🤡🤡🤡 (3 out of 5 emoji stars)
"Welcome to the dark side of the digital age, where the only love you’ll find is for your devices."
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and everyone in between, it’s your girl Review Rani back at it again, this time navigating the murky waters of Dibakar Banerjee’s sequel, LSD 2. Fasten your seatbelts, this ride is bumpier than a rickshaw ride in Mumbai monsoons.
Just when I thought Bollywood was finally moving on from its obsession with sequels and remakes, tsk tsk Banerjee decides to revisit the themes of love, sex, and betrayal from his 2010 film, LSD (Love, Sex Aur Dhokha). With the digital age as the backdrop, the anthology takes us through three loosely connected tales of Noor (Paritosh Tiwari), Kullu (Bonita Rajpurohit), and Shubham, aka Game Paapi (Abhinav Singh).
The three stories aimed to be a commentary on our increasingly digital lives, but ended up feeling like a poorly executed TikTok dance challenge. While the attempt to portray the toxicity of the digital world was commendable, LSD 2 seemed more interested in sensationalizing than stimulating thought.
The film tries to blend the world of reality TV with the story of an estranged mother and her transwoman daughter, and a gaming influencer’s life spiraling out of control. But the execution was as smooth as a blender with no blade. The stories felt cluttered, confusing, and about as underwhelming as a stale samosa.
Rani’s Rant:
The performances were the saving grace in this digital circus. Paritosh Tiwari, Swaroopa Ghosh, Bonita Rajpurohit, and Abhinav Singh delivered powerful performances, with Singh stealing the show. Can’t forget the cameos by Urfi Javed, Anu Sardar Malik, Sophie Choudhary, Mouni Roy, and Tusshar Kapoor, which were as random as a rainstorm in Rajasthan.
Despite its narrative flaws, LSD 2 is a visually appealing and well-acted exploration of the digital world’s dark side. But the film struggles to deliver a cohesive narrative, making it about as compelling as a powercut during a cricket match.
Rani’s Wrap-Up:
In the end, LSD 2 feels like a buffering YouTube video – visually appealing but never quite delivering. But hey, at least the music by Tony Kakkar, Vayu, and Meet Bros is catchy enough to get your foot tapping.
Stay tuned for more of Review Rani’s brutally honest reviews, because like a Bollywood villain, I’ll be back! 😉
