Jism, the movie that took the erotic thriller genre in Bollywood by storm now has a successor. Jism 2 is not an actual sequel of the previous Jism movie, a 2003 hit starring John Abraham and Bipasha Basu. With a lot of controversies and trouble behind it, Pooja Bhatt finally succeeded in releasing it. The Bhatts are known for not just their laissez faire treatment of films that may be considered controversial, but also for their penchant for mystery. Jism 2 follows the lead. Despite being engulfed in controversies, it is not that bad, it is a thriller which is labelled as a 'bold film' because of its intense scenes. The question that rises in everyone's mind is: can a pornstar truly act? Was her dialogue delivery good? Well Sunny Leone definitely managed to get everyone's attention.

Movies should have the capability to completely soak the viewers' senses and should remain in the hearts for some time. But Jism 2 does not manage to soak well; although the songs will capture your minds for a while but the characters will just vanish away in a few hours. Many people might even wonder if the sole purpose of the movie was to be a lingerie ad, not get the storyline and feel like they've seen it all before. They all are right!  Practically, one won't enjoy the movie because it says nothing new, the makers of Jism 2 might be thinking that a skin show will make the movie a hit, but it doesn't work that way. There has to be a story and if there is one it should be captivating - and yes, Jism 2 will keep you engrossed but you won't be amazed. The director tried to give the movie a thrilling touch, or it wanted to be in the Race category but failed.

What both instalments of the franchise share is that their songs are a hit; Jism 2's music is soothing and soulful, and it emphasizes on melody. Sunny Leone makes her acting debut, but really, what was the hype about giving her an 'acting' career if she was going to be made to replicate her porn industry career?  The other thing that the movie lacks is on the thrills part, although the description of the movie identifies it as a thriller. There are many things that remain unsaid and unresolved in the movie, which leaves it seeming very incomplete. You have no clue as to how things started, why anything is happening, and why situations that have absolutely no foundation keep popping up. The only thing that you can definitely count on is a focus on Sunny Leone and her wardrobe, or lack thereof.

The story revolves around Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh's characters, and they act well, with their own individual roles to focus on, thankfully. Randeep, the star from Jannat 2, went a step up with his similarly serious role, with some heavily emotional and lustful scenes thrown in. He proved his flexibility as an angry young man, and a lover boy all in one film where he shows off a more vulnerable side to a tough character.  Arunoday has the whole chocolate hero thing going for him, which doesn't work well for the role, yet he manages to pull it off if we don't take his looks as the final word on his abilities as an actor. For people who are not watching the movie for its female lead, these boys will surely be a pleasant surprise.

Verdict? Sure, you've been waiting for Jism 2 a long time, and the plot looks really promising, and the songs are good, although in the films they're peppered with inappropriate visual and spoken innuendo - but really? It's not worth any of it, so you may as well pass.

– Faiz Rohani
*CINEMATIC SUICIDE
**FORGETTABLE
***WATCHABLE
****COLLECTIBLE
*****AWARD-WORTHY

What the critics are saying…

“By turns wooden, hysterically overemotional and laugh-out-loud bad, Jism 2 will always be remembered as the film that launched Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone in Bollywood. Beyond that, the film is a forgettable thriller with risible dialogue, an outlandish premise and a sex quotient that won't shock anyone with a cable TV subscription. The story is a predictable potboiler about top-secret Indian government agent Ayaan (Arunoday Singh), who hires Izna, a porn actress, as a honey trap to trick a wanted terrorist who is also her ex-boyfriend, Kabir (Randeep Hooda), into giving up a computer file containing the names of his accomplices. It's a formula: kiss, kiss, bang, bang, oil massage, death scene and a few songs -- including one featuring the terrorist playing an anguished cello solo. Pooja Bhatt's directorial skills may be debatable, but the woman knows how to cast a movie. Hooda, first discovered by Mira Nair and cast as an Australian hottie visiting India in Monsoon Wedding, smolders to the best of his ability in the role of a violent criminal whose only vulnerability is his love for Izna. Singh also turns in a smart, capable performance as the heroic agent who also ends up falling in love with the brunette beauty, though both actors are limited by a messy script.” - Hollywood Reporter
“The Pooja Bhatt directed Jism 2 alternates as a picturesque and dark erotic drama along the lines of Last Tango in Paris and In The Cut but is much too comical to turn on the heat as either. First things first, Leone looks predictably hot, has an easy screen presence but in a role that capitalises on little except her obvious USPs from every conceivable angle, this comes as no surprise. What else? She delivers her lines with the concentration of an impassive newsreader rattling off cue cards on the screen. She has the body but not the racy persona required to hit the sensual notes in the footsteps of a Sharon Stone or Bipasha Basu. [There are other drawback to the film too] One's an intelligence officer (Arunoday Singh. Dude, please don't cry on big screen again. EVER.) who along with his superior (Arif 'Sigh' Zakaria) hires a porn star's (Sunny Leone) services as an infiltration device to sneak crucial data from an ex-officer turned terrorist's (Randeep Hooda, Bane had a mask, what's your excuse for that voice?) hard drive.Moreover, it's impossible to concentrate on anything except the dialogues, which are so, SO cheesy, it'll split your sides. Hold on, I've noted down a few:
'Apne dil ki shikayat khoon se kardi, bas ek shikayat hai ki kaash mere khoon ka rang mere ishq ki tarah gehra hota.'

'Usse pyaar karna meri woh pyaas thi jisse pyaas bujhti thi meri.'

'Tumhe sab kuch karna hai. Sab kuch. (Insert winks.)'

'Hum dono ek doosre se jhooth bol sakte hain par iss jism ka kya karen?'
'Jo kaam ek mehbooba nahi kar sakti, woh ek biwi hi kar sakti hai.'
'Aao iss lamhe ko jee lete hain. Amar kar dete hain.'
'Jo aadmi apne mulk se wafadari nahi kar saka, usne iske jism se wafadari kardi.'”
–        Rediff