Billa 2

              A lot of negative reviews floating around, even from Ajith fans, set the stage for my film watching yesterday. The trailer was, as expected from the Billa lineage, ‘stylish’. The music wasn’t that great when I listened to a few over FM broadcasts. So much lackluster reception to a much hyped movie almost made me put it off but then decided against it.

            And what in store was a pure surprise. To borrow John Travolta’s lines from Broken Arrow – God damn what a rush!  Well the movie didn’t move at any explosive speed or annihilating plots but it was how a ‘Gangster to Don’ metamorphosis movie should move.

         The plots were all believable and realistic to a great extent. A few were glaringly overlooked especially those that undermining the security at the coast guard consignment detention depot and the assassination of the Goan Chief Minister. Otherwise, the story moved at its own sweet pace, with a lot of dirty gangster underpinnings, blood, and gore. I would say the movie fulfilled my appetite for an authentic, South Indian, Don-in-the-making, movie.

            I overheard someone say Billa 2, which is a prequel, ain’t as good as Billa 1. I do agree, Billa 2 is just a lot better! Though it is strictly not for those seeking entertainment, laughter, romance and a ‘and they lived happily ever after’ fairy tale ending.

DISCLAIMER

• I’m no fan of Ajith in the strictest sense, well I’m not a fan of any star for that matter, except maybe Superstar Rajnikanth because I was driven enough to watch a couple of his movies ‘first day first show’. I do like Ajith, for we share certain interests such as cravings for fast bikes and cars and I adore him for his love for racing for which I treat him as a real life hero, kindly note real life hero doesn’t mean the ‘larger than life’ matinee hero, and my mom and dad too easily qualify to be real life heroes for putting up with me!
• This is the first time I'm reviewing a movie!

Considering the above points my review might be a little biased, hence take it with a pinch of salt!