Stree 2

Stree 2 was about 45 minutes too long. Stree 2 was funny in the first half of the movie. It had great call backs to the OG Stree. The actors did a really good job reviving their characters. One of the newer characters played by a famous actor felt out of place because it made the film less grounded. The characters from other films that were on the movie felt shoehorned in and not in any way organic and faithful to the world building of the film. The effects of Sarkata were pretty well done.

Compared to first Stree as an allegory, Stree 2 pales in comparison.

The climax was too drawn out and did not follow the rules of the works that it had established.

Stree 2 is a decent sequel which does a good job of stitching the Maddock Supernatural Universe together and carve out the path for Vampires of Vijay Nagar, Bhediya 2 and Stree 3 over the next 2 years. The movie has its moments......some really funny but a few that dont land well and some pretty effective jump scares. The actors are as likable as they were in the first movie and the story flows well from the first part through the 2nd to the next one. Overall it is a good watch....but not as good as the first part.

The performances are good especially Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi and Abhishek Banerjee. Decent VFX and action. Some scenes and dialogs are really funny especially when delivered by these three. The cameos are pretty good. Akshay is weird, quirky and funny in his scene but didnt feel very menacing in the post credit sequence. Varun's character is well integrated in the movie and has a good entry scene but could have been utilized more effectively. His character lacks the punch and power of his first movie.

The run time of the movie is a bit long at 149 mins and would have benefited from a leaner and crisper production. The movie doesn't get boring but a tighter second half would have definitely lifted it up to the next level. If you liked Stree then you will enjoy Stree 2. However if Stree was not to your liking then Stree 2 is definitely not your cup of tea. It is a fun watch 7/10.

The movie is quite impressive, with excellent conceptualization and reveals. The special cameos and everything combined create both an expected and unexpected perspective that we've all been anticipating from this franchise-or you might say, from this cinematic universe. However, the one thing that disappoints is the ending. It feels clumsy, as if everything was just pieced together without any real thought. It's almost as if the editor was simply told to stitch the clips together, resulting in a lack of smoothness towards the end. The music cuts abruptly, then suddenly resumes, making it feel like the movie ended, and someone just grabbed a random song from YouTube, pasted it, inserted a scene, and then added another YouTube song. It's clear that there were some editing issues towards the end.

Additionally, all the heavy comedy moments were already revealed in the trailer, leaving nothing new or surprising in terms of humor.

Stree 2 is an above average horror comedy film, which will entertain you well. Don't expect too much from this movie as it will make you laugh out loud or scare you more than Stree. The plus point of Stree 2 is the story that keeps the audience engaged till the end. The makers of the film have presented the story well to the audience.

Talking about Rajkumar Rao, like Stree, he has done an amazing job in the film Stree 2 also. Today, there is hardly any other actor ahead of him in DIALOGUE DELIVERY with excellent expression. Shraddha Kapoor will be seen in an important role in this film. Pankaj Tripathi has played his character well. Similarly, Abhishek Banerjee has also continued his BHEDIYA acting. If we talk about Aparshakti Khurana's acting, you will clearly see the flavor of OVERDOSE in it.

Apart from all this, CAMEO has been used in the right way and at the right place in the film. Especially AKSHAY KUMAR has increased the excitement of the audience by entering this horror comedy universe. Apart from this, you will like the music of the film very much. But the romantic song of Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor appears forced. Finally, one more thing is that the makers of the film failed to display the post credit scene of Stree 2 properly.

The movie in it's first half is great. Almost all the jokes land, characters are still enjoyable and pacing is also great. But the second half is paced slow for some reason and have some unnecessary scenes which the movies was better off not having. The end is also somewhat boring as it feels more like a superhero movie rather than a horror comedy. A lot of deus ex machina occurs towards the finale which somewhat feels a little out of place for how the first stree movie was made by the creators but the heart of the first film is still here and you can feel that the overall movie is made with love and respect towards the first movie and overall stree universe which creators are trying to create.