At one point in Abbas-Mustan's Race-2, Aditya Panscholi says,
"Shroud of Turin hasn't been stolen even in Hollywood movies and you
people are planning on that". They aspire to out-do Hollywood. Do they
succeed ? Read on...
A Race is all about numbers and count downs.
The Race begins with a count down, but when it ends, it is the 1, 2, 3
that matters. After making an 'Iconic' first part almost half decade
ago, Abbas-Mustan return with a sequel with some old and some new
characters and same old style of "Style over Substance" kind of
film-making !
So let us begin the count down in terms of performance from 10/10 downwards...
10] Shah Rukh Khan: Well, we all know he isn't there in this movie and is busy sobbing about his Muslim identity being a disadvantage in India. But, SRK gave Abbas - Mustan duo their best movie to date and I doubt if they can better "Baazigar" !
09] Saif Ali Khan: It is safe to say he carried the film on his shoulders like John Abraham carried Typhoon. He looks stylish, intense, intelligent and does an encore of Race-1.
08] Akshaye Khanna: Well again, his absence is felt. Tough to replace him and since he is the second on the list of missing people, he still figures high on my list.
07] Anil Kapoor: The wicked but good RD gets wickeder but not better. The actor is an icon when it comes to over the top comedy and tongue in cheek one-liners.
06] John Abraham: He is a handsome hulk and he and we all know that. No big deal. But in a role that deals with big deals, John at times tends to 'Ham'. The problem also is with us. Race-2 is NOT Dhoom-1 for John Abraham.
05] Amisha Patel: I thought Sameera Reddy couldn't be replaced for the stupidity she oozed in first part. As Cherry, Amisha manages to look and talk immensely stupid. But she is so fit and prim at 37, her curves distract us from her stupidity !
04] Deepika Padukone: She looks seductive, melancholic, happy and sad alternatively without much relevance to the going on in the movie. But her legs save her from becoming a total disaster. Tough for her considering she has to replace Bipasha Basu who gave her best performance in the prequel.
03] Aditya Panscholi: He looks more like a middle-aged failing businessman on a forced holiday with his bitch of a wife rather than the all powerful Don he is supposed to be. Miscast I must say.
02] Jacqueline Fernandez: If Amisha tries hard to look stupid, Jacqueline tries hard to look intelligent. Amisha succeeds but Jacqueline fails. Poorly written role; can't blame the young lady. How we miss Katrina Kaif !
01] Race-2: With expectations as high as we had, Race-2 fails to reach 10% of the thrills the prequel afforded in spite of the bigger money, bigger canvas and casinos.
00] Abbas-Mustan: Though it may sound harsh, this is disappointing from the duo who have thrived on thrillers. With all the budget and best of the star-cast at disposal, they forgot something; a good story with a tight plot and something new.
Too much of style and feminine Anatomy and very little substance and Chemistry between the lead actors lets Race-2 down. Diehard fans of Abbas-Mustan style of movie might enjoy this. But unless they bring in some new dimension to their movies, the duo might soon fade away. This might be the beginning of their "Race 2 Oblivion"
So let us begin the count down in terms of performance from 10/10 downwards...
10] Shah Rukh Khan: Well, we all know he isn't there in this movie and is busy sobbing about his Muslim identity being a disadvantage in India. But, SRK gave Abbas - Mustan duo their best movie to date and I doubt if they can better "Baazigar" !
09] Saif Ali Khan: It is safe to say he carried the film on his shoulders like John Abraham carried Typhoon. He looks stylish, intense, intelligent and does an encore of Race-1.
08] Akshaye Khanna: Well again, his absence is felt. Tough to replace him and since he is the second on the list of missing people, he still figures high on my list.
07] Anil Kapoor: The wicked but good RD gets wickeder but not better. The actor is an icon when it comes to over the top comedy and tongue in cheek one-liners.
06] John Abraham: He is a handsome hulk and he and we all know that. No big deal. But in a role that deals with big deals, John at times tends to 'Ham'. The problem also is with us. Race-2 is NOT Dhoom-1 for John Abraham.
05] Amisha Patel: I thought Sameera Reddy couldn't be replaced for the stupidity she oozed in first part. As Cherry, Amisha manages to look and talk immensely stupid. But she is so fit and prim at 37, her curves distract us from her stupidity !
04] Deepika Padukone: She looks seductive, melancholic, happy and sad alternatively without much relevance to the going on in the movie. But her legs save her from becoming a total disaster. Tough for her considering she has to replace Bipasha Basu who gave her best performance in the prequel.
03] Aditya Panscholi: He looks more like a middle-aged failing businessman on a forced holiday with his bitch of a wife rather than the all powerful Don he is supposed to be. Miscast I must say.
02] Jacqueline Fernandez: If Amisha tries hard to look stupid, Jacqueline tries hard to look intelligent. Amisha succeeds but Jacqueline fails. Poorly written role; can't blame the young lady. How we miss Katrina Kaif !
01] Race-2: With expectations as high as we had, Race-2 fails to reach 10% of the thrills the prequel afforded in spite of the bigger money, bigger canvas and casinos.
00] Abbas-Mustan: Though it may sound harsh, this is disappointing from the duo who have thrived on thrillers. With all the budget and best of the star-cast at disposal, they forgot something; a good story with a tight plot and something new.
Too much of style and feminine Anatomy and very little substance and Chemistry between the lead actors lets Race-2 down. Diehard fans of Abbas-Mustan style of movie might enjoy this. But unless they bring in some new dimension to their movies, the duo might soon fade away. This might be the beginning of their "Race 2 Oblivion"
