Singam 2

My review: Singam 2

Hari-Surya combo's sequel to their hit movie "Singam", "Singam 2" is a kind of movie for which writing a review is a difficult task. There is nothing to write home about since we have seen it all in the first installment itself. Here again the protagonist Dhuraisingam is after the criminal elements, only this time he has more number of baddies to go after and the canvas is wide with foreign elements brought in. Also he has two heroines to romance with and Shanthanam (nowadays he is there in every other movie) to prank around. And almost everyone who were part of "Singam" appear for atleast one scene in this sequel.

In the days when most of the heroes are shying away from mindless action masala, Surya has decided to persist with it even after string of not so good movies at box-office off late. Hari is also another one of those directors who work with a set template and give a hit every alternate movie they make. So when they combine what we get is a stale action movie which strictly follow the template that has been set in Tamil cinema aeons ago. 

Movie is loud, crass filled with swearing dialogues smeared with castiest and racist intonations all in bad taste. Surya hams so much that it gets spilled over to even the supposed to be romantic scenes. Screenplay at many places wanders directionless with situations made for action sequences every ten minutes.   

Surya is earnest with his approach trying to emulate himself from the first part and he has done it with success. He has good body language like that of a cop and has started to dance better with every passing movie. Anuskha's more of an extended cameo while Hanshika seems to have a meatier role especially towards the end of the second half. Movie has bevy of actors amongst which Rahman, Mukesh Rishi and Vijay Kumar make impact. Shanthanam's comedy track is getting redundant and stale. Vivek does't make much of an impact. 

Music is a downer for this movie. Neither the songs nor the back ground score has any energy. May be they should have retained the "Singam" theme music. Priyan's cinematography is apt for an action movie of this type. 

At close too three hours movie is way too long and tests one's patience at many instances. How long can one tolerate the bevy of abuses, swears, punches and over the top action sequences. After a point things gets  monotonous and boring.

On the whole, "Singam 2" is one of those movies which one can neither like nor dislike and would like to leave it to the discretion of the viewers whether to watch it or not.

Bottomline: Out dated

2.5/5