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Dhurandhar: The Revenge (my first impressions) The peak at which Dhurandhar1 leaves you, does D2 take it even further to next peak? NO. does it go downhill from there? BIG NO. then? it just oscillates in between. D2 thrilled me, entertained me, made me even have moist eyes, but at the same time after all these, it disappointed me as well. it's perhaps the mad expectation working against us to feel a new high. D1's monstrous cinematic achievement overshadows D2. It just felt like a quick closure. a rushed wrap up of a magnificent journey. unlike the flow of story, the build-up, the coherence of everything that converges to a blast of adrenaline in D1, D2 feels random. it puts a dagger through my heart that i have to say this. the writing which was phenomenal in previous part, the backbone, it feels hairline cracked in sequel. the template that worked before, rehashed old music as bgm gets too overworked, i feel music playing almost in every sequence, makes you want a breather but it doesnt allow you that. the dialogues, the conversational flow of the film is absent. bangers of d1 that elevate it, d2 barely get such elevations. it tries, it tries hard, but it just doesn't reach there. almost 4 hours of runtime in d1 didn't even feel for a second. in this, it DOES. it fcking does and this pisses me off that aditya bro something just is not right, give me that magical setting or whatever it was that makes dhurandhar1 an art. i wont shy away from saying that in patches, it felt like a serial on tv. it just broke me man. well, there are big reveals, an emotional resolution of jaskirat, a patriotic appeal all these hold the film firm and solid. keeps you seated. hurts me to admit, this is a great movie, absolutely cinematic, but far from being a masterpiece as a whole. far from what d1 achieved. the insane rewatch value that d1 has, am afraid d2 doesn't have any or maybe in next few rewatches i will realize it more clearly but am afraid. the giant stage that my man aditya dhar set with d1, we just couldn't hold it. the opening sequence is something tarantino would talk about someday. and the climax sequence is something ingmar bergman would've talked about someday. open to interpretations, but it is a psychological brilliance in the end that rectified the whole movie for me. indian cinema is not used to such climactic treatment of a protagonist, am so happy d2 has done it. still just first impressions. hope it hits me harder in next rewatches. i rated dhurandhar 4.5/5 i rate the revenge 4/5