Dhoom 2: Review

DHOOM : 2 or Doom 2?

You thought Dhoom was all about crazy bikes, breath-taking chase sequences and a self declared confrontation of the cops by a talented thief? Then it’s surely time to get your thoughts changed as the new version is far from meeting your expectations.

The expectations from this movie were quite high considering that the earlier Dhoom took the nation by storm two years back and was a real entertainer too. And more importantly, it really provided the much required push for the people to go crazy about big machines…or rather I should call them bikes.

The action of the movie was supposed to be the key factor in keeping the audiences interested. But this one proves to be a big big dampner in this regard. Infact when one sees the first scene of the movie where Hritik jumps from xxx feets on to a train to get hold of a jewel studded crown and the fight scenes that follow, they immediately make you realize that there is nothing much to take back from the movie. The notable point is the screenplay and the plots seem so un-realistic that one would rather prefer watching The Matrix (all 3 parts) for a much realistic one.

The story is a reasonably good one but what undid the plot for the film is the rather poor direction of the movie which lacks any kind of essence. The audience wanted to go by the bikes craze all over again, but alas that seemed to be conspicuous by its absence. The music of the movie by Pritam is nowhere near the ones from Dhoom where the entire nation was and is still singing Dhoom Macha Le. Infact none of the songs seem to be good enough to hum around even in the bathroom.

Hritik Roshan seems to have carried on himself from where he left in Krrish, jumping and flying in the air as and when required. And to top it all he’s done a Salman (mostly topless) and Emraan Hashmi (need I mention that) act in the movie. Aishwarya seems to have become so desparate to put her feet back in Bollywood that she is done a role which was just a bit more than being an item girl. And I believe Bipasha too needs to do some serious justice to herself and realize that she just won’t become a good actor by just posing in a bikini.

The only saving grace here is Abhishek Bachhan who seems to be growing up with every movie. His on-screen presence as a super-cop is as expected full of vigour and the required passion. Also Uday Chopra’s character, like in the earlier version, helps put some light moments in an otherwise rather tragic sequence.

Verdict: I am still figuring it out as to what was the movie all about. It did not really seem to be anything more than a fashion show and some badly done stunts. This movie promises to test your patience right from the word Go. But I guess that is not what you expect when you pay for the movie…Correct? Arre Bhai…Dhoom machega ki nahin?