Dhoom 3: Back In Action review

Aamir Khan.... the only unique part of Dhoom 3! Let's analyse in the following review.

First of all, all the credit for the film should be given to Aamir Khan and his unique portrayal of the character of Sahir Khan. I personally think that Aamir Khan's character in the film was very well written. Without giving away any of the story, I will review this film....well try to.

Writer turn director, Vijay Krishna Acharya, wrote the previous two Dhooms, Dhoom and Dhoom 2, which were chartbusters in their own right. In Dhoom 3, he was given the opportunity to show his direction skills as well. Unfortunately, I believe, he's a much better writer than director. His previous endeavour in the direction field turned out to be a flop as well, but Aamir Khan and the story saved this one. What he tried to show on screen did look quite fake and unrealistic at many points. However, some people may blame the cinematographer for this, but it seems like it's both the director's and cinematographer's, Sudeep Chatterjee, fault. 

Abhishekh Bachchan was playing the serious "super" cop, Jai Dixit, in this third installment. He did nothing new with his character apart from showing a slightly deceptive side to him. In these scenes, he seemed more at home than the "serious" scenes he is known for in the Dhoom trilogy. Uday Chopra retaines his ever-loved character of Ali, who again, does get the best lines in the film. His comedy has to be the only other hook to the film...the "tapori"-style English that he speaks will make the audience laugh. 

Katrina Kaif, playing Aliya, is the least influential character in the whole film. The only thing she pulled off, was some dance moves that, to be honest, could have been much more cleaner and cooler. She did not have much screen-time either, which I thought was one of the best decisions Acharya made. To be honest, the motorcycles probably had more screen time than her. 

All the supporting cast was about average...I guess, Jackie Shroff did play a pretty chic circus-man, with his father-like role. Lastly, X acted brilliantly! For a young actor in such a big film, his acting skills were put to great use. 

Some errors with the film....such as....WE NEVER FIND OUT HOW THE ROBBERIES TAKE PLACE! The film is supposed to be crime-oriented, but this dwells into the villain's past and present and reduces this action-thriller to more of an adventure-thriller. The action in the film lacked "punch". Starting fight sequence was just horrible. It looked very 'tacky' and simply uneasy on the eyes. 

The songs aren't exactly catchy, but some of the choreography is quite exquisite. The "Dhoom Tap" sequence is very well shot and Aamir Khan superseeds the expectations and actually does extremely well in the opening song.

At their best, the lush yet punchy musical numbers that Acharya stages for “Dhoom: 3” reach giddy heights of pop romanticism. The composer, the shameless pop button-usher Pritam, swoops through the emotional turmoil of a song like “Malang,” and Acharya’s camera seems to be dancing — and swooning — along with the performers. 

SPOILER ALERT!

Admittedly the filmmakers flagrantly draw inspiration from Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" in the key plot twist, but Khan's handling of it is exceptional and so heart-warming that you could forgive him anything. 

There are cinematic liberties throughout and you are urged to suspend disbelief for some of the more outlandish stunts and displays of Bond-inspired gadgetry and just go with it and revel in the ride, if only for the sheer entertainment value. 

There is still so much more in this film to marvel at with wide-eyed wonder than there is to decry, from the most thrilling 15-minute chase sequence in Hindi cinema, to its evocative central character, an opulent song sequence and a tender denouement that resonates long after the film has ended. 

Like Now You See Me with a dose of maudlin melodrama that makes it pure Bollywood, "Dhoom 3" is spectacular. But Aamir Khan is spellbinding and reason enough to watch the film. There's no doubt that this film will and already has done big business at the box office but critically, this film was over-hyper and promoted far too much. "Dhoom 3" does not succeed in surpassing the brilliance that was "Dhoom 2", but it's decent entertainment value.

RATING SYSTEM

Performance 8.5/10

Direction 6.5/10

Story/Script 8.5/10
Action 7/10

 Music/Soundtrack 6.5/10

Cinematography 6/10

Choreography 7/10

I give this film 7.14/10 "7.14 out of 10"

Rating: Innovatively Bollywood! New but old! Worth a watch!