I am going to start by saying that a movie should be judged on a) its own merits and b) on the genre to which it belongs. To be overly cynical and to trash a movie by comparing it with some unrealistic ideal is silly because there is nothing like a perfect movie, least of all in Bollywood.
I give the movie a high five because of the elan with which it's done. It's slick, fast paced and uncluttered. If it uses "hot babes" and fast cars it is only to further the story. The movie is about two brothers and their conflict with women being mere pawns in the whole game of lucre and one upmanship.
The actors are comfortable in their roles so hats off to the casting team. Here, I would only question the casting of Katrina Kaif who has been a disappointment in countless films and was eminently unsuitable for the role of the hot, scheming secretary that she portrays. She is nothing but a clothes horse and ruined the "Kiss me Kiss me" number. On the other hand, Bipasha can act, looks great and holds her own.
Saif can give SKR a run for his money any day. His stunning good looks are unsurpassed in Bollywood except perhaps by Hrithik. He has come into his own in the last few years and we see evidence of it in RACE. He is cool and macho but can be tender and caring when needed. Akshaye Khanna is good at the portrayal of the malcontent, the aggrieved younger brother holding cancerous grudges. He does it well without any of the villainous stereotyping that Hindi movies revel in.
Cinematography is fabulous. I loved the locations, the evening scenes that have been shot in that beautiful south African light. The farms scenes are idyllic in sharp deliberate contrast to the fast paced suspense and action of the movie.
The music is great too. Upbeat, fast paced to match the mood of the film and full of gorgeous colour and pageant that typify Hindi movies.
I say, watch the movie! It is good fun and doesn't pretend to be anything else.
I give the movie a high five because of the elan with which it's done. It's slick, fast paced and uncluttered. If it uses "hot babes" and fast cars it is only to further the story. The movie is about two brothers and their conflict with women being mere pawns in the whole game of lucre and one upmanship.
The actors are comfortable in their roles so hats off to the casting team. Here, I would only question the casting of Katrina Kaif who has been a disappointment in countless films and was eminently unsuitable for the role of the hot, scheming secretary that she portrays. She is nothing but a clothes horse and ruined the "Kiss me Kiss me" number. On the other hand, Bipasha can act, looks great and holds her own.
Saif can give SKR a run for his money any day. His stunning good looks are unsurpassed in Bollywood except perhaps by Hrithik. He has come into his own in the last few years and we see evidence of it in RACE. He is cool and macho but can be tender and caring when needed. Akshaye Khanna is good at the portrayal of the malcontent, the aggrieved younger brother holding cancerous grudges. He does it well without any of the villainous stereotyping that Hindi movies revel in.
Cinematography is fabulous. I loved the locations, the evening scenes that have been shot in that beautiful south African light. The farms scenes are idyllic in sharp deliberate contrast to the fast paced suspense and action of the movie.
The music is great too. Upbeat, fast paced to match the mood of the film and full of gorgeous colour and pageant that typify Hindi movies.
I say, watch the movie! It is good fun and doesn't pretend to be anything else.