An official adaptation of the original Tamil film Kolamaavu Kokila, Good Luck Jerry follows the story of a girl who gets involved with drug peddlers while trying to arrange money for the treatment of her mother. We all know that the story is good but I was more interested in the screenplay and this is where things get interesting. Standing at just under 2 hours  the screenplay is crisp and the extra flab which was slightly prevalent in original film has been cut out.

What I instantly liked at the very beginning of the drama was that the writers played to their strengths and did not venture into a disjointed approach which was expertly done in the original. Instead a more linear approach is maintained although the basic plot points are the same. But where the film really struggles and something which I was skeptical about was the dark humour. The humour here works only in parts but generally speaking, it falls flat.

There are two ways to look at the screenplay – one may enjoy the twists and turns in the drama if they haven’t watched the original. But for those who have, the drama is predictable and drab majorly as the humour is missing. But to give credit where due, the climax here is really good and way better than the original, something that other remakes were guilty of. So overall, a decent screenplay laced with unfunny humour.