Stree 2 Review: Movie lives up to the expectations placed by its predecessor and is a complete fun ride
Stree 2 Movie Rating: 3.5 Stars
Watched Stree 2 movie in Cinema. Let’s focus on the complete details, story, positive/negatives and at last my personal view on this movie.
Cast: Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee and Aparshakti Khurana
Director: Amar Kaushik
Release Date: 15th August 2024 in cinema
Story: The plot of Stree 2 picks up after the events of the first film. The village of Chanderi wake up to the shocking fact that the young ladies were disappearing mysteriously from their village. This new terror is Sarkata who is a headless entity targeting and kidnapping women who have embraced modernity.
One day Bittu’s (Aparshakti Khurana) girlfriend Chitti (Anya Singh) disappears under mysterious circumstances, that’s when his best friend Bicky (Rajkummar Rao) and Rudra (Pankaj Tripathi) embark on a mission to track down Sarkata and end his reign of terror with the help of Jana (Abhishek Banerjee).
When the trio set on a trail to search Chitti, Vicky comes across once again his selfless and seamless love interest (Shraddha Kapoor) who reveals that the real reason behind the mysterious disappearances. She asks his help to defeat the monster. How normalcy is restored in Chanderi forms the crux of the drama.
Positives
1. Performances
2. Cinematography
3. Direction
4. Story
5. Climax
6. Dialogues
Negatives
1. Music
2. Horror Missing
3. Screenplay in 2nd half
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: When I watched the trailer of this film planned to watch this movie in cinemas as loved the trailer and liked 1st part of this horror comedy universe.
Chanderi is once again haunted by a sinister force, as women in the town are mysteriously abducted by a headless entity. Bicky, Janna, Bittu, and Rudra reunite to confront and defeat the evil once more.
Stree 2 lives up to the expectations placed by its predecessor and is a complete fun ride. It balances all elements of horror, comedy, entertainment and romance perfectly, without compromising on either front. The VFX in the film particularly shines in the second half, bringing a world of authenticity to another make-believe backdrop. The movie also has a couple of surprise cameos that make the film an even bigger ensemble than it was at the start. Rajkumar Rao is once again in top form, delivering his signature performance with strong support from Aparshakti Khurana and Abhishek Banerjee. Pankaj Tripathi continues to shine as Rudra, stealing scenes with his witty one-liners and impeccable shuddh Hindi. The screenplay gives each character their moment in the spotlight, allowing them all to stand out. Amar Kaushik’s direction is supreme and its clear that his storytelling has evolved. The way he has infused humour while also scaring the audience is seen to be believed.
On the flipside, movie is laugh-out-loud hilarious all right, but the film gets stuck in a loop that is perfectly summed up in an overstretched and predictable climactic battle in which Vicky and the girl he is enamored of but knows nothing about face step into the cave where the monster, evil incarnate, hides. The other drawback that the film suffers from is in its second half is just minutes before approaching the climax. Even though the film’s editing (Hemanti Sarkar) is crisp and watertight in totality, the film’s second half requires trimming. Besides that, the presence of two songs as the end credits simply ends up dragging the film. This could have been avoided. It runs mostly on gags. The focus of the film is hardly on Stree or Shraddha Kapoor’s character and is more on Sar-Kata and, Vicky and his friends.
Overall, movie retains the energy and charm of the original with a clever script that brings a fresh twist. The film sets the right tone to enjoy a horror movie without any scares. It is so captivating that you won’t want to blink for fear of missing a moment. Overall, it’s a thoroughly enjoyable experience, filled with laughter and scares, resulting in a spooky entertaining ride. My view on this movie Recommended.
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