Kick 2 is one of the most awaited films of Ravi Teja, because it's prequel Kick being one of the highest blockbusters in Ravi Teja's career. The prequel is remade in many other languages and turned into box-office hits everywhere. Now coming to Kick 2, Ravi Teja performs a dual role in the film as both father (Kick) and son (Robin Hood). Though the father character stays for just a while, that's really interesting and his new lean look grabs all eyeballs. Unlike in the prequel, the hero in this film need Comfort, but not kick. However, in the climax he finds kick in the comfort of others.
When compared to the prequel, Kick 2 is not up to that standard and really shattered the hopes of fans and audience. The story in Kick 2 is not as complex in that of Kick and even the screenplay is not that good. The first half of the film is just fine and the second half is so boring and predictive too. The first half has some good comedy scenes with Brahmanandam and Ashish Vidyarthi which keeps the audience engaging with the film, while the second half contains very boring and predictable plot.
The first half and second half of the films goes very contrarily. The first half goes very colorful and funny while the second half is so lagging, boring and filled with high sentiment scenes. Most of the first half takes place in Hyderabad while the second half takes place in Vilaspur. Rakul Preet Singh did well in the film in both romantic and sentiment scenes. Brahmanandam rocked just like in all his other films and his comedy scenes with Ravi Teja is the backbone of the film's success. Without those comedy scenes with Brahmanandam, the movie would be so pale and for sure would be a flop. The director managed movie well in the first half, while he couldn't continue the same in the latter.
The second half of the movie lacks fun and could be easily predicted. Many of the scenes in the second half are logic less and in fact useless. Though Ravi Kishan's act as Suleiman Thakur a self proclaimed son of god is good in the antagonist role, but could not be compared to that of Shyam in Kick. Though Kabir Duhan Singh, who impressed the audience with his first Telugu film 'Jil' bagged a role in the movie, his character is very limited. And now coming to the music S.S.Thaman, composed some good tunes for the film but failed to impress with the background score.
Overall, the film could be seen once and the first half could be seen twice and thrice too. We should really praise Kalyan Ram for believing in the director and for high budget sets and action episodes in the film. Kalyan Ram hadn't compromised in any aspect of the budget in the film and really made justification for a higher commercial movie.
Summary:
| What's Good | What's Not |
|---|---|
| *First Half *Ravi Teja's Performance *Brahmanandam's Comedy |
*Second Half *Editing *Screenplay |
Verdict:
Kick 2 is your typical Telugu ‘leave your brains at home’ entertainer with lots of of scenes that defy both logic and physics, and at the same time the movie was entertaining as-well.
MovieNewz.in Rating for Kick 2 : 2.5/5
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