If you appreciate good cinema and
art, you will remember “Race 2” for a long time. Not because it is one of those
gem of movies that take your breath away and makes you wonder about things that
you might have missed out in your busy life or it was a piece of thrilling
cinematography that kept you on the edges of your seats. But because you got a
new benchmark on how worse it can get and what all not to do if you really want
to appreciate the art that a movie is.
I wonder from where I should start.
I guess, the makers knew that they wanted a few action scenes in exotic
locations, a couple of hot girls in outfits that reveal more than they hide, an
item song, a fight sequence, some raunchy stuff, some stolen dialogues and a
couple of window shattering shots. Apart from this, they had no idea what to do
with these parts. They might have sat over a cup of coffee and decided to
randomly put together these parts to make a movie. The result is a confusing
piece of cinema that cannot be classified as any of action, thriller, suspense,
drama, comedy or a “B-grade film”. It was such a job that they themselves would
not have wanted to see it again. Needless to say that there wasn’t a script.
I wonder am I being too harsh and
then I think about the movie again and all my doubts vanish in an instant. I
cannot talk about the acting because there wasn’t any. Starting alphabetically,
Amisha patel tried her best to look like a desperate young girl who wants to
devour on (literally) her boss and in return, Anil Kapoor horrendously tried to
be cool and funny at the same time. All the time, they both seemed like the
extra baggage that the movie was carrying. Deepika Padukone and Jacqueline
Fernandez did not have to do much except flaunt their curvaceous figures in
order to woo the audience. Their roles were a testimony to the fact that the
days of real acting are probably behind us and what and how you speak is simply
irrelevant. I will leave the rest of the main cast for the sake of avoiding
repetition. With acting and scripting out the way, one would not expect much.
But hang on, it is not over. We have to copy style and dialogues from other
movies in order to look savaging and serious in action sequences. This is one
thing where the makers have done really well. Why watch “Kill Bill” if you can
get the same intensity of revenge in this movie and why watch other Hollywood
action flicks if the amalgamation of their action can be served in one movie?? I
would just watch Race 2 to amuse myself.
Life is all about taking events
as experiences – good and bad. Well, Race 2 was also an experience. I am sure that
you would get the gist of what kind of an experience it was. If you are a
masochist and want to punish yourself for some of your wrongdoings, I highly
recommend Race 2. You cannot get something more suitable. But I can assure you
this is not a movie that I would recommend to the worst of my enemies as it
would be a crime against humanity to do so.
