Critics Review

2.00

Varun can't do a Salman

Judwaa 2�s balloon of recycled gas soon goes phus and what�s left is tedious buffoonery of the brainless, for the brainless and by the brainless. As Varun�s empty-headed arm candies, Taapsee Pannu and Jacqueline Fernandez�s single-minded task is to appear stupid and stylish. One misses Karisma Kapoor's dotty exuberance in such dispensable roles; it gave them more credibility than they deserved.(more)

Source: Sukanya Verma, Rediff.com

2.00

Varun Dhawan is fantastic, but the film is no match for the Salman Khan original

David Dhawan has tried to be faithful to the plot, for the most part. Some of it works, much of it doesn't. For instance, those who have watched the original Judwaa will remember the two policemen, played by Anupam Kher and Satish Shah, who were on the hunt for Raja. (more)

Source: Samrudhi Ghosh , India Today

2.00

Sense is not its strong point but Varun Dhawan is Salman Khan 2.0

This is Judwaa 2�s strength. Director David Dhawan has cast right actors in right roles. That reminds me, the film also has Anupam Kher, Rajpal Yadav, Vivan Bhatena and Pawan Malhotra. Some solace there.(more)

Source: Rohit Vats , Hindustan Times

2.00

Varun Dhawan�s team-up with his dad trumps Salman-David Dhawan combo

Dhawan has positioned Judwaa 2 as a contemporary reboot of his 1997 film featuring Khan in a double role with Karisma Kapoor and Rambha as the female romantic leads. It is the closest to a carbon copy that a remake can get, with his son Varun Dhawan reprising the characters played by the superstar back then.(more)

Source: Anna MM Vetticad, Firstpost.com

3.00

Movie Review

The earlier one had Salman Khan, this one has Varun. It helps that the leading man has a mammoth following with today's kids. And, he is viewed by those clued into Hindi mainstream cinema as a combination of Govinda and Salman, both of who carried off their kitsch routine with a certain flair. Varun doesn't let you down either. Whether he is playing a geek or a goon, he is absolutely endearing and delivers, exactly what his daddy orders him to.(more)

Source: Meena Iyer, Times Of India

2.50

An Overconfident Script That�s High On Style & Low On Substance

the script of Judwaa 2 offers nothing new in terms of the story or situations. All the characters from Judwaa have been recreated and re-played by new ones. Even the new characters which one gets to see in Judwaa 2 are either insignificant or holds no strong ground of their own. As far as the film�s direction is concerned, it is really surprising to see a top-level filmmaker like David Dhawan stumble with this film. No doubt he oars the film to the �direction� it required to go, still, there are way too many things and situations that remain unexplained in the film. The interval scene is very abrupt. Even the scene which shows the return of Vivan�s memory can put the convenience of any south Indian film to utter shame!(more)

Source: Satish Sundaresan, Koimoi

3.50

Varun Dhawan�s double trouble act is the perfect ode to this massy entertainer that reinvents the original

Judwaa 2 works because it understands why the original was such a big success. It also helps when the director of the film, who had helmed the original, and his son, who has an insane mass appeal and is starring as the lead, have come together for this film. David Dhawan makes no qualms about the fact that Judwaa 2 is a tribute to Salman. Even if the actor hadn�t done the cameo towards the end, he�s present throughout the film in every scene, song, line and frame(more)

Source: Tushar P Joshi, Bollywood Life