He has made some spectacular films in the past but his latest offering, Moz & Cat, proves to be a major disappointment. The whole package looks dull and outdated, the storyline is confusing and lacks clarity, the situations are jaded and artificial, and most of the performances are quite ordinary, to say the least.

Moz D Samuel (Dileep) is an orphan and has a cute little kid named Tessy (Baby Niveditha) for company. The two join hands to play pranks on others to earn money for their living! A chance meeting with Nandana (Aswathy), change their lives forever. Nandana decides to use Tessy to remind her brother Sumesh (Rahman), a junkie, about their childhood and bring him back to his normal self.

Well, though this is the basic premise, the twists and turns that happen from then on makes the film a boring misadventure. The series of incidents that happen one after the other and the tricks played by all involved goes to such levels that the viewer will lose interest in the proceedings after a while. The sequences are clichéd to the core and the dialogues sound contrived and melodramatic.

Dileep tries desperately to generate laughs with his mannerisms and some poorly written lines, but the jokes fall flat. Then he tries to impress with his heroic acts, but he fails there as well. It is amazing why he is hesitant to play the nice man next door tag that is best suited for him, more often to his own benefit!

Aswathy, who has been a model and an anchor, looks picture perfect in every frame and at times, raises doubts on whether someone going through a do-or-die situation will dress up in matching costumes and accessories even during midnight! The bubbly little kid, played by Baby Niveditha, has done an impressive job. But the award for the worst performance in the movie should go to Rahman, who is plainly disgusting especially in the drunken scenes.

The marginally good thing about the film could well be its music by Ouseappachan that is good in parts. The song Thottal Pookkum… is perhaps one of the best tunes during recent times. But the other songs are major let downs. The visuals are fine and the costumes look stylish.

With a script that is full of flaws, the film is like a never ending journey. Fazil should call it day and retire gracefully, than making such stupid films. Our advice- Pick some of the old gems (DVD) of the director like Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu, Ente Mamattikuttiyammaykku, Manivathoorile Ayiram Sivarathrikal or Aniyathi Pravu and re-live those fine memories . You will find it much more enjoyable than getting a migraine watching this film!

Verdict: Avoidable