Dum Maro Dum Movie Review

Story:

Goa is completely spoilt by the greedy politicians and businessmen who made it a capital city for drugs in India. ACP Vishnu Kamath (Abhishek Bachan) is appointed to hunt down all the drug businessmen and completely eradicate it from Goa. Lorsa Biscuita aka Biscuit (Aditya Pancholi) is the main drug dealer in that area who uses needy youngsters from middle class background to smuggle drugs. One of such innocent boys who fall in this trap is Lorry (Prateik Babbar). When he gets caught in the web, his well wisher Joki (Rana Daggubati) tries his best to get him out of it. Kamath has to find Michael Barbusa, an invisible man who runs this racket through Biscuit. How does Kamath completes his job with the help of Joki and Lorry forms the rest of the story.

Analysis:

Dum Maro Dum is a slick action-crime thriller which is heavily inspired from Hollywood and foreign films. The film is fast paced and the director did his best to make to look taut and racy. Narration is very good coupled with superb dialogs. The film heavily relies on the suspense element and the director made sure that it doesn’t fall short of expectations in the climax. Few unexpected twists are thrown in the end and they worked big time.

Hence, the mood of the audience would be positive while they step out of the theatres. Second hour scores more as the pace is even quicker and with a gripping screenplay. However, it will only appeal to multiplex and upper class audience. People who like crime and action films could happily go for it.

Performances:

Abhishek Bachan played the role of a tough police officer. He did his best to look tough. But he should have worked on his physique to suit the character. It is not good to see a tough cop with pot belly and double chin, is it? However, he gets the best written role and thus he scores more than others.

Rana Daggubati is pale in initial scenes. His character has some purpose only in the climax scenes. On a whole his work is just Okay. Prateik suited his role to the T. He excelled as an innocent youth. Bipasha Basu is fine.

Aditya Pancholi delivered a good performance. Govind Namdeo once again proved his mettle. Deepika Padukone sizzled in the title song. A better tune and good choreography could have done justice to her special appearance.

Tehnicalities:

Music by Pritam is passable. Background score is the life for this film. Cinematography (Amit Roy) followed the nuances of a Hollywood crime action movie. It is good in parts. Editing (Aarif Shaik) is the biggest asset for this movie. Dialogues (Purva Naresh) written for Abhishek’s character pretty good.

Rohan Sippy once again delivered a slick action entertainer which should please the target audience. Better characterizations and even better presentation in the first half could’ve made this film a cult film.

Plus Points:

- High on technical front
- Deepika’s sizzling song
- Abhishek’s dialogs
- Slick and fast paced second hour

Minus points:

- Weak characterization of Rana
- More style, less substance

Final Word: Watch it if you are a diehard fan of crime action films. This is not for the people who love K Jo type of candy floss romance.

Dum Maro Dum Review rating: 3/5

Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Rana , Prateik Babbar, Deepika Padukone
Music: Pritam Chakraborty
Producer: Ramesh Sippy
Direction: Rohan Sippy