All tried
and tested, yet unapologetically immature
Director
duo Abbas Mustan’s Race 2 reminds you
of the very recently released Dabang 2
and also makes you realise how the Hindi film industry lacks imagination and
originality. Race 2 is yet another
sequel produced to a successful predecessor and is amusingly similar to it. The
twists appear at similar situations, but this time they are painfully
predictable.
Abbas
Mustan yet again attempt their signature stylized and slick action thriller
with Race 2, but are ditched but a
patchy script which craves for logic. Race
may not have been the most logical of thrillers, but its surprising twists had
made it an engaging film. Race 2
offers neither a surprise nor thrill for
it is a film with a scattered and confused story. However, the film starts with
a plot having potential and leaves with you a higher expectation at the end of
the first half. The second totally falters.
Characters
are either repeated from the first part or replaced by similar ones in this sequel.
Ranvir Singh(Saif Ali Khan) is the same smart rich man, this time with a motive
of his own. John Abraham replaces Akshay Khanna as Arman Malik, a filthy rich
businessman ever ready to expand his empire. Both characters have opposing
agendas and use other characters to win over each other. Abbas Mustan use their
skills of showing slick action sequences, exotic foreign locales and good looking
men and women with least amount of clothing. Race 2 is certainly an ambitious project and it shows on its expensive
production design and the star-cast.
Certain
action sequences have clarity and good editing while the climax sequence shot
on a flying private jet is ridiculously illogical and badly animated and can
become a reason why some might totally dislike the film. Cinematography is
decent and the camera captures decent looking locales of Turkey. Songs pop in
the movie at the most unnecessary situations and can be easily annoying. Music
is average. Background score is good.
Amongst
the actors, everyone fits well into their parts except John Abraham, whose
performance falls at various moments and the big muscular body just doesn’t
help.
Race 2 has it all, big money, glamour,
cleavage and stars but a patchy story and not surprising twists waste all the
glitter its makers gave it.
I am going with a 2.5
out of 5 for Abbas Mustan’s Race 2, watch it if you are willing to enjoy all
the glamour without a good story.
