So, why is every
other so called critic in the town trashing Don 2? It is a pretty decent movie
albeit minor aberrations. In fact, I found it better than the first one. If the
same people can’t stop raving about a nonsense MI-4, I guess, they should give
Don a little due respect.
Plot:
The story starts 5
years after where it ended in the last part. Don (Shahrukh Khan) is now the
biggest drug dealer in Asia and has plans now to expand to Europe.
But to do that he has to take care of the reigning drug lords who themselves
are wary of the rising Asian King. Don plans a bank heist to meet his goals and
sets out to build his team which includes his old foe Vardhan (Boman Irani), a
computer hacker Sameer (Kunal Kapoor), a mystery woman Ayesha (Lara Dutta) and
a group of goons working under Jabbar (Nawab Shah). Meanwhile Malik (Om Puri) and Roma
(Priyanka Chopra) are still following his trail. Does he succeed in the bank
heist? Do Vardhan, Sameer and Jabbar loyally toe his line or ditch him? In all
of this, how he handles Malik and Roma and the Interpol - makes up for the rest
of the story.
The story has a lot
of twists and turns and the dialogs are smartly written. The film moves at a
fast pace. The only time I felt it was slowing down was in what was the
mandatory song ‘Zara dil ko tham lo’. Else there is brisk pace with all the
masala of a action thriller – a jail break, a car chase, a bank heist, fights,
explosion, globe trotting in the blink of an eye – Thailand, Zurich, Berlin et
all. Dialogs are crisp, intelligent and stylish – checkout Vardhan and Don’s
bantering on many occasions or how Don convinces Jabbar to join him.
Now to what really
didn’t click like the song I mentioned above. For one thing, Hrithik’s cameo
was completely out of place – you need to see it to believe that an otherwise
smart director like Farhaan Akhtar actually chose to keep it. Second a lot of
people may not like Don and Roma’s interactions towards the end of the film.
But minus these minor aberrations it’s a good film.
Cast/Performances:
Shahrukh Khan is in superb
form. I am not a big fan of his but he nails this one. He as Don has style, attitude
and charisma all rolled together. I wish they had retained the look he supports
for the first 15-20 minutes through out the film; it went so well with the
attitude. Boman Irani is effective as Vardhan. Rest of the cast looks pretty OK
but Shahrukh is the life of the film.
Music/Songs:
The music at best is
mediocre and thankfully there are not too many songs that interrupt the film -
just one.
Verdict:
The film is a good
watch if you choose to ignore/forget one or two minor mistakes. It has all the
ingredients of a masala potboiler. I’ll give it a 3.5/5
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