The reviews for RRR are close to unanimous. Almost every critic finds the film exhilarating, and most say so with evident pleasure, treating it as a large, sincere entertainment built for a big screen. The praise gathers around two things: Rajamouli’s action set pieces, which critics describe as inventive, precisely staged and cheerfully ridiculous, and the partnership between the two leads, whose friendship several reviews call the film’s real engine. The musical numbers are singled out almost as often as the fights.
The reservations are mild and scattered rather than shared. Sight and Sound finds the film bloated and nationalistic before giving in to its showmanship, and The New Yorker notes that the storytelling leans on shortcuts. Deadline points out that the women are largely sidelined, and Variety mentions the historical liberties but decides they serve the story. The spread is narrow: one mixed review, none negative, and the complaints come from critics who enjoyed themselves anyway.
