An visual wonder. From title cards to the end titles every frame is rich. Mainly because of 3d. It proved that Indian cinema is no longer smaller than Hollywood. Story is weak which is the major drawback. Routine good Vs evil story. Message is too good. As usual Shankar sir excelled in direction department. Rajini sir and Akshay Kumar both did their Best. Other artists also did their role well. Idea is good. Scientific reasoning is good. Mobile phones fly when negative energy gets into it due to electromagnetic radiation. Aura of dead body has negative energy. So an aura can control phones. Shankar took the most talked topic "fifth force" and explained it through this movie. 20 mins before interval is just Hollywood level. First half is told in riveting manner despite some repetitiveness. No boring moment. Racy screenplay in 1st half. Interval is good. Second half opens with akshay Kumar flashaback. Although his intention is good and told in a good manner but it lacks emotional connection. After flashback the film moves in decent way. But after it gives ticket worthy entertainment with Last 30mins. Last 30 minutes has world class VFX, Great performances by rAJINI and Akshay. Rajini mouths some punch dialogues in the climax. Climax is the best part of the movie. Rajini sir surprise avatar is superb. So overall a nice watch for sure in theatres. 4d sound is too good. VFX overshadowed the other things like a weak story mainly. Action scenes are the biggest highlight. I am not sure if it will break bahubali 2 records because bb2 has emotional appeal more than 2.0. also 2.0 was released during non holiday season whereas bb2 was released during summer. In my opinion 2.o is better than bb2 but 2.0 lacks emotional connection. Positives: rajini and Akshay Kumar performances, message , spectacular visual effects, bgm, Akshay Kumar flashback, climax battle sequence, bgm ,3d effects and 4d sound effects, shankar's crazy imagination and proficient direction. Negatives: weak story, missing emotional depth and repetitiveness at some times. My rating 3.5/5.