By Ankit Ojha, August 22, 2007 - 21:57 IST 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Dhoom:2
A sequel to Sanjay Gadhvi's Dhoom.
Does it satisfy? Does it keep up with the hype (considering YRF's absolutely heavy-duty publicity worldwide)?
These are the questions you have before watching the movie. Plus, the trailer has been stylish enough to raise a bar of excitement around evryone who has seen it. And the number "Dhoom Again" had been playing every now-and-then when the movie released. The number was enough for me to go and buy the music CD. But the music CD was nothing but an excuse to publicise the movie even further.
Unfortunately, I couldn't watch the movie on cinema, but managed to grab the DVD from the stores. And the bonus DVD was more the reason for me to buy it.
But, unfortunately, I couldn't watch it for two months as I was more than occupied with my studies. I finally got the time to watch it in July.
I expected a slick action thriller, but in turn I got a movie which had a sluggish pace in many parts, and which totally diverted itself from what it was publicized to be, to a love story. I was flabbergasted. Very much at that.
I didn't say the movie was terrible. It was good alright; the plot was intelligent; action was high-voltage (thanks to Allan Amin for that); but there were so many blemishes in the screenplay, that it left my mouth wide open.
Taran Adarsh, just because you're the most reputed reviewer of Bollywood, it just doen't mean that everybody is going to listen to you. Since you've earne yourself some repute already, let me tell you something. You've forgotten to have the N. P. O. V. (Neutral Point Of View) in yourself. Any critic should have that. A rating of Four stars and a half is way beyond what the movie deserves.
Now let's cut the crap, and let me tell you that what I liked about the movie, and what I didn't.
What I liked about the movie:
1) Hrithik Roshan has to be the star of the movie. He has done a great job as the cool looking villain without looking mean.
2) Bipasha Basu has done a great job as both the cop and her twin sister. Her introduction as the cop is awesome. She as the twin sister also plays fair enough.
3) Aishwarya Rai. After a long time, you feel she has acted. She looks hot too.
4) Cinematography. Fantastic. Terrific. Mumbai looks like a foreign locale itself.
5) Action has to be amazing. Allan Amin, you rock. After DUS, you've done a great job here.
6) The style and costumes. After all, Dhoom:2 IS exactly all about looking good and being cool.
7) The visual effects. Eye-candy, trust me.
What I didn't like about the movie:
1) Uday Chopra. Yuck! Isn't he such a pain in the you-know-what!
2) The plot. It's that kind which promises to be beautiful, but goes haywire. Very much.
3) Screenplay. Maybe the movie as a whole would have been better if the screenplay would've been better. It turns so illogical at times that we wonder whether Sanjay Gadhvi and Vijay Krishna Acharya (writer) think of us as fools.
4) Rimii Sen. Excuse me, but what in the name of thunder are you in this movie for? Sanjay, you didn't need her at all to continue the movie from where you left it. If you really did need her, then what about Esha Deol???? Uday should've been romancing her instead of the Basu babe.
8) The music. Barring "Dhoom Again" and "Crazy Kiya Re" everything is absolutely zilch! A songless venture would have been better.
Would you recommend this movie to your friend: Yes
