D(h)oom(ed) 2

For this one, I seriously blame the movie junkie in me. Being averse as I am to a certain slinky blue-eyed “beauty”, I seriously questioned my initiative to get tickets for this latest flick for a Sunday afternoon. But, I must admit I was curious about the movie, especially after watching some previews.

The story line like its predecessor sort of had the entrapments of the quintessential Hindi movie. So here are the characters

• a slick, smart and ingenious thief (Jr. Roshan)
• a smarter and efficient policeman(Jr. B) who stays a step ahead of the criminal but never manages to catch hold of the guy
• the policeman's ignorable sidekick(never have/will like him) and his even more ignorable lady love(dusky Ms. Basu)
• our beloved blue-eyed leading lady((aka Ms. Rai) who is very predictably a small time thief in love with the big time thief
• yet another brief but really futile role for Ms Basu(I kind of like her and no, its not for the nonexistent acting skills)

I need to accept the fact that it was a really good attempt on the part of the movie makers to force me to give a second glance to Roshan junior. My ego hurts, but I need to admit that he looks stylish and suave in the movie. The movie is pretty tolerable in the first half.

Slick robbery scenes not so surprisingly, were like an assortment of several Hollywood flicks. The Doc and I had fun guessing which one resembled which one; we did see the movie too. My apologies if you were the guy next to me, you appeared disgruntled that we spotted the lack of originality! What could we do anyway when, the “super hero” robber's disguised antics seemed to have an uncanny resemblance to The Saint and Entrapment and... Oh! And theres this gadget that he uses to steal a gem right under the nose of the guards. Well this gadget is so big and obvious... the impossible nature of this stunt does not even motivate me to question it.

The thief, like super heroes must have a signature, a trademark, a little something to identify his piece of work. He should have an eye and passion only for the priceless, unique and perfect. He should also rob in a pattern only obvious to the heroic genius cop. Surprise, surprise! So the cop chases the thief & his blue-eyed sidekick to fabulous locales across the world. The cop should always be a step ahead, but never catch the robber.No, not even when he meets the guy in person merely inches away. Some more surprise!

Nothing much to say of the blue-eyed lady who initially is in the services of the copper to catch our thief. But alas, the love-struck woman is torn apart with the guilt of giving up her lover and avoiding her pending indictment thanks to the copper!! Our cornered superhero jumps down to his death. His lady is left behind in Rio and so is the cop's weirdo sidekick. But wait, the story is not over still. Several months later... in the picturesque islands of Fiji....In a very Hindi filmy style our superhero resurrects. He is not dead. His lady love and he fooled the cop to opt for a normal life and our genius cop of course who of course claims he knew it all the time

The epic** is generously interspersed with not so funny slapstick comedy, bikini clad women playing beach volleyball in Copa Cabbana, a Brazilian fanfare and a few mesmerizing locales and of course the forgettable songs.

I always had Rio on the top of my “must see” list, the movie at least enhanced that for me though the travel channels showcase the place better. Now that I think of it, should I have stayed home and watched some TV with my favorite cup of tea and relaxed. But the Doc and I did have our moments of fun, commenting and sharing our notions of the movie.

This time I should've listened to the critics.

**Epic like is how it felt, and the size of this entry convinces me.

PS: Apologies to the readers who are yet to watch this very forgettable flick. Take it from me you aint gonna miss nothing !