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Border 2 Review

 When I first watched the Border 2 teaser and trailer, I wasn't impressed. Same old shouting and cheap VFX. Also the star was Sunny Deol, no older cast - of course they died. But they could have used the same cast with a different story - spiritual sequel, of which I am generally not a fan. However, I could have embraced it here.

So I was hesitant. And as luck would have it, my buddy couldn't find the time to watch it. So I postponed watching the movie. And then one day, the prices dropped to Rs.90 for the movie. My friend got the time and we went to watch the Border 2 movie.

I was pleasantly surprised and happy that I watched Border 2 in theatres.

The opening sequence hooked me. Sunny Paji in the action scene was refreshing because it was done right. I loved that they kept the same theme of building up the characters and then the action sequences. It hooked us till the end. The songs used were of old movie Border and thus the nostalgia kept us going. Also, the new song was nice too.

Overall, it was a good film. I won't say it is better than Border but it's at least at par with the original film.

This isn't something we can say about most of the sequels.

If you are on the fence, take the plunge. It's good acting, action and nice drama to watch - with a bang for your buck.

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