as it would have further sealed the similarity with Kaakha Kaakha
3. I am not sure why I am making this comparison: I think Thirutu Payale was a far better movie even after taking into account its sleight of hand and information witholding game it plays with the audience.