Force 2 (2016) User Reviews

A Treat For Action Lovers But Logic Is The Missing Ingredient

[budhrajavishal · 7/10 · 19 November 2016]

Force 2 is a pure Action film in concentrated form. It is a watchable film with more action, more style & less substance. Cinematography is good. I like the first-person camera fight in the climax, which is new in Bollywood.

Abhinay Deo's direction is perfect in chase scenes. The most interesting element in Force 2 is Tahir, the bad guy. John is perfectly suitable for these roles. Sonakshi is also good in supporting role.

I am giving 1 extra point because this film gives justification to it's genre.

VERDICT: If you are an action lover......GO FOR IT

Legacy of Force Maintained

[puranjan163 · 7/10 · 19 November 2016]

Another great action flick of John.John is taking Bollywood action movies to the next level. This movie indeed has maintained the legacy of Force. The story is pretty good with some nice twists and turns. This movie has also emphasized on the fact that the best patriots of our country are mostly branded as traitors and dishonored after death till date. Apart from these things the new concept of first person action has been brought to the Indian movies for the first time in this movie (watching that was real fun). Sonakshi was good but without her I do not think much difference would have been there in the story line. John is super awesome in angry hunk look but after Vidyut Jamwal cameo role, I would say the villain's role could have been more mean in the sequel which was utterly missing. Overall I would say it is a good movie and would perfectly satisfy the appetite for all the action freaks out there. The best part of the movie is that it is not spoiled by unnecessary romantic songs. I would conclude by saying I am eagerly watching for our desi Arnold's next action movie.

Decent action but with a generic story and horrible music.

[oazam · 6/10 · 18 November 2016]

Abhinay Deo is decent as a director. I was impressed with his direction in Delhi Belly. But this movie just didn't match my expectations for him. The prequel wasn't bad but the direction and action were pretty sloppy done by Nishikant Kamat and Ayananka Bose. This movie was a bit better than the prequel but with nothing to tell.

John Abraham has good abs but can't act. His rough humor and acting turns out to be a snooze fest but his acting was bearable during the action scenes and that's basically it.

Sonakshi Sinha was okay in some parts. At least she is doing some sensible roles just like Akira because I am tired of seeing her waiting for Chulbul Pandey cutting vegetables.

Tahir Raj Bhasin was great as a villain. I believe he brought some good mentality from Mardaani in which he also performed well.

The story and screenplay was the biggest downfall in this movie. It is almost like Jason Bourne-Mad Max combo but with no script. The direction was okay in some parts usually when it came to action sequences but the editing was a bit too problematic in such when they were doing aerial shots but the editing of the action sequences were good and crisp. The music was a disappointment except Rang Laal where JA kills it with his voice and rap. Abhinay Deo managed to give good action just like the car chasing, building chasing, shooting, and etc. The cinematography was also pretty good especially when they roped in Imre Juhasz who was a DOP for Die Hard.

This movie also presented RAW in a very bad way in such of missions and etc. Narendra Jha was quite bad as a Raw senior and he was over the top.

I felt Genelia wasn't needed but since it was sequel, I was okay with it but her role kinda stretched the movie to a small extent which took up a bit of the time especially when there was a song dedicated to it.

Overall this movie was okay in terms of Action and Tahir's acting but the partial mediocre direction and screenplay bought the film down which is why Force 2 is definitely worth watching but on a TV Broadcast or a Netflix.

2/5- action improved but story needs to be improved

A decent watch

[amit1717 · 7/10 · 19 November 2016]

Force 2 continues the story of ACP Yashwardhan. Sonakshi sinha plays the role of 'KK', a RAW agent and Tahir raj bhasin is the incredible villain 'Shiv'.

Plot summary :- The movie starts with the killing of 3 RAW agents in China. This is followed by a fight scene where ACP Yash (John Abraham) is seen lifting a car. Yash receives a book from his friend, which was a message from his friend. Soon it is understood that there is someone within the RAW who is leaking the information of Indian agents to the Chinese. Yash and KK are assigned the job to identify and catch that person and bring him back to India.

Tahir Raj Bhasin as the villain is the main highlight of this movie, the way he plays with the minds of the lead protagonists and always keeps them guessing. John and Sonakshi are pretty OK in their acting. Genelia has a guest appearance, which feels rather unnecessary.

Towards the climax, there is an entire sequence shot in first-person which is something new to Bollywood, something quite nice and enjoyable. The plot is a bit shaky but still manages to keep you engaged till the end.

Overall a decent watch. 7/10

you don't want to get out of chair

[Crazy_Cracker17 · 23 November 2016]

Now these days John is also making good movies like Akshay.

Movie has good story, great action & screenplay.

Keeps you at edge of chair. It has nice thrill & suspense. Best Acting & Photography.

I recommended to watch it in theater.

+ point is you won't feel bored as movie is only 2 hours long unlike other bollywood movies.

Keep up the good work John and Abhinay Deo.

Want to see more such work from the team.

Thanks for reading my review

7, I tell you why.

[faisalfaves · 7/10 · 27 November 2016]

A very old typical story. So predicting story.

Action is good but it was not good as the previous Force movie.

The last movie had some story but this one was so empty. The beginning has some story but after the interval movie has zero story. Now let's talk about acting, I felt Villain is the Hero and Hero is the Villain, I don't know why, but I felt it.

The villain of this movie was so good and He has done an amazing job. I really enjoyed villain acting scenes more than Hero's. I personally feel that Sonakshi Sinha is not an actress.

John Abraham: 7/10

Sonakshi Sinha: 3/10

Tahir Raj Bhasin: 9/10

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Editing: 6/10

Direction: 7/10

Story: 3/10

Music: 4/10

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Abhinay Deo done a great job doing Delhi Belly, but Nishikant Kamat is the best director for this kind of movies.

Overall Nice Movie, One-time Watch...

Indian movies are growing :)

[millenniummilan · 7/10 · 20 November 2016]

The melodramatic turns in action movies are long gone. The centralized theme revolving around the patriotism of the RAW depicts the morals & brings the culmination out of the deep desires of each army man's family.

The movie started with a severe national issue which leads to the involvement of John. Though this was not satisfying why to send only one agent and a police officer the rest of things are well explained. The beauty of the direction was to include Genelia! in a few parts.

Coming over to acting, John the same old masculine HULK has his job well accomplished. Sonakshi Sinha could have been better. Tahir Bhasin, the villain protagonist, has clearly groomed his character so well. His reason being the theme of the film, boosts the movie progress. The direction is good but could have been better at times. There was no reason playing a Hindi song in a bar in Budapest :p .The movie timing could have been 10 min less.A few characters were not required.

Any way Indian cinema is reaching new heights with films like Shivaay and followed by this. A must watch. :)

Why So Stupid?

[lediscipledessocrates · 2/10 · 26 February 2017]

"RAW is an agency that operates on secrecy".

For a movie based on the life of an intelligence agency operative, these are hardly intelligent lines.

Named, Force 2, the movie features John Abraham as the tough and tenacious cop from Mumbai who is out to seek revenge for a buddy ( an Indian spy) , killed in the line of duty.

Jingoistic in demeanor , the story crawls on a tight rope from the beginning before falling and drowning in the sea of stupidity.

John ji provides glimpses of his robotic genes, Sonakshi does well to portray an incompetent intelligence officer. Tahir Bhasin tries to play the slick and deviously clever bad guy but ends up looking like an irritating moth that is harmless per se but for its annoying presence.

The movie borrows set designs from countless American spy flicks. The chase sequences are a tribute to Bourne and company . However, speaking existentially, the movie's main plot is inspired from Soldier (1998) ( if you search it on IMDb you will have to use the general search button since the auto recommendations are other movies), which is basically about a guy avenging his father's death , who was killed and branded a traitor by the bad guys.

Melodramatic, cheesy with bad jokes and ordinary editing, the movie is boring. To add insult to injury there are quite a few sequences that attempt to recreate The Da Vinci Code(2006) moments. To be fair, The Da Vinci code itself was pretentious and this fits well in the scheme of things here.

I have nothing more to add. You can avoid the movie.

Don't miss the FORCE-2 adrenaline

[nikhilbhalwankar · 9/10 · 21 November 2016]

With Force2, JohnAbraham has taken bollywood action to the next level. Amazing action sequences very well executed. On the top of all, the action sequences look very much close to reality.

Very good thing is there are no unnecessary songs added to the movie. Movie is not stretched unnecessarily. Runtime is around 2 hrs. This makes every minute of the movie very interesting.

Tahir Raj Bhasin who portrayed the role of villain has acted very brilliantly which lifts the story of the movie to a high level for sure.

At one point, the movie pays respect to RAW agents and in the film, while it also shows the RAW agent KK (Sonakshi Sinha) a dumb officer. This is the only downside I found in the movie. Sometimes it becomes hard to imagine that a police officer solves the clues very much faster than a RAW officer.

Overall the movie is very interesting and is way better than recently released action movie SHIVAAY. Please don't miss the FORCE-2 adrenaline.

good action flick

[greekdx · 7/10 · 26 August 2023]

Just an action Hindi movie of the present starring John Abraham as Yash and Sonakshi Singha as KK with spy themes . Topical to the Hindi movies is to show a near superman human in powers showing him to raise a car from back in the start in the movie. Nealy the same happens in most Hindi action movies of the near or farther past.

There are many scenes in the same manner. This is a spies movie killed by a hidden Chines gang lead by a crazy ut very intelligent Hindi spy who wanders across the globe to kick his traces out. Yash and KK are the only spies who can stop him Most of the movie is filmed in Budapest with a very fast pacing and lots of gun shooting and driving crazy Shiv the villain guy is a very cool but crazy person with no empathy . He is very right but uses the bad way to do that . The Hindi admin back in time Considered the unsuccessful spies as traitors and killed them . His mom also committed suicide ,This is the reasons why he did what he did

A few interesting scenes Yash used the body of a blonde woman whistle blower to stop some people from killing him A few action scenes from Yash's point of view the time he was fighting some troops that is as he watched

The music as many others noticed here is rather bad . I can recommend the last song on the end titles . It is a patriotic song.

Rubbish film

[travisleong · 1/10 · 12 January 2019]

The sequence in the beginning says that the locations are Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing. BUT they were clearly landmarks of Bangkok! OMG who are they trying to fool?

Offers an action packed sequences

[maulin5 · 8/10 · 18 November 2016]

After a successful first attempt on action genre, John is giving only these type of films in which he should meant to be. Rocky Handsome was an action-thriller, which will be accepted by the viewers. And this time, the sequel of a hit action movie, is going to be bigger and better for sure.

Abhinay Deo, who gave Game and Delhi Belly, is not a known name in the audience. But, if I say that he was the director of the television series 24, than most probably all the viewers will recognize him. So, there isn't any doubt in his capabilities in action goner. But, to build up a story which can withstand with action sequences is the most important.

One guy is on a mission, in which he is killing RAW agents in China. But, one agent sends a secret message to Yash (John) before his death. So, Yash convinces RAW head to allow him to find out the villain along with one RAW officer, KK (Sonakshi). And how they manage to catch that guy, and what made that guy to do these violence are the questions which will be given in the film.

Sonakshi is good in a supporting role. She is not doing some extraordinary, but choosing these kind of films is somewhat good for her, as she is back in action after Akeera. Raj Babbar, Fardhad and Adil have cameos. Tahir Raj Bhasin as a bad-guy (Shiv) again proves that he is a new-generation villain. After giving a solid performance in Mardani, he gives another best. Hope to see his name in the category of best actor in a negative role this year.

John Abraham has to do only these kind of films. He is perfectly suitable for action hunk roles. And now a days, he is also producing such films. So, I think John will run like a horse of a race, and will stay for long.

It's very essential to keep in mind that action film has to be more speedy, more groovy. In which, a side angle of love, or even boring songs can disturb the tempo. So, the director has kept these in his mind and gives us just an item song. Believe me, that was a dull moment. Even, one background portion in Amaal's voice has to be played when Genelia Deshmukh makes an appearance. That was good.

I like all the chases. With a perfectly suitable background score, one can feel the sequences. Especially, the action sequence in an apartment where Shiv is playing a mouth-organ, and both the actors are fighting. That tune is a highlight of the film till interval. The other highlight of the film is John, uplifting a Mercedes. After lifting a bike in the first part, John is lifting a Mercedes. And I've heard that he will keep doing this in the upcoming installments of Force.

So, action lovers, just brace yourself and go for it. In climax, you can see the camera working like a counter-strike game, featuring only a loaded gun in a hero's hand, who is destroying the bad-men. In a film, I think this is a new concept, and I appreciate this thinking.

I've seen some ratings, and they are above 8. So, people are loving it. Therefore, just go for it, you will not be disappointed.

Fairly good movie

[FanOfMoviesForTheIntellect · 7/10 · 27 January 2023]

I rarely watch Hindi/Hinglish action movies as I am not keen on the formula themes, but I watched this and found it to be fairly good. It has a good story, a good theme, and enough to keep engaged. The theme is upbeat, and that is something that stays with you. There are still elements of sentimentalism of the formula movies that are distracting at times. If you set those aside it is good. Acting is not great, but good. It could have been even better. There are plot holes for the critically minded. These type of Hindi/Hinglish movies need to mature more, by avoiding over dramatizations - acting should be casual enough to make them feel realistic rather than put on. The story is original enough for Indian audience and the action is decent enough with semblance of Bourne, Equalizer genre. But hey- just giving the effort a break....

Movie without any message, purpose or soul

[johnmaco · 2/10 · 11 March 2017]

I watched this movie on DVD last week after a friend told me that it is a one time watch. I have seen the previous Force which really had a great plot with nice acting by lead and supporting cast but this 2016 Force 2 is nothing as compared to the previous Force. And above that they have taken Sonakshi Sinha (the AKIRA girl) and her character is so dumb that sometimes you wish the bad guy should have killed her in the first half of the movie. Anyhow coming back to the plot, well actually the movie has no plot. The motive behind the wrongdoings by the bad guy is not justifiable and is childish. I don't understand what the team of writers were doing when they finalized this script. John is good but the story is so weak that you really feel bad that you actually decided to watch this dumb piece of cinema. As far Sonakshi is concerned, I wonder why she was taken for this role. The bad guy (Bhasin) is good and reminds of SRK from the movie baazigar. Just ignore it and watch Force 1 again.

This is how the bossy movies should be made, where not all but most of the things make sense

[ankitcom · 7/10 · 19 November 2016]

This is how the bossy movies should be made, where not all but most of the things make sense. A good body language is visible, throughout in the characters. Tahir Raj Bhasin does a great job again, despite being similar to his role in Mardaani. There's a nice work done on the dialogues that makes it a decent watch.

Storyline Rating: 3 Content: 3 Commercialization: 3 Entertainment: 3

Acting Rating: 3 Tahir Raj Bhasin: 4 John Abraham: 3 Sonakshi Sinha: 3

Direction Rating: 3

Music Rating: 2

Cinematography: 3

Editing: 3

"Force 2" is a treat for action film lovers. Despite few shortcomings, the stunts and nice action scenes will keep you engrossed

[ketgup83 · 7/10 · 18 November 2016]

Action films based on Indian RAW agents have been fairly successful in Bollywood. Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer "Ek Tha Tiger" was a blockbuster while Saif Ali Khan's "Phantom" was turned down by the audience even though both the films were made by Kabir Khan. The sequel to 2011's hit, "Force", "Force 2" is yet another attempt to salute the RAW agent, the unsung heroes of our country. Will it do justice to that ? Let us find out ...

Yashwardhan (played by John Abraham) partners with RAW agent KK (played by Sonakshi Sinha) to track down the mastermind criminal, Shiv (played by Tahir Raj Bhasin), who is on the verge of swiping out every RAW agent India has produced. The cat-and-mouse game begins which leads to the mystery behind the killing of the Indian RAW agent.

Directed by Abhinay Deo, who previous laugh-a-thon "Delhi Belly" and suspense thriller "Game", "Force 2" is a complete out-an-out action film which is a treat for action film lovers. The movie does start with a bang with the introduction of each primary characters and takes it forward. Initial few reels does have nail-biting moments like car lifting scene, the chase scene between John Abraham and Tahir Raj Bhasin in Budapest and the twist before the interval. However, the second half loses the steam and few of the action scenes looks repetitive. The good part is that screenplay will keep you engaged though it has share of flaws.

Few scenes will arise while watching "Force 2" - Why on earth a criminal be escorted to India from a foreign land only by 2 officers ? How come so many people start popping out every time Shiv is being taken away by India police? Despite, these shortcoming, I felt the thrills and punches are good enough to keep you at bay. Cinematography is good. I like the first-person camera fight in the climax. Art direction is just about okay. Dialogues are fine. Editing is bad and so is the music.

Performance wise, it is Tahir Raj Bhasin who walks away being a hero of the film. The actor is definitely talented but should do more variety of roles rather than doing the same stuff similar to "Mardani". John Abraham does a fine job as rugged and tough officer. Sonakshi Sinha could not do justice to her part this.

Overall, "Force 2" is a treat for action film lovers. Despite few shortcomings, the stunts and nice action scenes will keep you engrossed. Good 3/5

• Ketan Gupta

Better then expected

[alve-chowdhury · 7/10 · 28 July 2018]

The movie is way better than expected. Good decent action. But undoubtedly Sonakshi is the dumbest Raw agent ever......

Huge Disappointment

[niaz_islam · 1/10 · 10 March 2017]

It is a well established fact that most of the times sequels are bad, but I didn't expect this one to be that bad.

Everything about the movie is bad and somethings were horrible. As it is mainly an action film it was expected that at least that part would be good but it does not, full of unnecessary chases, clumsy action scene, weird pause between chases and so on.

And the script, it was made for a two year old - who will not think about logic and will impressed by some lame puzzle. A RAW field agent who cannot press the trigger was sent to a important mission to bring back a high profile criminal alive. When they catch him he just sit with them casually in the car and starts talking as if they are going on a trip. A the revenge plot of the criminal is more absurd. His farther was a RAW agent and when he was killed the Government disowned him. After that to avenge his innocent father's death he killed some other innocent RAW agent and they also get disowned by the Government. Finally he went after the government official who publicly announced his father was not a RAW agent and disowned him. So why did he killed those colleagues of his father. The script makes no sense whatsoever. There were lot of plot holes like this in the movie.

Overall the acting of the main characters were average but the horrible acting of the supporting characters made the film much harder to enjoy.

It was a terrible movie for me. Sorry I can't enjoy a film if there is no story.

Not Recommended.

Great Action film

[ashwinv-90819 · 9/10 · 27 August 2020]

Force 2 delivered great action along with a cat and mouse type of movie. Every sequence was unpredictable the whole time and great acting from John Abraham and the villain of the movie. One think I never liked was in the end when Abarham was fighting people and the perspective kept changing to first person. Other than that fantastic movie!

Action and Thriller reloaded with Force

[prafullasrivastav · 7/10 · 19 November 2016]

Abhinav Deo has given brilliant tribute to unsung hero from RAW. John Abraham (actor) was delighted to watch again in rough and tough cop role. Tahir Raj Bhasin's attitude was good as main villain. Sonakshi Sinha (actor) was only disappointment due to half-hearted performance. There was very good cameo roles from Genelia D'Souza (actor) , Boman Irani , Adil Husain and Freddy Daruwala. Script was good and refreshing one except few flaws. As there was no scope for song, Kaante Nahi Kat te song went with flow of the movie. Item girl does not disappoint the audience. Action scene,chase sequence and thriller made it complete package for action lover.

Full of forceful action without a bit of thrill

[dineshprakash · 2/10 · 17 November 2016]

Film starts with Mumbai Police, then shift to spy angle then RAW and finally reached at politician angle. A typical convenient story. This film should have been a good thriller with very good action but this time car lifting in the name of action and hero pulls down an iron made balcony by twisting his jacket with its angle because villain was standing on it. Villain who has just run across roof and tiles like marathon runner remains still on balcony because makers thought this action very praiseworthy. Sorry I can appreciate such type of action. If a Politian was the end target then why did any one choose to target him abroad!!? Just because location was good. There are lots of question whose one answer is, exploring locations rather than being any solid reason behind that. Film is based in Budapest but it seems that there is not any law and order. Long car chasing on crowded highway, gun shots, murder in metro station but still not a single cop is visible except when hero needs them. RAW reliable female officer is hesitant to shoot but she is chosen to bring back main villain alive as a lead officer!! Villain is needed alive in India so there would be scope of hand to hand fight and other lame action sequences otherwise so many question would have been raised of him not being shot. Interval point and its revelation just after that is idiotic with some God known spider venom angle. Then comes some emotional angle of Villain, who is shown extra ordinary planner then there was no question of him waiting in Budapest for arrival of his target. Climax fight is so lengthy and unreasonable. One simple chunk of scenes are enjoyable when female lead converses with a local girl to give lead about villain. That girl demands something funny which hero doesn't understand and agrees because he is unaware of local language. Dialogues are cut to cut and witty. Performance wise John Abraham and Sonakshi Sinha are OK. Tahir Raj Bhasin as main villain is impressive.

Decent movie!

[ravikumarchandran · 8/10 · 4 December 2021]

Pretty slick, well taken movie. The action scenes are pretty intense and the villain acted pretty nicely. The hero shined in the action scenes but is less expressive than a wooden doll. But then again, this movie is an action movie and he did full justice to the movie

Pretty nice surprise this movie was for me!

A classic spy film for those who love spy films

[mikayakatnt · 7/10 · 19 March 2020]

A classic spy film plot made with an all-Indian team. Imagine Jason Bourne but Indian. Though cheesy at times, it does bring in a fresh breath to a dated genre.

Instead of the classic CIA/MI6 vs KGB, we get India's RAW vs China's special intelligence. Instead of fighting in dictatorships or major US cities, we get Budapest. The nonconventional choices allow the audience some new perspectives.

The plot is simple enough: RAW agents are dying and a mole is giving away names. There are some moments of unpredictability and suspense. Some parts of the movie will leave viewers on the edge of their seats. But, the action is consistent and happens often.

This film is action-packed. No doubt about it. Expect lots of bullets and gunplay throughout. Though, there are a few edit choices that threw me off. The Hardcore Henry-style POV fighting at certain points in the film which don't seem to fit well. An interesting idea, but doesn't work with the rest of the movie. Similar editing mistakes threw me off.

The suspense of reality breaks at some points as some Bollywood-style twists happen. Some characters suddenly "know" everything tp progress the plot at the right time. Flashbacks to long, complicated stories happen here and there. Hungarian police don't seem to care that random gunfights are happening in Budapest.

Acting at certain points suck. John Abraham seems to keep less than 5 expressions throughout the film. A forced "love" story subplot happens halfway in. But lovers of action films won't care too much about these cliches.

3.5/5. Above average. Some new ideas that breath fresh life into the spy thriller genre. Yet, it still ends up being another shallow action film.

Awefule story, characters, action

[longnoselittlepittle-656-58203 · 1/10 · 27 November 2016]

I recovered my password to review this ... you guessed it right...avoid it at all cost.

Story => RAW agents getting killed all over the world by Chinese. Time to find the mole, save the agents. Mumbai police officer(John) tagged with RAW agent (Sonakshi) send to do the job.

Characters => John: This is projected to be smart, but made so many silly mistakes, it gets irritating.

Sonakshi: God, no RAW agent is so so dump and coward. Agency kick them out in training, forget about sending on a critical mission. She is weak, incompetent in every scene, so dumb in decision making. It gets so annoying, I had to close my ears in between to survive this hellish film.

The mole: Somewhere he says "chup he to nahi raha jata mujhse". Thats what he is, talking nonsense continuously, trying to be cool villain, his dialogues are so bloody annoying, he is easily the MOST annoying character ever.

Direction / Action => If you see Hollywood movies, its all seen in best way possible. Rooftop chases, assassin on bike chasing a car. I don't mind copying scenes from Hollywood, but at least make scene likable. It's done in such a naive way, its bullshit.

Words to director => Sit at home and watch movies, don't bloody make a stupid one.

Rating : 1/10

Pathetic and Dumb

[tabishnawaz · 3/10 · 31 March 2017]

Couldn't have been much worse!! I was very excited to watch this movie as the first part was simply awesome.. But really I can't understand what happened to the director.. There is no story and acting is pathetic...They took Tahir because of his acting in Mardaani but in this movie he really let everyone one down.. Sonakshi Sinha doesn't even look like a spy or an agent!! John Abraham and his team just spoiled the fun which Nishikant Kamat created in Part 1