Dhoom 2 - Hrithik scores, Ash bores!
Rating: 7 out of 10
Illogical and quite unapologetic at that, Sanjay Ghadvi follows up his 2004 surprise hit “Dhoom” with a much bigger, equally entertaining sequel that is bound to match its predecessor’s success, if not better it. Throw in some bikes, jet skis, chases, exploding choppers, insanely beautiful women in bikinis, mix it up with a touch of humor and romance in a script stripped of all intelligence and Dhoom machale once again as A.C.P. Jai Dixit sets out to capture “the perfect thief”.
A theft artist with a fixation for priceless curios, Aryan (Hrithik Roshan) is wanted for exquisite heists around the world. Based on intentional hints left behind on each robbery, Dixit plots a pattern, predicting Aryan’s next heist in Mumbai. A master of disguise a la Val Kilmer from “The Saint”, Aryan escapes with Dixit and Ali (Uday Chopra) on his trail. Along the way, he finds a partner in Sunerhi (Aishwarya Rai), Dixit’s mole, posing as a talented thief. Dixit and Aryan enter a cat and mouse game with Sunehri stuck in between, with the beaches and carnivals of Rio de Janeiro playing perfect host.
Devoid of a strong plot, the script and its treatment also suffer from a few loopholes that are almost intolerable even for a straight up masala film. It seems odd that Ghadvi expects his audience to believe that his characters may not recognize Hrithik Roshan with a slender, brown moustache and goatie with long hair, or, for that matter, with curly hair and a freckled face. Additionally, after presenting Jai Dixit as the smartest cop around, it seems strange that even after Sunehri meets Aryan, Dixit doesn’t bother calling in a sketch artist to draw up a comp of this thief who has literally stolen his sleep. Instead, he prefers guesswork, following Sunehri to Brazil, and barks at her for not doing her job.
Yet, “Dhoom 2” entertains thanks to Ghadvi and Allan Amin’s ambitious action sequences, capably performed by Hrithik Roshan, the pillar of “Dhoom 2’s” strength. In a physically demanding role, Roshan displays a range of emotions, humanizing Aryan, while effectively carrying off his various disguises, doing full justice to the hard work put in by the make-up department. Abhishek Bachchan once again nonchalantly sleepwalks through his role, although it may be well advised for him to avoid the dance floor in any subsequent films with Roshan. Uday Chopra replays Ali as he did in “Dhoom”, attracting his fair share of laughs along with Bipasha Basu. Ironically, Aishwarya Rai, touted as the film’s star attraction proves to be films biggest blunder! After a stunning introduction and a steamy dance, Ms. Rai opens her mouth to an awful, intolerable performance that gets worse as the film progresses, hitting rock bottom in the film’s only intense and intimate scene.
Despite the aforementioned flaws rounded off by amateurish editing, “Dhoom 2” is mindless fun. It is the kind of ridiculous entertainment men especially take a sadistic pleasure in watching. Overlooking the technical flaws and Aishwarya Rai’s painful performance, “Dhoom 2” pumps the adrenaline up fairly well to kill an evening. Is it worth the $8? – Yes. Is it worth standing an hour in line for? – Probably not.
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[...] Vijay, at Passion for Cinema, points out some loopholes in a plot he finds weak, but also gives the movie a 7 out of 10. It is the kind of ridiculous entertainment men especially take a sadistic pleasure in watching. Overlooking the technical flaws and Aishwarya Rai’s painful performance, “Dhoom 2” pumps the adrenaline up fairly well to kill an evening. [...]
thnx for the review, VJ.
sadly i couldnt catch the film, i dont know why the music of the film didnt click, i preferred it over the first one.
cant wait to see the film myself n write yet another review
the only thing thts possibly stoppin me is HR, i feel bouts of indigestion seeing him on screen, n all the more cus he occupies this one ‘all’ the time……gawd knows whats me gonna do…
movie was alright…..the main irritating heroine was aishwarya….she thinks herself as a great talented heroine….she is just utterly waste ,no talent….i dont know why directors choose her….she cant act….she is just a plastic doll….
couldnt agree more!
Aishwarya’s :funny guy” gives me nightmares even now!
rock biker chick?? naaaaaaaaaaaaah!
and I never thought i’d say this…but abishek looks like a sack of potatoes in front of hrithik!
hrithik your so smart and cute but your wife looks very ugly i’looking more beautiful than her so please divorce her and marry me.and i also wanted to say that you are the world’s most sexiest man.this is your world’s most greatest fan.i love you very much.
Aishwarya’s plastic surgery is finally showing in Dhoom 2 :)in no time she’ll start looking like Rekha\:d/.
Is it just me or was Uday Chopra actually better than AB jr in this movie?/:)
hi people do’t u hav any othr work y do u waste ur time talking abt othr people do’t u hav anythng to do ……..life is nt just abt aishwarya hrithik & abhishek ..if u like them then try to be someone like them ..try to acquire their positive traits… being judgemental abt others will nt pay !!!!
Hrithik sucks. Our group cannot even tolerate him. He should learn acting otherwise join Nach baliye atleast he will win some prize over there. As far as dhoom2 is concernd it is the most fuckall movie of the year. Dhoom was much much bettteeeerrrrr. John Abraham rocks
hey Afraz……………
Wat did ya say now????????????///
Hrithik is the most glamorous….most sexy……….and most talented actor in bollywood ite now……………..most of the movies he has acted in has acted in has become Hits and blockbusters………even his Debut film……………..even if his movies Flopped……very rare cases………….the critis always praised him lavishly for his perfomance………….so PAL just shut tat mouth of urs……………or its 7up to u……….:-w
cmon……no abuse thre….just sum friendly tok OK……take it funny dude……………