Dhoom 3 Review from Yahoo!

‘Dhoom 3’ is big on style and completely delivers on the entertainment quotient. The fact that it comes at a cost of suspension of logic at times, I guess is a given. What rankles is that a film with Aamir Khan is expected to have some kind of coherence to rationale. The film’s adherence to plot points slips every now and then but they make up for it with super chase sequences.
The ‘Dhoom’ franchise has always been obsessed with the anti-hero. From Hrithik Roshan’s different looks in ‘Dhoom 2’ to the suspense around who will be chosen as the next villain has always garnered attention. Much before the shooting started we were already discussing who would be the female lead opposite Aamir Khan, what would be his look, what would be different in this installment of the action flick?
I guess as far as the anticipation around the anti-hero is concerned, ‘Dhoom 3’ does complete justice – Aamir’s screen presence from his very first appearance is commanding. His well-chiseled body as he looks over the Chicago skyline, his open challenge to the police and the sequences where he drives dangerously through downtown, shows that Aamir relishes brandishing his craft, every time attempting a role that is completely different from what he has ever done before. More than once you find the audience breaking into spontaneous applause.
And because you know Aamir’s craft you wonder why you never see him execute any of the robberies, you repeatedly see the chase but never the actual act. You would excuse this in the prequels but not when Mr Perfectionist is involved. It also baffles you when you see that the climax is as predictable as the rest of the series.
Even though you understand that the actual heroes wouldn’t actually have much to do in this film, it is still exasperating to see Abhishek Bachchan sleepwalk through another film. I guess he still feels that getting cast in a film is his birthright.  He plays his role straight, bringing no variation or novelty to his portrayal. Abhishek’s character has been so relegated to the background that the director doesn’t even bother with providing him with a romantic interest any longer.
Jai (Abhishek) and Ali (Uday Chopra) have no spunk and bring zero comic relief. Their wisecracks have been done to death and I couldn’t manage a genuine laugh in all the banter that kept going back and forth.

Kudos to Katrina Kaif for having us take notice of her in a role that is a little longer than a cameo. Watching her in ‘Kamli’ and ‘Malang’, as her skin shimmers and she displays immense flexibility and fitness, you realize how much hard work has gone into preparing for it.

It is sad that the romantic track and the emotional bits just pull down the pace of the plot. It is also interesting to see how Jai (Abhishek Bachchan) uses emotional manipulation as bait, clearly incapable of doing anything smarter. With better opponents for the very savvy illusionist/joker/thief the film would have been at a completely different experience.
Except the ‘Malang’ song there’s not much to say about Pritam’s music.
If you are still wondering why I gave the film 4 stars after all I have said, I must accede that the 4 star rating is very generous and it is because the film was super entertainment, the first half really has edge-of-the seat tension and the twists are really well executed. To give the film its due it is definitely the best ‘Dhoom’.

Rating:****
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Dhoom 3 Review from NDTV!

When the writer of the first two films of a successful franchise takes the director’s chair for a third shot at more of the same that is exactly what one gets: more of the same.

This time around, the bikes, babes and brawls formula is dished out even more liberally than before.

So, for the most part, Dhoom: 3 is a high-voltage action flick that relies squarely on known methods of the genre.

Actually, familiarity of this kind isn’t such a bad thing. Since the audience knows what is coming and does not have too many unsettling surprises sprung at them, acceptability is that much easier.

Despite being overlong (the runtime is 172 minutes) and a tad laden-footed at times, Dhoom: 3 stays true enough to its avowed intent to be passably engaging.

Writer-director Vijay Krishna Acharya, who scripted Dhoom and Dhoom 2, mounts this one on a scale that is no less unapologetically lavish.

He pulls off the implausible stunt sequences with a striking degree of flair – and a lot of obvious help from the CGI department.

Had the director invested as much energy on developing the characters beyond superficial levels and investing the dramatic situations with more depth than what one encounters in standard revenge dramas and cops-and-robbers capers, the third installment might have towered above the first two.

A lot of time in the first 50 minutes or so of Dhoom: 3 is wasted on the protracted ‘entry’ scenes that are apportioned to the principal members of the cast. The bigger the star, the longer is the prelude.

Aamir Khan, needless to say, takes precedence over everyone (and everything) else in the film, including occasionally the script.

From the word go, he gets to ‘perform’ an array gravity-defying acts and motorcycle stunts that are difficult to describe.

What’s more, Dhoom: 3 has the services of a full-fledged tap choreographer so that the star of the show can go beyond the bikes and biceps act and also do a Fred Astaire sans a Ginger Rogers. But since it is Aamir, it is all tip-top.

Because he moves from a scowl on the face to an occasional sparkle in the eyes and back to a stoic, deadpan countenance with effortless ease, these longish sequences do not run completely out of steam even when they overstay their welcome.

Katrina Kaif, too, gets more than her share of an eye-popping opening burst.
It comes in the form of a hyper-dance sequence in which she starts off in a modest dungaree, discards pieces of clothing one by one as the act heats up and eventually strips down to a sensuously skimpy outfit while Aamir’s suitably impressed circus owner watches utterly transfixed.

But the film could definitely have done without the gratuitous opening scenes involving Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra. We all know what tough cop Jai Dixit and his skirt-chasing sidekick Ali Akbar are all about. Who would have needed another peep into their run and chase routine?

First up, the duo takes on a bunch of Mumbai goons led by a man who is modelled on a Tamil potboiler baddie, first on an auto-rickshaw and then, you’ve guessed it, on a souped-up motorbike.
They are then deployed in faraway Chicago to stop a super-thief, Sahir (Aamir Khan), who has one particular bank on his radar.
This bloke is no ordinary anti-hero. He raids the bank’s key branches and triggers a shower of greenbacks before making good his escape.
He is a magician and circus performer who pulls the wool over the eyes of the most hard-nosed bankers and the toughest Chicago cops. So the Yankees need an Indian policemen and his bumbling aide to nab him.

He has learnt the ropes from his deceased dad, Iqbal (Jackie Shroff in a cameo), whose loan defaults put paid to his dream of keeping The Great Indian Circus in business.
The head honcho of the Western Bank of Chicago intones: “I am a banker. Everyone hates bankers.” He does not dare add: no one more so than the wily Sahir Khan.

Dhoom: 3 is fun while it lasts, but it might not leave the viewer with the sense of having watched a film that is truly unique.

But watch it all the same for Aamir Khan and the hi-jinks. 

Rating:***
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Dhoom 3 Review from Nowrunning!

There's a reason why Yash Raj Films is the biggest and the most prestigious banner in the Hindi Film Industry because when they make films people WATCH! 

There's a reason why Dhoom 3 was meant to release towards the fag end of the year because one needed a grand finale for an eventful 2013.

There's also a reason why you should watch this film. It's GRAND!

Dhoom series have always been formula films with the good against the bad, the cops and robbers, the bikes, the stunts, the hotties and handsomes. But with the entry of Aamir Khan to the franchise, YRF has taken the film to another level. The movie brings to fore an emotional undercurrent which has been missing in the earlier two parts and strikes a chord with the masses in the very first 15 minutes.

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Major credit goes to the veteran superstar Jackie Shroff and the little wonder Sidharth Nigam who build the premise of the film so strong that the unfurling of the following events give an elevated experience.

Similar to the earlier series, Dhoom 3 too is essentially a cops and robber drama. Sahir (Aamir Khan) is a robber in the garb of a gymnast and a circus artist. His heists wreack havoc in Chicago city in USA, the clue that he is an Indian comes about with the message he always leaves behind in Hindi. Hence, two cops from Mumbai Police, Jai (Abhishek Bachchan) and Ali (Uday Chopra) are called in to nab the thief.

Do they manage the unmanagable? Watch out

To get the negatives out of the way first, the drawbacks of the film come in the names of formula and edit. There's nothing highly unpredictable in the film. The way the story unfurls is something that you may have thought through much in advance. Where the maker scores in such situation is the screenplay. Despite a predictable plot, the story doesn't bore you because the drama quotient is kept in check. 

Coming to the edit, it's the length of the film which can also work slightly against it. With 172 minutes and length songs, one does get exhausted by the end of the film. The movie could easily be chopped by 15 minutes at least for a more snappy and sharp approach.

As for the positivies, as mentioned above, Dhoom 3 is unlike other Dhoom series. The emotional quotient of the film is quite high but that doesn't mean one witnesses ample melodrama. There's a fair balance of unadulterated action and emotional connect that director Vijay Krishna Acharya brings about in the story. Moreover, there are ample twists and turns to not let you get bored too. 

YRF has always been known for great production quality and Dhoom 3 redefines grandeur. The movie takes the visual medium to a whole new level with the way it is shot. The larger than life robbery sequences followed by stylist and nail biting bikechase sequences and the action and stunts that follow are a complete paisa vasool. 

On the acting front, Abhishek and Uday both keep up with their act of Jai and Ali and bring nothing new to the table. The new entrants however, are the ones to be discussed. Aamir Khan partly gets his act right. There's imperfection in his act this time around and although you are impressed with the superstar in some sequences, in some parts he really disappoints. Katrina Kaif on the other hand gets a prop part yet again. The actress is introduced into the plot only to elongate the length of the screentime what with all the songs and tamashas. 

To sum it up, Dhoom 3 is bigger, grander and visually spectacular but has it's share of flaws too. A must watch for the sheer grandeur.

Rating:***

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