Dhoom 2 - The Bad Review

When one choses to watch a movie on the bigscreen, it is likely she's expecting to get her money's worth. Dhoom 2 for me, was not worth - and then some more. Infact, at the end of it - I had a strange need for someone to give me some money, just to waste three good hours of my time sitting through it.
Of course, I didn't make any money out of it - but I repented letting the hype convince me into making the effort.
What lacked - you ask - of a movie with a big starcast, a superhit prequel and a lot of publicity to back it all up? Well, you're asking for it...

The Plot:

Following its prequel, Dhoom 2 is again (surprise, suprise) about chicks and guns. The Plot is really not much to talk about. What starts as a promising thriller fails badly as a cheesy cat and mouse story. Personally, Tom & Jerry reruns are more entertaining, if you just want to see a good chase. But well, back to where we were - the plot is about an ambitious and smart (?) cop - Jay Dikshit (Abhishek Bachhan) who is out to hunt the Internationally acclaimed thief who only steals 'perfect things' - 'A' (Hrithik Roshan) with the help of co-worker Shonali (Bipasha Basu), cheesy Ali (Uday Chopra) and the suave crook - Sunehri (Aishwarya Rai).
The whole movie is about the chase alone, how 'A' continues to make his mark on the world (literally, with an 'A'), and Jay follows close behind.
While it might even sound interesting to you, believe me, it only gets worse from here.

The Cast:

Aishwarya Rai is loaded with chewing gum attitude and her expressions irk the hell out of you. Infamous dialogue - "Main, Sunehri. Like Soo-neh-ree.. you know!" Thats her introduction line to impress Hrithik Roshan.
I hope you get the idea. She's also made to diet real hard, and she's all bones in the movie. You might be in for the anorexic look, but in places she seriously reminded me of the Olsen Twins. I think she needs to put some weight on to at least look decent enough to pass for a 'khaate peete ghar ki bahu' - lest Jaya Bachchan should get embarassed.

Abhishek Bachchan looks quite terrible, if you ask me (you'd rather not). He's made to look anything but a sophisticated cop in the movie, courtesy his very bad attire throughout the movie. Infact overall the costume designing is very dismissable. You won't even notice a certain outfit as even above average. Of course, it doesn't fail to disappoint you consistantly. He's dressed in the most radically unbelievable clothes - white shirt with big blue flowers, anyone?
Hrithik does a great job - he's the only relief in the otherwise awkward movie. Not only does he look good, he acts well and his role places him in the prime position in the movie.

I am so disappointed with Bipasha for doing this movie. Her beauty and brains are wasted on a worthless piece of crap like Dhoom 2. Her introduction led to quite a sensation in the theatre, but they soon broke her leg, put her in bed - and brought along the role of a twin sister - who is apparently a giggling bimbette with absolutely no role in the movie.
Is it my imagination or is Uday Chopra working solely with his family. I have a strong feeling, its because no one else wants him. And Dhoom 2 proves the fact. His role is way too cheesy - infact one wonders why would a smart cop want to bring along an apprentice who only dreams of making babies with every chick he checks out.
But thats another story, isn't it?

The Soundtrack:

The songs are too many to be liked, but a few do justice to at least justify the reason for listening. I'm good with the Sukhbir number - 'Dil Laga Na'. All the others come and go, while I stare intently at the coke in my hand wondering how many people check for expiry before drinking one of these.

The Verdict:

The action is not even half as good as the previous, the girls are not given enough weightage (in its literal sense as well), the plot falls flat on its face towards the end, the movie is predictable in many places (you know Hrithik's not going to be caught, because there are still 2 hours left for the movie to end!) and lastly, its not a good film to remember even if you're a big fan of any of the cast members.
To sum it up, Dhoom 2 is like the coke bottle which promises much on a hot day, but falls flat without fizz when you open it.
I won't drink it.. would you?