Dhoom: 3

Cast: Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan,Uday Chopra

Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Doesnt leave an impression like that of its previous Dhoom series. You may love watching first half, and advisable to walk out past interval. All show off and less on technicalities

Pluses:

• Chase sequences. Dhoom series is known for bikes and chase. So this one offers you plenty chase sequences. Not a lot of marketting on bikes and brands, but all the run and chases were shot pretty awesome
• After a long time watched a movie, whose action is not typical south Indian copied action drama, barring one such action scene. As long as there was action in the movie, i enjoyed it :)
• Watch out for the best of the dance ever seen on Indian screens performed by an actress. Katrina Kaif dazzled on the floor. I bet you cant take your eyes off her and would ask for more, only wish that the songs were as international as the platform :)
• Yes, the song 'Malang' is a wonderful experience on big screens. Aamir and Katrina did a fab job in here and sets were mesemerizingly colorful and full of life
• Chicago covered so beautifully, most of the movie shot in the downtown area of Chicago. It looked awesome from the aerial view mostly. And then some final shots in the outbounds. All of them spectacular on big screens

Lukewarm:

• I would say, we have seen a lot better from Aamir before, most of the speculation was, whether Aamir can fill in for young, hot blood like that of John and Hrithik in its previous series. After watching the movie, i can for sure say, Aamir had all the potential to make it much better than what it is. Not his fault though, the movie, story, direction was not up to the mark. But given the rage of the movie, i cant count Aamir Khan a plus here
• Abhishekh Bachchan, was lukewarm as well. He was his regular 'ACP Jai Dixit', but we never see anything new of him,all of it has become very tepid by now. And what sort of cop is he after all! He could never stop a robbery or stealth in any of the Dhoom movies. All he does is to push the thief do the brink of a suicide :P
• Direction by Vijay Krishna Acharya doesnt live up to the mark of Sanjay Gandhvi. He gives his best but doesnt leave an impact. How disappointing!
• Barring the title track, rest of the music is just average. You perhaps wont ever download them yourself!
• Aamir is not a dancer, they made him do tap :D Didnt really fit well. Thankfully, John didnt have to dance in the original Dhoom, else you could witness pigs flying :D

Minuses:

• It took them 7 years to make a sequel to it, no extra ordinary! Bollywood is indeed going through its worst phase ever
• Dhoom is a series which is declared a story of loosers. I mean cmon, every thief so bold and hot and terrific end up suiciding. Give me a break. Every section of it was so predictable
• Second half was in particular boring, streched! There is just one ending chase sequence in the second half and only to end up in a fizz! Rest of it is forced drama.Aamir, please stop owning a film to yourself
• I didnt like the ending in particular,very illogical, just cooked up something to end it in a suicide. I will soon start 'Save the Dhoom con artist' campaign :D
• Katrina Kaif, totally wasted. She had nothing to do in the entire movie. Though she definitely left a mark with her dance, but cmon, practically no role at all! How is that acceptable
• Uday Chopra disappointed me this time. I really like his screen presence. He is cute and funny! But whats wrong with him in his home production! No funny lines, no 'Ali' effect. Same old lines and same show again and again and again! Couldnt even witness much of the bonding between 'Jai' and'Ali' in this one
• I didnt like the story at all. Family drama, father was a looser, he suicides, behind that a bunch of fools try to loot the banks, and they as well suicide by the end. What script does that make. They dont even show the robberies properly. No technicalities at all!And i always wonder, what do u mean by this that a thief can only be caught red handed! Does that mean, if he is successfull in his attempt, all his old records are cleared :P
• Relation between the two brothers, never understood. At one instance,he will abuse a brother and on the other will give away his life for him. The complicated emotions shared between the two was not very clearly depicted
• The first action sequence and the only shot in India, catches AB Junior and Uday Chopta in an autorickshaw stunt!!!#%$&% I mean why! And yet again South Indian trademark action! Sick and tired of it!

My rating: First half- 3.5/5

                 Second half- 2/5