2.0 (2018)

2.0: Directed by S. Shankar. With Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Adil Hussain. After mobiles start mysteriously flying out of the hands of people in Chennai, Dr Vaseegaran summons his trusted robot Chitti to ward off the bird-shaped supernatural powers of Pakshirajan.

“So, highest budget for any Indian movie tag will give anyone sky high expectations especially when it is directed by a visionary like Shankar Shanmugham. 2.0 hits the correct nerve. It is a well shot 3D spectacle which has set benchmarks of 3D and VFX much high for any Indian movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eComing to the story line it is not just wafer thin but it is not huge too. The imagination is really grand and original very much unlike other Indian Superhero films. Some sequences are really masterpiece example Bird chasing Chitti is one of the highlight scene, flashback scenes leave their impacts and help in building up the story. However when a very high budget movie comes out much more is expected and there 2.0 is a bit lagging which was plus point in Robot.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eVfx was unexpectedly very good after seeing itu0026#39;s average impact from promos. Story could have been more complex and the budget might be the restriction. First Half was to the point and no second wasted. The song u0026quot;Tu Hi Reu0026quot; should have been played in 2nd half after NILA fixes Chitti. Second half was good but could have been better. The concept and visualization of cell phones travelling and taking up different shapes was very intriguing and classy. The scientific reasoning was very well researched.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe swag of Rajinikanth is very nicely shown and its a treat to watch even if one is not his fan. Pakshirajanu0026#39;s character build up was very strong and nail biting. Nila and 3.0 were surprises and were very entertaining. Logically very correct movie which is not the case with most of sci-fi superhero Indian movies.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn my opinion if the character of Pakshirajan was given more power in the climax and 20-25 more minutes then it would have been the movie that can compete with any holly wood movies. The surprise of 3.0 was very entertaining but irritating at the same time as it stopped the fight sequences. The concept of pigeons was good but they should have shown that pigeons were robots and looking exactly like real ones as Pakshi couldnu0026#39;t identify them and also the story could have looked more believable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe climax could have been much more grander and imaginative it looked like the makers are out of budget and time and this is where I cut out 3 points out of 10. 2.0 should have been destroyed ruthlessly by Pakshi and then 3.0 should have took over Pakshi.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eComing to the acting, Rajinikanth rocks in this movie with 4 different characters played by him. Canu0026#39;t imagine someone else who can do such thing at his age. He is totally original as Chitti and fresh as 3.0, evil as 2.0 and also kind as Vaseegaran…he is the best. Akshay Kumar had much to excel and he proved once again. He has brilliantly acted in both the characters and hats off to him for his dedication. His hard work can be seen on the screen. Amy Jackson played Nila which was really a role suited for her and much different than the roles usually a female gets in a superhero movie. Others have done good in their respective roles.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMusic score in the background was very nice at moments but at some places it wasnu0026#39;t up to the mark…When Nila saw Chitti and the Tu Hi Re tune playing was very nice and Pakshi rap was cool. Songs could have been better, not of A.R. Rahman level. Technical team gets a special mention here for their hard work which was visible on the screen.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall 2.0 is a visual delight. In terms of entertainment Robot has an upper edge and in terms of screenplay maturity and visual grandness 2.0 is much ahead. Its easily the best superhero movie of Indian cinema as other movies like Krrish, Flying Jatt, Ra.one and others havenu0026#39;t impressed much. It has a huge budget and hard work which can be seen. Some scenes could have been much better and more imaginative as well as complex. WATCH 2.0 AT LEAST ONCE IN 3D ONLY TO GET ITS REAL EXPERIENCE DOT!!”