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Masand's Verdict: Go Dhoom 2
Published on Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 22:42, Updated at Sun, Nov 26, 2006 in Entertainment section
Tags: Masand's Verdict, Dhoom 2 , Cast
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Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Uday Chopra
Direction: Sanjay Gadhvi
Bigger and better - that's what we've been promised from Dhoom 2, this week's big new Bollywood release, director Sanjay Gadhvi's sequel to his hit 2004 entertainer.
It is a cat and mouse chase once again but in the new film, police officer Abhishek Bachchan and his faithful ally Uday Chopra are in hot pursuit of an International thief, one who steals the queen's crown from a running train in Namibia, a coveted diamond in a Mumbai museum, and some precious coins from an archeological display in Brazil.
Straight out of those good old James Bond films, the thief in question Hrithik Roshan is a cucumber cool conman who uses everything from fancy gadgets to unique disguises to get his job done.
He finds a partner in fellow thief Aishwarya Rai with whom he's planning a big theft, but the question is, can he trust her completely?
There's absolutely no question about the fact that Dhoom 2 is bigger than the earlier film, packed as it is with sensational set pieces like Hrithik's breathtaking skydive in the film's opening scene, or that almost poetic bungee drop with Hrithik and Aishwarya, or even that thrilling bike chase in the tunnel which ends with them gliding over a helicopter's blades.
In all fairness, it's not just the action that's gone four notches higher, it's also the sheer energy of the film, and by that I mean the stunts, the gadgets, the songs, the locations, almost everything.
It's what I call "all-stops pulled out entertainment." The makers of this film want you to suspend your sense of disbelief and just go along for the ride, which you're absolutely willing to do, but having said that, there are some things that are just not excusable.
I'm willing to believe that Hrithik has all these fancy gadgets like this remote-controlled robotic device that can move across the room, climb up a table and steal a heavily guarded diamond, but do you really expect me to believe that not a single person in that room would notice this remote-controlled device moving all over the place?
Not a single one of those dozens of security guards under whose feet the damn thing is moving? A bit much, don't you think? You have to understand, if you're modeling your film after the James Bond pictures or Mission Impossible, then you have to find a way to make the unbelievable look believable. That is the challenge.
One of the big reasons I enjoyed Dhoom 2 so much is because it's like the ultimate wet dream.
It's almost as if the makers of this film secretly went into the heads of young men and women, listened to their most private thoughts, their most ultimate fantasies, and then decided, "let's give it to them."
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