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| Singam 2 Movie Review |
The Sequel:
Hari is a director known to indulge
in some pot boiling commercial film
making, and nothing less. The
movie shoots off right from where
Singam was left off, the die hard
Duraisingam avenging his pride,
only to be delegated as an
Undercover agent to unearth the
venal events that take place on the
coastline. He moonlights his secret
mission by posing as an NCC officer
of a school, and yet Hari makes him
look powerful.
And as you may have predicted,
Hansika is the beautiful damsel
whose one sided love story shoots
off, and elsewhere is Anushka aka
Kavya still waiting for Duraisingam.
Trying to squeeze too much in the
box, Hari then introduces three
antagonists who are armed to kill
anyone who interrupts their
smuggling. Santhanam is the office
boy who plays Pakki giving us jolts
of giggles also playing as the
sidekick for a while. If Singam had
Erimalai's comedy sending us in
guffaws, well this time Erimalai's
tenure is more of a character role
than comic.
Now with all the fiasco in the first
half, second half is about
Duraisingam's antics in bringing the
baddies down to justice including
the International smuggler Danny.
So what leads up is quite
predictable, yet to watch and find
out.
Ups & Downs:
Singam 2 is everything you would
look for, love, masala, sentiment,
raw Action and so on, however
adding a slight overdose to every
single element mentioned, as a
whole it almost topples over. Hari's
justification to Duraisingam's
character deserves a special
mention as yet again this will also
be a tribute to the cops, such is the
power the role delivers. Suriya
carries the octane energy from the
first part intact and if the intro
scene was viola unleashed, then the
scene when he resumes DSP
command is MASS undoubtedly.
The movie is all about Duraisingam
"The one man army" who is the
usual loud and honest. Unlike the
first part where Prakash Raj's
character had some justice, three
villains and none really make a
mark according to the script. Hari
could've given some more power to
the antagonists, to make it look
evenly matched. Given the space
for baddies, it just adds to the
endless list of outwitting and action
sequences. Priyan's camera work is
pretty laudable for the scenes in
South Africa, however back here
it's a lot of tilts and zooms.
Another mismatch in the movie
comes in the form of the heroines,
both loosely fit into the story.
Hansika, though is always a treat to
watch is abruptly cut short in the
second half without proper justice
and Anushka's role is not meaty
either, making her presence as an
extended cameo with songs.
Santhanam steals the show with his
USP of one liners and witty jokes,
however Vivek's character has been
sized down. Yet another big crater
size hole in this movie is DSP's BGM
and music, which does not offer
anything new and is monotonous.
Ergo, exiting Singam 2 will send you
mixed reactions as the problem
with the movie is its overdose of
everything stuffed in a bag that
overflows. However the intentions
of the director are pretty clear, a
mass pot boiling commercial cinema
that will surely entertain you, if not
for its arguable length. Singam 2
will run to packed house for the
dude Suriya and Hari's commercial
outburst.
Verdict : An overdose of
everything, yet watch it for
Suriya!
Stars : 3/5
