Journey Of Love 18+ follows the story of a young couple, deeply in love who decide to elope. But their decision might have some unforeseen repercussions in their lives and the society. The story here is simple and this has often been the trademark of the Malayalam film industry to pick up stories with stray events and transform them into some interesting screenplays. And that can be applied to this film as well wherein the screenplay does pack in underlying themes of politics and the shortcomings of the society while packaging them in a hilarious satirical drama that perhaps could have been slightly trimmed for a crisper watch.

The drama does open with the introduction of the protagonist, a young teenage boy who suddenly gets a call from his girlfriend who wishes that they elope and marry. The setting is of the former trying to set ablaze a bus in the midst of a political move which is indicative of the high political tensions which are prevalent in the vicinity. Yet, a song playing out through the rolling titles does give you a background of how the budding love story began to blossom over the years and it did seem like a sweet little charming one. Instantly, the viewers get a sense that this drama is laced with humour and is not as serious as it would otherwise have been given its subject and setting.

The proceedings are interesting and quite smartly penned, balancing the humour which originates through its setting of the protagonist exploring different ways to elope with his college sweetheart. And these events, set against the political backdrop of the area where the drama is set in, does make for a hilarious turn of events. The humour is situational and often does tickle your funny bone with respect to the character traits and the immaturity of the protagonists. There is a sense of innocence to the proceedings that adds to the charm of the rrama that traverses through different situations that the characters find themselves in. The only issue for me was that the drama began to go around it circles thus getting repetitive.

The biggest flaw in the drama is that the subject in hand did seem to be more suited for a short film. And that is reflective of the fact that the situations are repetitive, although supremely watchable. A clever little twist in the final 30 minutes does justify the title but it was also a case of the writers trying to hard to convey the point. There is a sense of spoon feeding that does take place in the backend of the drama wherein the drama could so easily have tapped into the political and vested interests of the concerned people(perhaps a notch higher). The political angle is something that I wished was explored a little more but overall, the screenplay here definitely has its moments and makes for an enjoyable watch.