Hi there!!!
It's been quite a nice Friday for me. Woke up late, did some pending paperwork, posted the documents through our dear DTDC "express service" where they promised me that they will deliever my consignment within 3 days !!!
Thereafter I headed for this one movie which has got ubiquitous trailers running on every damn channel nowadays. You guessed it correctly buddy, Its "Race".
Finally It's here...
The name is properly chosen as this movie shows all kind of F1 inspired cars, music, babes, skin show et al.
By all odds, a delight for boys. The people who have loved directors Abbas-Mustan's earlier released movies like Ajnabee, Humraaz, Naquab, will surely like this movie.
Cast: Saif, Akhshaye Khanna, Katrina, Bips, Anil Kapoor, Sam Reddy, Dulip Tahil .....
Director: Core-2-duo directors- Abbas Mustan
Plot:
The movie is set in South Africaand is about a race of one-upmanship between two step brothers Saif( Ranbir ) and Akshaye (Rajiv). Bips is lady love in life of Saif who is incidentally an upcoming model. Kaif ( apni katrina ....aur kaun) is the PA of Saif ( he owns a stud farm and indulges in Betting on horses). Saif is shown to be a stud himself who loves adventure sports and is a cool shrewd person. There's an initial narration by Anil kapoor's voice for viwers since they(the actors as well as the darshak junta) are about to go for a hell of a racy story ahead. The plot unfolds into frequent flashbacks and accidents. Akshaye along with Bips as accomplice plans an accident and subsequent death for elder bro Saif which would ensure a huge insurance claim of 100 million $ to him. Just before the interval you even see Saif dying after a steep fall from a high building, and apna Anil bhaiya (investigating inspector) coming in with his irritatingly naive assistant Sameera Reddy to investigate the so called "murder/accidental death" of Saif Bhai. After the intermission Kaif who was till now in background, comes forward and claims that she was married to Saif a day before his death and thus the insurance money belongs to her. Then another shock, then another , then another ......the shock saga goes on till the movie ends.
I am now quite familiar with mindset of this director duo Abbas Mustan. When Saif died , I was sure he will come back ( don't you remember Bips coming back in Ajnabee). This director duo doesn't believe in killing the main character of movie before the climax. Like all Abbas Mustan thrillers, this movie also shows two men striving to outperform each other.
Strengths- Saif, Akshaye, South Africa, Sports Cars, Stunts, Atif's song, thrills
One of the best performances by Saif and Akshaye Khanna. Saif has looked gr8 in his stubble.
The locations used for shooting the film are quite nice. The cars you see are Ferrari, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche e.t.c. Wow!!!!!
Stunts are awesome especially the one in which Saif drops from air into a speeding car and then stops it at the edge of cliff. Atif's Song -"O jaanejaan , dono jahan meri baahon mein aa...." is melodious and I am still humming it. And finally the strength of AbbasMustan duo is the thrill they pump into the plot and once again they have been successful in it.
Weaknesses: Sameera Reddy, Anil Kapoor, too much of skin show, some hiccups in plot, too many twists and turns.
Sameera Reddy is the unwanted sore who shows immature acting skills and wears quite plunging neckline "poshaak"in vain hope to revive her lost dream of bollywood stardom. Anil Kapoor's role is not so well prepared. He uses hackneyed dialougues and stale expressions. If someone asked me what is the colour of movie, I would say Skin Colour. Like most men, I do enjoy watching female body, but an overdose of it is surely no-no. The movie has so many twists and turns that even a roller coaster ride in Japan would fall short in giving you the kind of thrill as well as pain. Yes Buddy!!! A 10 minute ride is ok but 2.5 hours roller coaster ride leaves you devastated.
Finally ratings...
The movie would prove to be a box office success as it is the right time to release with holidays and festivals around the corner.
A sure delight for youngsters , especially boys.
I would give points out of 5 stars.
Story- 3.5
Acting- 3
Direction- 4
Songs-3.5
Overall Movie- 3.5 /5 stars
As always, Thanks for jheling me .....Please, do comment on my review.
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