Monday, July 8, 2013

Singam-2 Review

Things to watch Singam-2 for:
1. Suriya: In super good form whether it is saying punch dialogs or in action sequences or in emotional scenes
2. Hansika: Has a good role and gets something to do unlike Anushka who's barely there...
3. The Villain, Danny: A fresh guy after all of us are tired seeing same people in these roles(Mostly Prakashraj), looks scary, and has that mean streak going for him...
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Last but not the least...
3. Santhanam: He's the one who brings the laughs in the theater. His Super Star Entry, Dream sequence with Anushka and the Vishwaroopam transformation scene are the show stealers...

Three things to not watch Singam2 for:
1. Too long a film
2. Unnecessary repetition of characters: All the characters in the Original are present here too, but are a caricature of themselves. Actors like Radharavi, Viveik, Nassar etc are wasted. Anushka is barely there and even when she's there, doesn't do anything special except for crying and shaking a leg with Suriya in two songs.
3. Songs: One major reason for Singam to click was foot tapping music from DSP. Not the same here. Neither the songs nor the BGM interest you. And the odd timing of the songs killing the momentum of the movie doesn't help the cause either.

Overall: Paisa-Vasool for Suriya fans!!