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| Director
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Sanjay Gadhvi |
| Starring
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abhushek bachchan, uday chopra,
john abraham,esha deol, rimi sen. |
| Dhoom
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Yashraj
Films. The banner is a brand to reckon with today. It
goes without saying that the expectations from every
Yashraj product are gargantuan. But after having watched
DHOOM, you wonder whether you've entered the wrong cinema
hall or perhaps, the makers weren't able to control
this [mis] adventure after a point!
Yes, DHOOM, directed
by Sanjay Gadhvi, contradicts all expectations. You
saunter into the cinema hall expecting the banner to
change lanes [from mushy love stories to thrillers],
but this bike ride is as nightmarish as driving a BMW
on a road full of potholes.
DHOOM has style, but
no substance. DHOOM has gloss, but no script. DHOOM
has thrills in abundance, but the outcome is least exciting.
In short, DHOOM ranks amongst Yashraj's weakest films.
A gang of four robbers
is up to robbing banks, giving nightmares to the police
department. The robbers commute on their hi-tech bikes
- the slickest, meanest and fastest riding machines
on the road.
Jai [Abhishek Bachchan],
an honest police officer, is entrusted the responsibility
of nabbing the culprits. He is soon on the trail of
the robbers - a gang headed by Kabir [John Abraham].
Kabir and his gang transform into pizza delivery boys
soon after their unholy missions are accomplished.
So brilliant is their
metamorphosis that no one suspects them of being the
same wicked robbers who don their helmets and commit
these daring robberies.
Initially daunted by
the speed and mannerisms of the gang, Jai ropes in the
services of Ali [Uday Chopra], a happy-go-lucky garage
mechanic and a prodigious bike rider. Ali is very different
from Jai; while Jai is serious, Ali is flippant, casual.
The two don't get along,
but they decide to team up and take the robbers to task.
From the mean streets of Mumbai, the focus shifts to
the beaches of Goa. Can Jai and Ali nab Kabir and his
gang?
To start with, the viewer
has witnessed such chor-sipahi, cat-n-mouse games time
and again. However, DHOOM not only takes its inspiration
from several Bollywood flicks, but also seems slightly
similar to a few Hollywood thrillers [coincidental?],
namely THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS and BIKER BOYZ.
The problem with DHOOM
is that it relies too heavily on thrills to take it
forward. That explains why the bike chase, at several
points in the story, is far more interesting than the
story itself. In fact, all you remember at the end of
the show are some expertly executed chases [Allan Amin],
not the drama.
The first half has a
few interesting moments and part credit should be reserved
for Uday Chopra. His constant search for that perfect
woman does bring a smile on the face, while the pedestrian
lingo that he uses is also enjoyable at times.
But the film goes completely
haywire in the post-interval portions. The heist in
a Goa hotel should've been the soul of the film. The
crooks are up to their final act - the finale should've
been nothing short of a novel experience.
But look at the glaring
flaws in the script! The convenience with which the
gang members get themselves a job in the hotel [John
becomes a bartender, the second gets employed in the
kitchen, the third is in room service, the fourth looks
into the computer systems] gives the impression that
kindergarten children were entrusted the responsibility
of writing these portions.
Even that can be overlooked.
But the ease with which the gang performs the heist
and robs Rs. 18 crores from the hotel looks like one
cakewalk. It's as if robbing Rs. 18 crores from the
basement of a plush hotel is as easy as preparing a
cup of coffee. Surely, the writers need to smell coffee!
Even this can be pardoned!
But after having cornered John and the cronies, the
lights suddenly go off and what follows is one long
chase, with heroes fighting atop a goods' carrier that's
speeding at 150 miles an hour and then, of course, the
climax.
Director Sanjay Gadhvi
has concentrated too heavily in making each frame look
beautiful. The film is a notch above the ordinary as
far as the technique is concerned, but, perhaps, he
isn't too well aware that what the viewer hopes to watch
are not gadgets and gizmos or mean machines, but a well
structured story.
Pritam's music sounds
good to the ears. The title track [filmed on Esha, Uday]
and 'Shikdum' [filmed on Abhishek, Rimi] can easily
be singled out. The choreography of the title track
in particular is spectacular. Cinematography is first-rate.
As mentioned earlier, the thrills are the saving grace.
Abhishek Bachchan makes
a sincere attempt to look the character. John Abraham
looks cool as the evil guy. But it is Uday Chopra who
stands out with an above ordinary performance, playing
to the gallery completely. Rimi gets more scope than
Esha; she is quite likeable. Esha gets two songs and
two scenes - that's it!
On the whole,
DHOOM is a terrible letdown thanks to its insipid script.
At the box-office, DHOOM will lose its sparkle after
the first day or two of glory!
Courtesy
: Glamsham.com
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