The Night Manager 2 Review: This crime thriller is decent one-time watch despite not as thrilling as 1st season
The Night Manager 2 Web Series Rating: 3 Stars
Just watched The Night Manager 2 Web Series on Disney Plus Hotstar . So, let’s analyze the cast, release date, story, positive/negatives and at last my personal view on this web series.
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sobhita Dhulipala, Tillotama Shome, Ravi Behl and Saswata Chatterjee
Director: Priyanka Ghose & Sandeep Modi
Release Date: 29th February 2023 on Disney Plus Hotstar
Duration: 3 Episodes/ 50 Minutes
Story: The first part of of this series ended with a cliffhanger. Four months later, the story continues from where it was left. Shaan Sengupta (Aditya Roy Kapur) has now taken the menacing gangster Shailendra or Shelly Rungta (Anil Kapoor) into his confidence.
Shelly gives a new identity to Shaan as Captain Abhimanyu Mathur and appointed the CEO of this company which acts as a front for Shelly’s weapon deals. Kaveri (Sobhita Dhulipala) makes it clear to Shaan that she likes him and also reveals that she has a son in Hyderabad. Shelly has to go to Dubai to close the deal with Bargati and he asks Abhimanyu to accompany him along with Jaiveer Singh (Ravi Behl).
Meanwhile, in Delhi, Lipika Rao (Tillotama Shome) once again tries to alert the government about Shelly’s activities. She and Danish Khan (Joy Sengupta) meet Union Home Secretary and share a confidential list which was shared by Shaan to Lipika. Before Lipika can emerge from this shock, her senior Mitter (Vikram Kapadia) meets her and reveals the truth about who is Indradhanush, who gives orders to Shelly. What happens next forms the rest of the series.
Positives
1. Excellent Performance
2. Direction
3. Story
4. Cinematography
5. Background Music
Negatives
1. Length
2. Climax
3. Unnecessary Sub-plot
4. Screenplay
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: When I watched the trailer of this web-series, planned to watch this series as loved the first part and 2nd seasons looks engaging as well.
Shaan Sengupta has now taken the menacing Shelly Rungta into his confidence. Shaan has a new name as Shelly makes him a part of his inner circle and entrusts a new business to him. As he navigates through the dark world, the Night Manager has to avenge Safina’s death.
The Night Manager Part 2 has upgraded in drama, character arcs and thrills. The scale, the adrenaline rush and the layering in each character stand out. Shaan and Shelly’s chase that form the core of The Night Manager Part 2 is crisp and the director is in no hurry to fast-forward it until the climax. The story unfolds dramatically and cinematically, giving space for each character to bloom. It gets predictable after a while. Shaan double-dealing with the Indian intelligence agency while working with Shelly leads us to the idea of what could happen in the end. While the 5th and 6th episodes are well-paced, the finale seems unsatisfactory. The writers and directors are in a hurry to conclude it. Predictability seeps in pretty early. The staging of drama prevents the show from a colossal disaster.
The performances by Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, and Shobita Dhulipala alongside everyone in the ensemble lift the impact of some of the dramatic portions. The action scenes are neatly done, and the dialogues are strong. Some of the sequences keep you on the edge of your seat, however, the writing doesn’t have enough twists and turns that one expects from espionage. It isn’t as gripping as the first season. There is a dip in the pace as also the plot doesn’t have enough high points. The episodes move in a predictable manner, and right from the beginning of the new season, you know how the series ends. The teaser of the new season promised a lot of action, but there is little that the second season has to offer on the action front. In fact, the one prolonged set piece isn’t exactly an action scene.
Overall, series is a decent watch despite the predictable screenplay. It rides primarily on scale and style, though, misses out on the twists and turns. A continued watch rather than splitting it into two seasons would have resulted in a better impact. My view on this web-series is Recommended
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