DON 2: Movie Review

It is primarily a Shahrukh Khan film and I must say I did not enjoy watching it. Shahrukh playing the central character of DON is more about style and less about the fear and charisma of DON. Director Farhan Akhtar has focused heavily on creating a persona of DON who does not spare anybody. This film is nowhere come close to the original DON movie. Big B looked very natural and stylish too but Shahrukh seems shallow in the movie. 

I feel big sets and foreign locales are not going to impress real movie goers in a three hour long movie unless the film offers more in terms of storyline and treatment. Its story is not new and you feel cheated in the movie hall. Bank robbery theme is not innovative and does not experiment more rather than picking sequences directly from Hollywood movies. Farhan Akhtar who has directed wonderful movies like Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya, DON 1 did not do complete justice to this mega budget movie. I do not say this is a completely unwatchable movie but it is good in bits and pieces. Action sequences are not new and do not surprise me. My question is why anyone would be interested in watching DON 2 for a poor treatment and a dull storyline when he has an option to watch Mission Impossible 4 which released same time and offers value for your money. More action, more fun and no waste of time when one watches an original movie with mind boggling and almost death defying stunts...