Dhoom 2 – Review

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If you go to the movie looking for some non-stop action, you might mostly end up disappointed. After all, Dhoom 2 is a bollywood movie and how can a bollywood movie that is looking to be a hit do without songs? And it is the songs that come in all sorts of odd places and start playing spoilsport. Many parts of the movie just drag on to add to the woes. There are a few good sequences …. for example the train robbery scene at the start, Hrithik’s escape after he commits the theft in the museum and the modus operandi of the theft itself.

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I think Dhoom 2 in its present form might have been a total disaster had it not been for Hrithik Roshan. Who knows … it might still end up as one. Without Hrithik, it would have been kind of difficult to sit through those scenes that seem to just drag on endlessly and those songs that have such an ordinary music that even dolby digital can’t do anything. Hrithik simply overshadows Abhishek who just doesn’t look capable enough to match him in anything. I was just thinking in the movie hall that the director and his crew had made a good decision not to bring Hrithik and Abhishek together in any of the songs, when this song suddenly came up that has both of them. Abhishek looks just short of stupid in it. He really needs to somehow improve his dancing skills. They are woefully inadequate.

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Bipasha Basu has been totally wasted … her presence in the second half seems to be just to give Uday Chopra some female company he is badly in search of. Aishwarya Rai at least has some role to be played in the movie. That being said, Uday has acted well I must say. Some of his day-dreaming scenes that appear on screen whenever he meets Bipasha are really funny.

About the story …. well I am not going to play spoilsport by revealing whatever little is there of it. If you like Hrithik, you should just go and watch this movie …. and thats probably all that is there to it too.

(Pictures courtesy www.dhoom-2.com

116 responses to “Dhoom 2 – Review”

  1. narangipanduranga Avatar
    narangipanduranga

    thoda resham lagtaa hai
    thoda chutiya lagta hai
    heere moti jadte tai
    thoda gandu lagta hai

  2. Queen B Avatar
    Queen B

    Hey Akshay, no need to get jealous coz Hrithik`s better than Shahruk, for a start Shahruk only the same old films, i aint seen him do anything new apart from Don but even then he did`nt do any of his own stunts!He aint amazing looking like Hrithik nor can he dance like him, put it this way the superhero hrithik is the king now, Sharrukh needs to take a break coz hez getting too old!

  3. sanjay Avatar
    sanjay

    part two of any movie has such a burden. the movie has a comic book feel. you have to assume a lot. realism has never been bombay movies forte but of late movies like bluffmaster,corporate,taxi no 911,lage raho munnabahai etc are a breath of fresh air cause they try although they may not be perfect examples.
    this movie falls prey to the desire to take it one level up from dhoom(which was novel for bombay standards) .
    hrithik has always been a hard worker . He is the next Aamir in selecting movies for all the range. i liked his Lakshya.
    abhishek still will take 3-4 more years to become amitabh.
    aishwarya- become a stay at home mom.
    bipasha- the unconventional beauty.
    chopra- free ride to stardom
    shahrukh- hope to all non film family guys – that it can be done.

  4. Vaibhav Avatar
    Vaibhav

    Ekdum mast movie thi
    doosri baar dekhne par bhi achee lagee
    D:2 Rockzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  5. Xmania Avatar

    Total waste of money and time !

  6. Tanu Avatar
    Tanu

    A decent movie. Not if you see the plot, or try to go into “I want some brilliant scripting” mode. The movie, agreed, has one of the most mindless stories ever. But hey, Movies are for enjoying, not scrutinizing until your sick of it.

    The acting was great by all the characters, but Hritik clearly steals the show. I’ve never been his fan, but had to admit, I was looking forward to his scenes in the movie more than anyone else’s.
    Ash lacked lustre in her performance though but the fact that she looked like a lizard or something is really stupid. she carried off her look well (though admitted, the dialogues and thier delivery souldve been much much better).
    Bipasha’s role could have been more convincing, or better explained for that matter. The only reason that Abhishek’s part was overshadowed in the movie was because thats how he was supposed to be. Abhishek is a good actor and I just dont agree to the fact that he didnt deliver his best.

    Stunts were better than a lot of previous movies, humor was mostly well timed, the heists were pretty good (even if slightly unconvincing at times) and the chemistry between Hritik and Ash was subtle yet excellent.

    So, good movie to watch for pure entertainment. Not a great one,but hey, if people can lap up junk like the recent Casino Royale or even go gaga over the Godforsaken stupidest movie of the century like “the mummy”, I cant see why Dhoom 2 just has to be a great movie to match them. It isnt here to make history after all.

    Def. better than Don.

  7. pratap Avatar
    pratap

    hey u guyz DHOOM 2 rocks and it does so because we have hrithik in it and wat a movie it is and it looks as though it is an english film and hrithik has acted very well in it except the climax everythings perfet and i guess abhishek doesnt have any role to play in it and overall dhoom 2 rocks and it is the biggest hit of the year and many of you guyz hate the movie because we have many fans of that fuckin shahrukh khan who doesnt know how to act or dance and his films are hit due to publicity that his producer give in and frankly speaking he sucks and that shows in kabhi alvida naa kehna and DON. guyz if you are a shahrukh fan dont watch dhoom2 otherwise it is superb movie i watched it and even buyed the DVD of it and the movie is excellent

  8. Bobbie Avatar
    Bobbie

    I agree with u Pratab!

  9. vicky Avatar
    vicky

    u people are stupid dhoom 2 is way better than any other gay movie its sick.i have even met hrithik in person i am the biggest fan and i know the most abount him so shut up and if u hate the movie ur gay.

  10. vicky Avatar
    vicky

    and i know the most about the movie i have met all the actors in the movie so i know the most about it so bye losers

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