Friday, January 25, 2013

Race 2


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.



 

 
 
 

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