Murder 2 (2011)

Doesn't the Bollywood movie-makers have any original script of their own? I guess not....This so called thriller is yet another copy of a well made Korean movie. Especially, the good old Bhatt coterie has copied almost all of the movies I have witnessed. Emraan Hashmi's debut movie "Footpath" was copied from "State of Grace", yet he couldn't match the credibility of the great Gary Oldman. "Awarapan" was a copy of the Korean movie "A Bittersweet Life" starring Lee Byung-Hun and the propensity continues with Murder 2.While "The Chaser" is a superb thriller with resplendent performances, the remake is one dullard version of unwanted romance revolving around the plot. A sizzling new model does the trick for the Bhatts' this time like Mallika Sherawat did it for them in this one's prequel. Search for some new ideas and if you do not have one, please don't make any more movies.A complete waste of time. Please do not watch this.

For starters, the makers are simply cashing on the success of the title as the current outing has no connections, resemblance or relevance to "Murder" thereby grossly misleading. Yes, had it been "Awarapan 2" it would have been a near apt title as guilt and redemption form the major crux in the plot. The plot kicks off on an interesting note - a la "Buffalo Bill" from "Silence of the lambs". Sadly the suspense wears thin in the first 30- minutes as the cat and mouse chase is cut shot and the serial killer is nabbed. From this point onwards the narrative goes awry and haywire. And if "Murder 2" is a blatant copy of "The Chaser" then brains have not been put to use to plagiarise it properly. The sub-plots namely the romantic track, former police office and a few more, actually butt in at unexpected intervals and hamper the flow of the movie, bearing in mind they hardly contribute to the main plot. Needless to say some serious writing was warranted.Emraan Hashmi is as usual getting better with each passing movie and now has safely reached a stage where he can be termed as dependable. Jacqueline Fernandes steps into Bhatt's camp and attempts some serious makeover with hopes of kick starting her career (read that as inspired by Mallika Sherawat). Sadly there is hardly meat in the role. Prashant Narayanan was the sole reason I watched this movie with expectations. He has given his 100%, but owing to flaws on the writing front, it fails to alleviate the character which is a cross between Ashutosh Rana (Sangharsh) and Sadashiv Amrapurkar (Sadak). Interestingly Sulagna Panigrahi manages to negotiate a better screen time than Jacqueline Fernandes and in fact leaves a stronger impact. Sudhanshu Pandey was okay'ish. Songs as usual from Bhatt's camp are melodious and music to ears. Background score deserves a special mention which translates into eerie and spine-chilling moments. The original "Murder" actually worked because of Anurag Basu who held the directorial reigns. Clearly Mohit Suri has a long way to go before he can play catch-up.

"Murder", was a good movie. This movie is horrible. The Hashmmi guy is not only fat but ugly looking. He walks around like Casanova, which he isn't. The female lead, Jaqueline Fernandez, is the "Sofia Loren" of the Hindi screen, but as far as acting-she has a long way to go. Lot of the movie is shot in a dark and dreary place and the usual battalion of baddies, eunuchs, dealers, hookers and pimps come and go at alloted times. It's obvious that cell phones were the greatest invention for the pimps, who dispatch hookers to the drug pimps with more efficiency than FEMA in a Katrina disaster (some delay can be expected). The movie will appeal to the so-called fans of this fat-cheek-slob hero of the Indian Cinema. What happened to the good looking Indian actors of the Indian Cinema? Where are these eunuchoid imbeciles coming from? We have enough of these three monkey's already-the ugly, the midget and the ape. Frankly I don't know who made this guy a hero in the first place. He can't act and he walks around with a chip on his shoulder and he cannot even speak Hindi properly. The movie drags on and on with a mushy story. The editing is piecemeal. Bhatts, who are good film makers are losing their touch just like Subash Ghai. The music is awful with no melody whatsoever. God Bless Hindi Cinema!

Emraan Hashmi and Prashant Narayan (I loved him in Yeh Saali Zindagi) were just splendid! Jacqueline is supposed to be the eye candy and she does it well. She adds more spice than Mallika Sherawat.Music is a plus point of the movie. Aye Khuda is shot in a brilliant way (Mohit Suri did the same thing in Awarapan). Haal – E – Dil sounds good too. Background score by Raju Singh is okay.The fault with the movie is in its screenplay. Due to the urge to mix up erotica with thriller, Shagufta Rafique messes with the flow of the movie. Dialogues are crisp. The actions and visuals were dark and intense, apt to the theme.Overall, Mohit Suri had his heart and mind on the correct track while making the movie, but if the story and screenplay were better (or should I say logical); the movie would have worked wonders. A worth watch anyways!