War was a benchmark in the Hindi spy action genre and now War 2 is taking it to the next level with Hrithik Roshan and NTR Jr. together. Before the release, the teasers, posters and songs created a huge buzz on social media. So how is War 2? Does NTR Jr. impress in his Hindi debut? How do both the star heroes perform? What’s the secret behind Kiara’s character? Let’s get into the review to find out.
Story
Without giving away too many spoilers, the film’s plot revolves around Kabir (Hrithik) a top RAW agent who seems to betray his agency by joining a terrorist organization called Kali. In the process he seems to kill a prominent figure Sunil Ludra (Ashutosh Rana). Believing Kabir has gone rogue, RAW appoints another skilled agent Vikram (NTR Jr.) to hunt him down. Sunil Ludra’s daughter Kavya (Kiara) also joins Vikram in his mission. As they try to catch Kabir the story unfolds with many twists and turns. The rest of the film is a high stakes cat and mouse game filled with action, emotional depth and shocking revelations.
Analysis
Ayan Mukerji gets the audience into the story right from the start, makes the characters and their intentions clear. Once the main conflict begins the pace quickens as both the heroes pursue their mission with India First as their goal and constantly clash with each other. This creates a dilemma for the audience, who is the real hero and who is the villain? The interval and pre-climax are the highlights of the film. Ultimately the film’s climax delivers on both action and emotional front and gives a powerful and satisfying end.
Performances
NTR: Appeared in a high energy package role with mass and class. His looks, body language, dialogue delivery, emotional scenes are all top class. Especially, the intensity in the fight scenes gives goosebumps.
Hrithik Roshan: a Cool and stylish character. But he has proven himself once again as an intense actor. He did not compromise anywhere in the action sequences.
Kiara Advani: Along with glamour, she played a key role in the story. Screen presence is good.
June Kapoor showed his own impact in the villain character.
Technical values
Direction: Ayan Mukerji has perfectly mixed the pace, emotion, and visual grandeur required for an action movie. There is no lag anywhere in the screenplay.
Cinematography: Benjamin Jasper has shown every location in the Hollywood range. The international action sets are amazing.
Music: The songs given by Pritam are amazing. Also, the background score given by Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara has taken the action scenes to the next level.
Editing: Arif Sheikh has shown his talent in editing. His editing is sharp and makes the film not boring.
Production values: Very high. It seems that the producers have made the film with high quality. It is clear that they have not hesitated to spend anywhere according to the story. Technically a top notch movie.
Highlights
NTR – Hrithik combination scenes, chemistry between the two on screen, shades of rivalry & brotherhood.
The introduction fight in the first half
Songs, visuals
Interval bang
Pre-climax twist
Emotional and thrilling climax
Background score
The car chases, hand-to-hand combat, explosion scenes, and action sequences in the second half are all of Hollywood standard.
Conclusion
Overall, War 2 is a power-packed entertainer that combines Hollywood range action and Tollywood mass energy. The duo of NTR and Hrithik Roshan has taken this spy action drama to another level. Not only those who love action genre movies, but also the general audience will be engaged by aspects like patriotism, human values, and the desire to achieve the goal no matter how difficult it is. This is a must-watch movie on the big screen and with a good sound system. Overall, it can be said that NTR received a solid hit with his first Hindi movie.