Director Abhinay Deo slides in tired themes of patriotism and politicians, but at no point does it seem that these two are not in charge.

The supposedly slick action is not enough for a willing suspension of disbelief.

Force 2 is not earth-shatteringly memorable, but it is fun.

John Abraham is intense and impressive when he's breaking jaws and lifting cars, Tahir Raj Bhasin is good and shows his vulnerable side. Sonakshi Sinha's half-hearted performance, however, can be partly blamed on her annoyingly underwritten character.

John Abraham should be renamed the desi Hulk and director Abhinay Deo can well be Bollywood's answer to Luc Besson

Force 2 is engaging enough to give it a shot.

What works for the film is that the pace doesn't falter -- Yash and KK are always chasing the bad guy and hunting for the next clue, which makes it easier to ignore the gaping holes in the plot and focus on John Abraham's action moves.

When the final action sequence begins, it seems like another film rather than the part of the ongoing one.

I totally believe that John Abraham can lift a car or crush dozens of men with his bare hands even when he has a long metal nail embedded in his shoulder... It's the rest of the film that is difficult to process.

The only other good thing there is to say about Force 2 is that it is not as bad as it could have been. If that is a movie standard you can live with, have fun.

It's not quite India's answer to the Mission: Impossible films, but at least on the thrills front, it's halfway there.