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12-22-2011, 10:58 PM
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"Don 2 : The King Is Back" - My Take
Don 2
Theatre : Vox Cinemas, Dubai Date & Time : 22nd December 2011, 4:00 PM Status : 100 % On looking at Farhan Akhtar's multi-talented track record, obviously the expectations are sky high! And as expected he raises the bar, by redeeming the franchise to a whole new level by making it as Hollywoodesque as possible! Plot : Don is back after five years, with a nearly impossible mission. He wants to steal the Euro currency plates from a vault with state-of-the-art security systems in Berlin, and thereby disappear as a free bird after getting complete immunity, for which he frees Vardhan from a Malaysian jail & teams up with a goon Jabbar! Does this master plan succeed with the help of an expert hacker's talent, when Roma continues to chase him forms the crux of the story! The plot has nothing strikingly innovative with a heist plan which we have seen in umpteen number of Hollywood flicks! The movie also reminds you of the 'Mission Impossible' & 'James Bond' franchises at some points! But the film works mainly owing to Farhan Akhtar's slick narrative providing edge-of-seat entertainment with kickass stunt sequences, explosions, break-ins, escapes which are on par with the Hollywood touchstones in the same genre! Be it the way he smokes or his wicked envisions, Shahrukh Khan works his magical charisma yet again as Don, with smashing persona and getups! He looks badass and more energetic here, unlike RA.One where his age was shown explicably! Watchout for the post-climax portions where he comes in his one of the most stylish getups ever! Priyanka Chopra puts up yet another strong performance as Roma, in the limited space! Om Puri does excel as usual.. Boman Irani, continues his good show being a badass villain.. Lara Dutta had nothing much to do except for looking glamorous.. Kunal Kapoor puts up a decent performance as the hacker who cracks the security system.. Among the negatives, by getting exposed lots of Hollywood flicks in the same genre, you might feel a sense of deja-vu at few instances with the characterization of Don feeling similar to 'Ethan Hunt' at times and some really predictable twists, but Farhan was careful enough to weave out the principal twist of the movie at the very end, in such a way that it was unpredictable by teasing the viewers intelligently! The space for emotional quotient in such a movie is too confined! Songs were strictly mediocre, with 'Zara Dil Ko' being the pick with impressive visuals, but the background score was a high point of the movie which makes it more engaging! Editing was pitch perfect which helped its slick narration a lot! Cinematography of the movie was another beguiling aspect which meets international standards.. Watchout for the chase sequences, destructions & most of the action sequences in the movie to experience the technical perfection of the movie! All in all, a slick edge-of-the-seat thriller with rich production values from Farhan Akhtar & SRK, which carries forward the legacy of Don, and has an interesting cameo from Hrithik Roshan which reminds of Mission Impossible!  Action movie lovers, go for it!Rating - 8/10 Verdict - Bring on the 3rd installement!! Blockbuster written all over it!
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malayalam cinema valathum ayirkanamayirunnu ellarum 1st -ve aayi ee kariyam parayum enittu directorine apamanikum..but malayalee samuham don2 aghikarikum enittu parayum bollwoodine kandu padi 
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Thanks Binoy.......
...thnx anna...nale sure fdfs....ticket kittyl mathiyarnuu
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