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Critics Review
3.00
Devgn and Riteish Deshmukh's face off fares well in parts, weak villain brings film down
Overall, the film's strengths lie in the face-off between Ajay Devgn and Riteish Deshmukh, and in Riteish's fiery antagonist. On the other hand, his downfall feels too effortless, and the second half drags.(more)
Source: Rishabh Sri, Hindustan Times
3.00
A faithful sequel that wallows in self--admiration
Ajay Devgn and his sunglasses are intense. He portrays the old-school heroism with swag. He has a solid comic timing too. You wish that aspect was explored more here. The film has some clever one-liners too that mock the sycophants and the corrupt as it oscillates between no frills and old school dramatic storytelling. Raid 2 stays true to its theme, but it takes itself a bit too seriously.(more)
Source: Renuka Vyavahare, Times Of India
2.00
Ajay Devgn's Film Is Average Entertainment At Best
Raid 2 tells a story about a lot of unaccounted money being unearthed from surprising nooks and crannies, but the film is unlikely to be worth the price of a multiplex ticket and a tub of popcorn unless the fleeting highs that Ajay Devgn and Riteish Deshmukh deliver are reason enough for you to overlook the elements that hold it back from attaining any sort of buoyancy.(more)
Source: Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV Movies
2.00
Ajay Devgn film is so much dullness, so little fun
The new faces, apart from Deshmukh, include Vaani Kapoor as Amay�s supportive wife, for whom the script keeps trying to find things to do, in and out of the house. Rajat Kapoor shows up as Amay�s boss who always bats for him. Supriya Pathak is a solid addition as Deshmukh�s mother. And there are a couple of interesting characters in the large supporting cast whom your eye rests on.(more)
Source: Shubara Gupta, Indian Express
2.50
Ajay Devgn delivers a taxing statement
More importantly, the film oversimplifies the public�s role. It repeatedly treats people as passive spectators who are emotionally driven by charismatic figures, whether heroic or corrupt. Like in real life, white-collar crime is not enough to frame the offender on screen. For a franchise focusing on financial corruption, the makers ensure that the villain�s decadence percolates into his character as well. Be it land for jobs, body for blackmail, or unearthing golden taps, the film amplifies social media chatter against a particular class of politicians to serve the sanctimonious hero, who, by the climax, becomes a means to advertise the direct benefit transfer of black money to keep the fawning public distracted.(more)
Source: Anuj Kumar, The Hindu
2.50
Ajay Devgn's film crumbles under weight of his stardom
'Raid 2' wants you to look at him as this extensively popular, almost worshipped leader who has a dark, corrupt and exploitative side. The character isn't written with enough nuance to make that contrast believable. It lacks depth and doesn't quite figure between being a revered son or a crooked people's man, never fully committing to either.(more)
Source: Vineeth Kumar, India Today