The post-interval portions start with gusto, but the writing isn't foolproof.
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They both get full marks for their style, physique and charisma but sadly the unconvincing twists and turns in the script don’t let their characters impress the viewer. both John Abraham and Saif Ali Khan act tough but Saif is a clear winner here getting a better role in the script. But semi-clad babes or beefcake hunks seldom a taut thriller make.
here’s a bit of mindless fun to be had with Race 2, but for the most part it is such an unimaginative replication of Race 1 that it’s hard not to feel taken for granted as a viewer.
Heavy reliance on CG is also telling, but here the CG still seemed rather cartoony, which suited the hyper-reality style of the world that the characters in Race exists in. Maybe because I hope that some day Saif Ali Khan or Anil Kapoor will wake up from their stupor and will want to deliver quality products they are capable of producing. And as if you hadn't guessed it already, the director duo have given themselves scope to fix it at the third go. Yet, the potentially beautiful duality gets repetitive and tedious. Beautiful locations with crime and more crime. No novelty whatsoever.īeautiful looking people with twisted minds. They just all look the same - not just to each other in the film, but across films of this genre which carry glitter, glamour and gleam with pride. Unfortunately, there is no X-factor in the songs either. But, what's with the shoddy graphics work? From the bullet that leaves a sniper's gun to the airplane in the sky - all one botched up job after another. The chase sequences, the fight (boxing) sequences, the scenic beauty of various exotic locations are all captured very well - right from the close-up of a scorpion to the scorpion shaped party deck to the aqueduct to the mountainous beauty of Europe. Unpredictability which seems like it exists only to increase the run-time of the film, hasn't done its job well. If only there was some oomph added in terms of good, memorable dialogue or if the characters were given a little more depth, it would have given something for people like me to chew on.
And while the others have to just look like they have an alternate plan of double-crossing on their mind, John Abraham does manage to create that extra amount of scare, for he makes the character he plays, Armaan Malik, look like he'll stop at nothing. John Abraham and Saif Ali Khan are bare-chested long enough. While I can rant and rage about how awfully distasteful the objectification of women is here, and it is loathsome to say the least, I have to admit that gender equality is maintained in the objectification. Hey, each of the lead characters look like a million bucks. Can there be a limit to this when one villain claims everything owned by the other villain to be his, because a profit of 5 billion Euros is not good enough? Even in relative terms, that 5 billion is a 33% profit in 2 days! Fine, I shall control the Chartered Accountant in me. If everyone knows everything, what are we watching the film for? To figure out who knows less? The one-upmanship can keep you intrigued only for so long. You thought you fooled me?" or "I had planted this ploy to put you off-track." gets tiring.
Each character getting a chance to smirk, "I knew it.
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