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Mardaani 2
Critic reviews and ratings
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...terrifically gripping, gritty, well-etched & masterly performed movie...
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...hugely entertaining, highly intelligent, polished thriller.
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The makers have obviously worked on improving the aspects that were little off in the first episode while making what was done well even better. Except for a couple of quibbles, Mardaani 2 works as a thriller for sure.
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...it’s the conviction in the performances and a gripping narrative that ensure there’s never a dull moment in Mardaani 2.
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...is a gripping thriller that boasts of an exciting script and bravura performances by Rani Mukerji and Vishal Jethwa.
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...is a story that everyone knows about, but it still needs to be told again. There are moments that make us cringe, but if we can watch 24-hour news cycle then this film is certainly the need of the hour to make our voices heard.
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...thanks to the solidity that the lead actress lends the film and the support she receives from the antagonist, Mardaani 2 is never less than riveting.
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...is worth a watch. It will disturb you - but not more than what news reports are already doing to you (or should be).
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...makes the right points and selects a burning issue, but it could've been less in-your-face and more restrained.
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...is Rani Mukerji's show all the way and she lives and breathes her character. It's easily one of her best performances till date.
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The decision to not have any songs eliminates the scope for distractions and the approximately 105 minutes that one invests in this watch is largely focussed and tense.
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...a sharply-plotted script with some gasp-inducing mini twists. But the moment lead actor Rani Mukerji takes centre stage, it all feels too easy.
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As a pure genre film, Mardaani 2 delivers. It helps that Rani Mukerji is a superb actor.
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We need more strong female leads in our movies. We just don’t need them to be surrounded by misogyny and dialogues which lead the audience to cheer when the men mouth lines which aim low.
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Between spoon feeding motives and relying on too many contrivances to provide Sunny an easy escape, Mardaani 2 loses on nuance.
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Ladaai ab bhi baki haai we were told in Mardaani. I hope Shivani will return for round 3. Let’s just find her a more layered script.
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While the briskness lends some urgency to what turns out to be routine serial killer fare, it barely allows for character sketching.
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The film engages with the gender issue in the all too familiar and stereotypical way, barely rising above being a cat-and-mouse thriller.
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...Hindi cinema has no appetite for complexity when it comes to sexual assault, opting time and again for vigilante retribution.
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The writing and directing of ‘Mardaani 2’ is not smart.
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