The good: Great visuals (Jason West) and locales. High energy background music
The bad: Weak plot that really slows down in the second half.
Bottomline: I'm not an SRK fan but I enjoyed watching Don. Farhan Akthar did a good job with re-working a 70s classic for a whole new generation and was helped with edgy visuals and a stellar soundtrack. And although the Don 2 team tried to play down the hype (Unlike Ra-one) it's one of 2011's most anticipated films. If you are looking for style, there's enough - Terrific production values, great locales and visuals. And while the soundtrack may not be in the same league as Don, it's certainly above average and the background score adds a lot of energy. But scratch the surface and there's not much that lies beneath. It's a wafer thin plot, that's been 'inspired' by heist films like Ocean's 11 and works only upto a point - that point is probably the intermission. Don is back and plans a big bank heist in Berlin with old foes like Vardhan (Boman Irani) and new partners like an expert computer hacker (A pointless role for Kunal Kapoor). The Interpol (More like Indian Interpol!) that includes Priyanka Chopra is back on his trail and so is the terribly out of shape and out of sorts Om Puri. The film starts on a brisk note but struggles to keep you glued - Shah Rukh's hamming doesn't help and gets tedious towards the end. And what's worse the film ends with a hint that we may see a another Don instalment - Don 3!! Right now I hope Don disappears for some time and stays true to the most famous lines in the film - 'Don Ko Pakadna Mushkil Hi Nahi Namumkin Hai'.
Running time: 150 minutes (Approx)
Bottomline: I'm not an SRK fan but I enjoyed watching Don. Farhan Akthar did a good job with re-working a 70s classic for a whole new generation and was helped with edgy visuals and a stellar soundtrack. And although the Don 2 team tried to play down the hype (Unlike Ra-one) it's one of 2011's most anticipated films. If you are looking for style, there's enough - Terrific production values, great locales and visuals. And while the soundtrack may not be in the same league as Don, it's certainly above average and the background score adds a lot of energy. But scratch the surface and there's not much that lies beneath. It's a wafer thin plot, that's been 'inspired' by heist films like Ocean's 11 and works only upto a point - that point is probably the intermission. Don is back and plans a big bank heist in Berlin with old foes like Vardhan (Boman Irani) and new partners like an expert computer hacker (A pointless role for Kunal Kapoor). The Interpol (More like Indian Interpol!) that includes Priyanka Chopra is back on his trail and so is the terribly out of shape and out of sorts Om Puri. The film starts on a brisk note but struggles to keep you glued - Shah Rukh's hamming doesn't help and gets tedious towards the end. And what's worse the film ends with a hint that we may see a another Don instalment - Don 3!! Right now I hope Don disappears for some time and stays true to the most famous lines in the film - 'Don Ko Pakadna Mushkil Hi Nahi Namumkin Hai'.
Running time: 150 minutes (Approx)
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