Film: Dhoom 3
Rating: 3/5
Banner: Yash Raj Films
Cast: Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff, Tabrett Bethell, Andrew Bicknell, Siddharth Nigam and others
Music: Pritam
Cinematographer: Sudeep Chatterjee
Editor: Ritesh Soni
Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya
Producer: Aditya Chopra
Release date: 20/12/2013
The time has come for the third franchisee of the ‘Dhoom’ series to hit the marquee and this time it has Aamir Khan leading the bandwagon. Let us see how better it gets.
Story
A prominent bank in Chicago is facing a big problem. A thief is constantly looting its branches and bringing it down. In order to capture the thief, ACP Jai Dixit (Abhishek) comes from India along with his man Ali (Uday). Eventually, Jai discover that the thief is none other than Sahir (Aamir Khan) who runs a circus company. But whenever he hatches a plan to catch Sahir, things turn out differently. Why Sahir is looting the bank and whether he gets caught or not forms the rest of the story.
Performances
There is a reason why Aamir Khan is called Mr Perfectionist. The way he takes this movie to a new level can be seen when he offers a special surprise in his role. He is simply outstanding.
Katrina Kaif is smoking hot and mindblowing sexy. Watching her in songs is value for money. She has toned her body with vengeance and sizzled with overflowing attraction quotient.
Abhishek Bachchan did his bit as required and walks out with passing marks. Uday Chopra is usual but he gives some ice breakers in between with his Desi humor. Jackie Shroff’s cameo was effective. Tabrett Bethell was sexy and could have been put for better use. Andrew Bicknell was shrewd enough.
Highlights
- Aamir & Katrina
- Production values
- Cinematography
- Action sequences
- Pace
Drawbacks
- Not much depth in plot
- Few unrealistic stunts
Analysis
Bollywood is slowly bracing up with franchisee format of films and especially in the large budget network. There is already ‘Krrish’ and slowly ‘Dhoom’ is emerging as the other.
True to its image, the ‘Dhoom’ series is picking up in style, technology, grandeur as it is evolving and the makers are doing their best to bring the best.
The third edition has reached a new range and more than the strength of the production it is the performances and the essence of the story which gathers more significance.
From the first part, Dhoom has always believed in giving a strong emotional reason for the antagonist to perform his deeds and get away with it.
Here again, the plot is similar but there is an unexpected twists which gets into the tale. But more than the content or the subject, the film actually scores more on the style and the way it provides entertainment.
There is never a dull moment in it and good balance has been maintained in terms of providing action as well as emotional scenes. From the first frame, the film has believed in richness and making it a visually grand spectacle.
The other strength for the film is the various surprises it brings in different occasions which keeps the audience guessing. This is complimented well in the energetic screenplay.
The interval bang provides the best twist and though things go a little melodramatic during the second half it gets enough thrust before it lands in a comfortable zone.
It is true that the stunts and action sequences shown sometimes make you laugh with disbelief but there are times when you see the hardwork and efforts that have gone behind in providing the best action shots possible.
On thinking and content level, the film may look rather funny but to those who seek proper masala entertainment, this is the one. Unlike other films where Hero steals the limelight, this is one film where the villain makes all the difference.
Bottomline: Swift and visually captivating entertainer
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