Director : Vijay Krishna Acharya
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First things first, the movie is heavily copied from 'PRESTIGE’. You may like it only till the time the secret isn't revealed, and once it is out, you feel cheated
Second, Remember "Tropic Thunder" ? The movie opens with a number of fake movie trailers mocking mainstream films , themes, franchises and even the baritone voice of the presenter.
Dhoom-3 could easily have been one of those fake movies. After all Amir Khan wore a striking resemblance to "Simple Jack" .
Ladies and Gentlemen , this movie is a first rate spoof . The only problem is (and this has the problem with many bollywood movies)that it was intended to be a spoof. This fact, makes it all the more ridiculous and tragically funny.
Abhishek Bachan and Uday Chopra(who , surprisingly did create two or three funny moments ) reprise their roles as the "Supercops" from India , adept at chasing down master criminals . With their worn out jeans and flashy , unfashionable clothes , they can be mistaken for buffoons from a 90's flick . But wait. No, I am wrong, since that position is ably occupied by Amir Khan.
What with silly hats and ridiculously imbecile facial expressions , Amir Khan fits in really well in this nonsensical amalgamation of bad story, poor screenplay and pathetic acting.
I shall not waste your time by trying to pin point the exact instances (and there were many, believe me) when logic was molested in this movie. Still , to provide a holistic view of the unintelligent debacle , one only needs to watch a 30 second clipping from the movie in which Mr.Khan runs down the facade of a building with a "Bunty turns serious" kind of an expression.This scene sums up the film.
The story follows the righteous crusade launched by a victim of the Banking Industry , against the Bank . While, one may have appreciated the ingenuity in choosing a corporate body as the villain , one cannot fathom the logic behind the methods adopted by the protagonist to destroy the "Monster" .
Silly , boring chase scenes eat up 2/3rd of the reel and the remaining 1/3rd is devoted to utterly childish sentimentality and acting.
The director succeeds in debunking the myths of the SWAT teams efficiency and makes the said team an object of ridicule , when during one scene the SWAT team is rescued by the Indian dude-cop duo .
Abhishek retains the "Constipated Angry Old Man" expression throughout and Amir Khan tries hard to hide the "I know I am looking ridiculous " look.
I won't call the movie a disaster ,since a disaster too has its saving grace. Dhoom-3 has none.
Rating :
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