Dhoom 2 - Double Ticket Charge - Zero Entertainment

After paying 250 bucks in black at a multiplex counter for Dhoom 2, I found myself broke at the end of the movie not only financially but mentally too. If Yashraj film is going to charge us double the normal rates for their movies then they should ensure that we at least get a single dose of entertainment and not such d(h)oomed disasters in the name of cinema and entertainment. This is what I got for my 250 bucks:
 
Empty Plot
 
 A super thief (Hrithik) along with an irritating character (Aishwarya Rai), outfoxes the world using different disguises and carries out heists right under the noses of a zombie cop (Abhishek), a dumb head assistant (Uday Chopra), and two bimbettes (Bipasha). More than Hrithik’s guile it is the stupidity of the cops that let him steal successfully. The movie that started with a bang suddenly plummets the minute Aishwarya comes on the screen. From there on everything goes downhill. 
 
Worthless Cast
 
A badly tanned Ash neither has the killer look nor the sultriness demanded by the role. She is completely miscast and looks aged & anorexic rather than sexy. Her makeover could not hide her acting flaws. She is so annoying whenever she opens her mouth to speak “funny guy” and “Like” in every sentence a million  times.
 
Abhishek has been completely sidelined. His character is badly sketched and does not have much to do except helplessly watch Hrithik steal the show.
 
Hrithik looks gorgeous, dances like a dream and makes the most ridiculous stunts look somewhat convincing. He adds style and glitz to his role involving various disguises. But his character gets laboured with a love story and that is his downfall in the movie.
 
Though Bipasha is wasted, she looks drop gorgeous and sexy and completely  overshadows Aishwarya in spite of lesser screen time. 
 
Uday manages to make you laugh in a few scenes. That’s it. 
 
Hollow Stunts
 
Action scenes are breathtaking and well executed but look so unreal that you just laugh seeing the implausibility and stupidity inherent in these scenes.  Examples: Not a single person in the security realizes the presence of Hrithik when he carries out those heists without any obstructions whatsoever. In a scene when Hrithik disappears down a manhole and comes out of another one he is in completely different attire and the water coming out the manhole is as crystal clear as Bisleri water. The armed guards don’t even have a common sense to pull the chain while a train robbery was in progress in the middle of a desert. The movie is full of such senseless scenes.
 
Poor Direction
 
After an engaging first hour Sanjay Gadhvi ruined the movie completely by putting in a love angle. Hence the movie is neither a convincing love story nor or an action thriller. The director simply got overboard with glamour and stunts.
 
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Except for Dhoom again all the songs are pure trash. Krazy kiya re grates on your nerves. During the song, someone from the audience shouted, “Abey dancing bandh kar re, acting chaloo kar”      

There is no character development and there is no chemistry between Hrithik and Ash. Watch this movie only if you are a huge Hrithik fan. And if you are an action fan, then watch the latest Bond flick instead. Dhoom 2 is more of a style statement rather than substance. The movie might earn crores at BO considering the hype and large number of prints. But how long can Yashraj films go on considering the Indian movie audience to be such a mindless group that can see such senseless movie and waste 250 bucks on them.
 
AMJAD K. MARUF