Anarchic Analogy

Do fast cuts and faster cars make a movie pacy? If the director duo Abbas-Mastan are to be believed, they do. In this MTV age, the attention span of the average audience has reduced dramatically, and so, the song sequences started looking like the videos that they show on television. Probably, this is the first time the entire film has been shot like a Music Video. The eclectic camera movements along with faster cuts, and an erratic storyline,leaves your head spinning! Yes, this movie should have been named Vertigo!!!

In this tale of modern day Ram and Bharat, the script goes totally awry. With innumerable twists and turns, the movie seems like one big maze! Find your way out, if you can!!! To be honest, the twists, in the beginning, do add to the excitement (Well, I got excited seeing Katrina, what if she can't act!) But in an attempt to keep the audience hooked, the Directors have gone overboard. Chota Bhai, Akshaye wants to bump off Bada Bhai, Saif, to get a hundred million in insurance...Wow! such an 'original' storyline!After a murder attempt goes awry, chota Bhai decides to take matters into his own hand, and tries to pull off the biggest heist in the history of Cinema. But after 'racing' through the 'twisted' script, the shady Ram triumphs over shadier Bharat! And in the process, the brothers must have blown up more than five million on swanky cars, booze, bribes and not to mention their medical bills/pills! So much so for a Million!

The characters in this movie are uni-dimensional, Saif is no better than a card-board cutout of his 'Provogue' campaign, and Akshaye Khanna seems just a shadow of his brilliant self ('Sid' in DCH was the show-stealer for me. Bipasha is good, but has been better elsewhere, and yes Katrina...what can one say about her! She looks stunning but somebody please tell her that an actor also needs to act! I think Anil Kapoor is not being 'chooosy' about his roles, otherwise how did he he land up in this re-cycled trash.(*Somehow the movie reminds me of re-cycled trash...Re-cycled trash looks good, but is useless) With Anil's entry in the second half, the film makes yet another turn from the body to the bawdy. Lewd puns on Bananas do leave a very bitter after-taste. And Sameera seems to have resigned to her fate, as a cleavage showing mannequin.

So, is there anything good about Race? Yes, the cars! This film is a virtual car catalogue!Almost every label is on show...from Merc to Mazda! A wet dream for the car crazy! So if you love Cars and Katrina....go ahead and watch this!!!