Ek Villain Returns Review: Movie dishes out plenty of twists and turns but doesn’t make overall impact due to half-baked and confusing story
Ek Villain Returns Movie Rating: 2.5 Stars
Just watched Ek Villain Returns movie in Cinemas. Let’s focus on the complete details, story, positive/negatives and at last my personal view on this movie.
Cast: John Abraham, Disha Patani, Arjun Kapoor and Tara Sutaria
Director: Mohit Suri
Release Date: 29th July 2022 in Cinemas
Story: It is sequel of superhit Ek Villain (2014). Story begins when A masked intruder barges into an apartment complex and kill a famous singer named Aarvi Malhotra (Tara Sutaria). After the investigation, the cops deduce that Aarvi’s ex-lover Gautam Mehra (Arjun Kapoor) is the serial killer.
6 months ago, we got that Gautam is a spoiled rich brat and the son of industrialist Mehra (Bharat Dabholkar). He is brash and creates a scene at the wedding of his ex-girlfriend Siya (Karishma Sharma). A video of him beating up guests and security guards goes viral. Aarvi used that video to create a parodical song which goes viral.
Gautam meets Aarvi at Reval Music Festival and pretends to be in love with her, in order to take revenge against her for using the video clip of the commotion to get fame. Aarvi expresses a desire to perform at the festival instead of a famous singer Qiran (Elena Roxana Maria Fernandes) and Gautam helps her which makes her fall in love with him.
In present, Police is looking for Gautam but ACP VK Ganesan (JD Chakravarthy) suspects that Aarvi is not murdered by him. Later, the cops interrogate a suspect named Bhairav Purohit (John Abraham) as Aarvi’s phone number was found in Bhairav’s phone, but he denies the crime. He’s a mysterious character and deeply in love with Rasika Mapuskar (Disha Patani).
Who is actually behind the murders and the disappearance of Aarvi? Is it Gautam or Bhairav or both of them? And what is the reason for so many murders? Where is Aarvi? Is she alive but missing or is she dead?
Positives
1. Performances
2. Music
3. Direction
4. Dialogues
5. Cinematography
Negatives
1. Length
2. Screenplay
3. Story
4. Climax
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: When I watched the trailer of this film planned to watch this movie in cinemas because it is sequel of Ek Villain which I loved it and also music and story looks exciting.
8 years after Rakesh Mahadkar reigned terror in Mumbai, another serial killer has taken birth. More brutal and more dangerous but one that uses the same cover, the Smiley Mask. It is the story of two men in one sided love. The paths they choose to fulfill their love stories decide who the Hero is and who is the Villain.
Ek Villain Returns offers a half-baked story with several twists throughout the runtime, right till the last frame rolls in. Things slip on the editing table while treating the non-linear presentation of the story. One wishes this was paid a lot more attention to in order to create a better balance between the first and second halves of the film, to make it a tauter and gripping romantic thriller. While adding pace and spice to the screenplay and dialogues, the writers have missed on adding more heft to all the central characters. Yes, the characters are human and flawed but sadly, that doesn’t make them relatable or earn them much empathy.
The film has two tracks, each of the two lovers and it runs parallel and also intersects neatly. In the first half, however it gets confusing in several places. But direction is good and is very evident that he has evolved as a storyteller, and this can be seen in his narrative style and treatment. A film like this is not easy to handle. Firstly, one needs to give equal prominence to both tracks. Secondly, the characters lack morals. Everyone in the film is wicked. To relate to such a film is not everyone’s cup of tea. Yet, Mohit Suri manages to give the film a very mainstream touch. On the flipside, the first half may leave several viewers puzzled. Also, the way the narrative moves back and forth can add to the confusion.
Music is also highlight of this film although songs are not good as the earlier movie had but still lovable. Cinematography and dialogues of this film are also good. The performances in the film don’t really stand-out, and most of the actors in their parts feel limited. If their characters had been better fleshed out, it could have probably given them more scope to rise in their individual performances. Overall, movie dishes out plenty of twists and turns but doesn’t make you emotionally cheer for any of the characters or the story, though you wish the situation was different. My view on this movie Time Pass for those who is excited after watching the first film of this series.
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