Commando 2 Movie Review: Bigger, But Not Better Than The Prequel

In 2013, Vidyut Jammwal wowed the hell out of everyone with his gravity-defying stunt sequences and kick-ass action scenes in Commando,  so when it was announced that the makers are planning a bigger and better sequel, expectations were sky-high. But does Commando 2 prove to be a worthy sequel? Find out in the review below… Former Army Commando-turned- Special Cell operative Karan Dogra (Jammwal) is on the trail of Vicky Chadda (Thakur Anoop Singh), an alleged 'dalal' of people holding hoards of black money in the post-demonetisation scenario. Dogra jets off to Malaysia with brand-conscious encounter specialist Bhawna Reddy (Adah Sharma), the robotic ACP Bakhtawar (Freddy Daruwala) and geeky Zafar (Sumit Gulati), a hacker extraordinaire to bring back Vicky and his wife Maria (Esha Gupta) to face trial in India. However, the mission is compromised from day one and how Karan manages to win the day despite the countless double crosses and twists, forms the rest of the plot. Vidyut looks dashing with his unruly mane and bulging muscles and while he can pull off awesome action scenes with effortless ease, he lacks the cool charm of action characters like John Rambo or John McClane. Vidyut still has a long way to go if he wants to be a serious actor and not just rely on his martial arts skills for work. Adah Sharma has overdone the Hyderabadi accent and has nothing much to offer in terms of performance while Freddy limits himself to glowering menacingly at the camera. Esha is gorgeous to look at, but that's about it. As for the film itself, Commando 2 may be bigger in terms of budget, but when it comes to content, the prequel is any day better. Commando was made with simplicity and honesty, which appealed to viewers, but with Commando 2, the makers have gone out of their ways to cook up a contrived plot, which combined with a weak screenplay, poor performances and forgettable dialogues, makes for a deadly dull fare. If that was not all, there are a lot of indirect endorsement of Government campaigns like 'Swachh Bharat' and Demonetisation, which may leave a bitter taste in your mouth. Deven Bhojani makes his protagonists wear their patriotism on their sleeves, which comes across as way too immature and unnecessary. Commando 2 may boast of exotic locales and slick action scenes, but it remains a below average film…