Race 2 the exit!!!

Race 2 – the final verdict.

Recommendation to the unsuspecting audience is to ‘Race to’ …. the exit!!!

Admit that no one held a gun to our heads, forcing us to watch – we must be masochists, for voluntarily enduring this mess of a movie! But then we managed some laughs, which were the silver linings!

Aditya Panscholi, for those of you who know who he is, making an appearance in a dandy tuxedo, as ‘Godfather Anzaa’, made the torture of watching this slap in the face of the audience, almost worth it!

Abbas-Mustan – the ‘Director Duo’, as they describe themselves, are masters at a twist, within a twist, within a twist … while ‘Race’ worked as a taut, slick, mystery, with a lot of edgy surprises, the sequel seems contrived & is let down by a shabby plot & a lack-luster narrative!

The real mystery is the ‘Incredible Hulk’ of Bollywood, John Abraham, who appears in every scene from the start of the race, to the finishing line & has more screen space, than Saif Ali Khan, but his presence is described as a ‘special appearance’ in the credits!?!?

Good timing - the young Nawab of Pataudi, getting married to Kareena Kapoor. He tries hard to play ‘hero’, but seems past his prime! Not that we have to worry for him, because Bebo will keep the home fires burning!!!

Little shocks me these days, but Anil Kapoor’s double & triple meaning dialogues, left me reeling! There is funny & there is downright vulgar … Mr. Slumdog Kapoor crude one liners represented the latter; can't even illustrate my point with examples, because this is a phamily phorum!

You don’t have to be clairvoyant to know the the girls contracts, would have made it mandatory, for every dress worn by Deepika & Jaqueline, to have a minimum of three thigh-high slits; while acting skills may not have been a requirement, they probably passed the 'pout & pose' tests, vital for 'Race 2'!!! Deepika was hailed as an ‘actress to watch out for’, after ‘Cocktail'. Post ‘Race 2’, I believe it may have been a ‘one film stand!’

Jaqueline whatever, reminded me of a hard, plastic Barbie doll. I think my daughter’s Barbie wore more clothes!

Amazing, but in retrospect, after witnessing the disastrous performances, by the leading ladies in ‘Race 2’, you looked back & realised, omg, Bipasha Basu & Katrina Kaif, were fine actresses - it's all relative!

A shocking truth is revealed in ‘Race 2’; you need more than fast cars, Armani suits, six pack abs, gaudy nightclubs, glamorous girls & gelled hair, to make a movie! The scene where the aircraft catches fire & a trapped Saif escapes, driving off the plane, in a car & as it plunges downwards, miraculously, four red parachutes open, to navigate it serenely to Mother Earth, who perhaps, collapsed laughing; that’s when you seriously question your sanity & wisdom, for continuing to watch this farce & be a participant in this madness!

I was the guinea pig. This was social service; Yours truly took the bullet, so that all of you out there could be warned & spared the torture ....I totally collapsed after the experience & am still recovering; So need some TLC & the doctor recommends visitors, flowers,wine, presents … Call me Baby!!!