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Weak
3 reviews · provisional
32
3 weak
What the critics say
Decent music, cinematography and lead chemistry can't save Ace from predictable, coincidence-driven writing, shallow characters and tasteless humour, so critics say skip the theatre and catch it on OTT.
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Summary
Ace (2025, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 32 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 13+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 13+), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
Kannan, with a past comes to Malaysia to turn over a new leaf. But when he realises that the girl he loves needs money to get out of a difficult situation, he commits a robbery that makes him the target of a fearsome gangster and the girl’s stepfather, an immoral cop.
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Kannan, with a past comes to Malaysia to turn over a new leaf. But when he realises that the girl he loves needs money to get out of a difficult situation, he commits a robbery that makes him the target of a fearsome gangster and the girl’s stepfather, an immoral cop.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
The critic calls Ace predictable and dragging despite a shorter runtime, with shallow characters and excess cinematic liberty; camera work and the… Watch it there →
Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 24 May 2025
The critic calls Ace an average time-pass film with decent music, background score, and workmanlike performances, but sees no reason to make the… Watch it there →
Ace movie review: Vijay Sethupathi, Rukmini Vasanth’s crime comedy is yet another disaster that uses Yogi Babu as the butt of tasteless jokes Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5Filmi’s reading 28
30
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Ace: quick answers
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Where can I watch Ace?
Ace is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the US, the UK and Canada). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Ace?
Ace has a Filmi Score of 32 (Weak), the mean of 3 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 28 (The Indian Express) to 35 (Poolachokka). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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