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Hindi Film Review Johnson Thomas Tiresome, Spurious and hackneyed   Film: Dhoom 3 Cast: Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Jackie Shroff Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya Rating: *  * ½   A sequel can only do better than the original if it has a solid backing in terms of story and is driven by passion rather than rigid machismo. Dhoom 3, the third installment in the so-far-successful franchise is ambitious no doubt but the casting, the story and the stunt choreography leave a lot to be desired. Compromised by borrowed plot lines and thinly orchestrated stunts, this film is unlikely to capture the imagination of the masses the way the earlier two did. Firstly , let me point out that most Hindi films with a circus/magic backdrop have not done well before this either. ‘Mera Naam Joker’ was a disaster and almost brought Raj Kapoor to his knees while everyone knows what treatment Vishal Bharadwaj’s ‘Ek thi Daayan’ and San...

Picks and Piques/Snippet Film reviews/20 th  Dec 2014/Johnson Thomas   Dhoom 3(Also in Imax): Rating: *  * ½ Though tiresome, Spurious and derived, this film will still manage a mark-up thanks to Aamir Khan’s captivating presence, Uday Chopra’s sense of the ridiculous and Katrina Kaif’s ravishing poise. The stunts as in the case of Bollywood actioners are showcased in piecemeal fashion, the CGI and FX look shoddy in slow-mo and the story sounds ridiculously hackneyed, Just can’t suspend our disbelief for the three hour long runtime!   Cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2(English/Animation/3D) Rating: * *  The animation looks good enough to eat but the story just doesn’t have the thrill or intensity to be full-filling!

Movie(Best release) of the Week-20 th  Dec 2013/Johnson Thomas   Dhoom 3(Also in Imax): Rating: *  * ½ Though tiresome, Spurious and derived, this film will still manage a mark-up thanks to Aamir Khan’s captivating presence, Uday Chopra’s sense of the ridiculous and Katrina Kaif’s ravishing poise. The stunts as in the case of Bollywood actioners are showcased in piecemeal fas hion, the CGI and FX look shoddy in slow-mo and the story sounds ridiculously hackneyed, Just can’t suspend our disnelief!