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Language: Tamil, Hindi and Telugu
Director: Shankar
Distribution: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson
Rating: 3.5 / 5
This is not quite right, but we can not help but compare the consequences with the first installments. To at least match the peaks of the first part should be the main target of the follow-ups.
At first, Shankar 2.0 lacks the rhythm of Enthiran, released eight years ago. The scientist Vaseegaran (Rajinikanth), creator of the popular robot Chitti (Rajinikanth again), is presented with a special case. Tamil Nadu stops when mobile phones from all houses begin to disappear. Why is someone (a force?) Obsessed with mobile phones?
Shankar's usual idea of creating suspense is to kill people in power, but it starts to get tired. So we have murders – of a minister, a telecommunications giant and a mobile shop owner – all of whom perish brutally.
The first half has its moments. Shankar knows how to make us invest in crazy ideas. It shows perfectly the chaos and despair of spending a whole day without a mobile phone. But the director also does too much and it exhausts us. A nasty fool (Sudhanshu Pandey plays the son of Professor Bohra) who hates Chitti, a Minister of the Interior (Adil Hussain) who has no idea of the situation and a sequence of obsolete acts involving the army.
We are not even allowed to savor the introduction of Chitti, but 2.0 gets back on track when the adorable robot appears in action. Despite the narrative detours, the first half is above average, thanks to the greatness of the technology. It's the best 3D movie of the country. The staggering interval scene, where Pakshirajan (Akshay Kumar gets a great introduction) is unveiled, raises the film.
The second half starts with the typical Shankar film, but it's extremely easy to watch. The dialogues of Jeyamohan and the incredible design of the production (the birdhouse is a delight) are the highlights of the flashback carefully crafted. Shankar finally makes us take care of his characters. And then the tempo begins to rise. We get what we are looking for in a Shankar-Rajini combo: moments of mass and goose bumps.
Shankar packs a surprise after the other and 2.0 turns into a great experience. The first real confrontation between the two big actors takes place at night in the middle of a busy road and it's great. We remember a famous scene from the director's previous film Anniyan here, but it's still very engaging.
The "Chitti villain" will surely receive a warm welcome and Rajinikanth will offer us a fun ride as a machine to play. 2.0 gives a new twist to Rajinikanth's career. The ageless star, under pressure with a series of flops, hangs strongly. He means business here at 2.0 and the superstar is at ease playing four roles (the fourth is a character's cracker).
Akshay Kumar defends himself with a convincing performance. It's not always easy to play in a Rajinikanth movie and get your due. The presence on the screen of the superstar may overshadow a serious effort, but Akshay delivers a memorable act.
Shankar, the imaginative monster, is at its best in the heyday. The highlight of 2.0 hard to match, even for the country's top managers. With 2.0 Shankar continues to push the limits of handling technology. The writing lacks a bit of punch. But 2.0 do not forget to entertain.
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