Bhatt camp had successfully launched franchises of erotic-sex thrillers
like Raaz , Jannat , Murder and now Hate Story. The combo of skin-show,
melodious music and powerful performances gives Hate Story 2 an extra
edge over others.
An young and innocent photographer, Sonika, is trapped and being abused
by a powerful politician, Mandar. She heaves a sigh of relief after one
of her co-worker,Akshay, rescues and takes her away from the wing of
dirty politician. However, their happiness is short-lived as the
politician discovers their hide-out and strangles them to death.
Luckily , Sonika survives the attempted murder and avenges the killing of her boyfriend.
First time director, Vishal Pandya does a fine job in keeping audience
on their toes with Hate Story 2. What works is the cat-mouse game
between Surveen Chawla and Sushant Singh and engaging moments in the
film along with melodious music and commendable performances. The
romantic track between Surveen Chawla and Jay Bhanusali is half-baked
with less-impacting climax which could have been better. Screenplay is
average. Cinematography is good. Art direction is decent. Surveen
Chawla gives a brilliant performance as a woman who wrecks vengeance on
so- called godfather. Sushant Singh is outstanding as a corrupt and
selfish politician.
Overall, Hate Story 2 does have few moments to keep you engaged. Decent
2.75/5