A Potpourri of Vestiges Review
By Murtaza Ali Khan
One of the biggest problems with Bollywood these days is that the makers are not willing to take risks. It is formula-based films that are becoming the greatest undoing of Bollywood. Race 3, the latest installment in the popular Race franchise, is essentially a parody of the dozens of Hollywood action films that director Remo D’Souza and writer Shiraz Ahmed would have seen over the years. It is impossible not to think of the ‘James Bond’, ‘Mission: Impossible’, and ‘Fast and Furious’ films while watching Race 3. But, instead of drawing inspiration, Race 3 makes a conscious attempt to mimic them. And that’s precisely where the movie falters.
Rating: 3/10
By Murtaza Ali Khan
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| Salman Khan in Race 3 |
One of the biggest problems with Bollywood these days is that the makers are not willing to take risks. It is formula-based films that are becoming the greatest undoing of Bollywood. Race 3, the latest installment in the popular Race franchise, is essentially a parody of the dozens of Hollywood action films that director Remo D’Souza and writer Shiraz Ahmed would have seen over the years. It is impossible not to think of the ‘James Bond’, ‘Mission: Impossible’, and ‘Fast and Furious’ films while watching Race 3. But, instead of drawing inspiration, Race 3 makes a conscious attempt to mimic them. And that’s precisely where the movie falters.
Consider an action scene
early in Race 3 wherein two
characters try to infiltrate an enemy bastion. The scene opens in the exact
fashion as a similar scene from Zack Snyder’s Watchmen. It is so blatant that one just can’t believe one’s eyes. The
rest of the action sequences in the film too come across as parodies of the
popular action movie scenes we are accustomed to watching in Hollywood movies
such as the scene wherein a bunch of bikers try to assassinate a pivotal
character on a highway. What makes matters worse for Race 3 is its ludicrous storyline. While both Race and Race 2 had
interesting characters, Race 3 lack
even in that department.
My quick thoughts on Race 3
Bollywood producers today think
that building movie franchises on the lines of Hollywood is a bankable thing to
do but they fail to pay any heed to the planning and efforts that go into
making a successful movie franchise. It is not only what looks on the outside but
also what goes on in the background. The kind of attention to detail that goes
into Hollywood films is staggering. Now, we may say that a franchise like ‘Avengers’
isn’t really producing great cinema. The fact of the matter is that it isn’t.
But what it is able to achieve is consistency across all its movies. It is something
that Bollywood filmmakers at this point of time seem to have no clue about.
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| Anil Kapoor in Race 3 |
Overall, Race3 is marked by bad acting and ridiculous twists. The laughable
subplots and vacuous humor make it a somnolent affair that even Salman
Khan and Anil Kapoor fail to spice
up. Sadly, the supporting cast is just terrible, At 52, Salman should seriously
reconsider playing such clichéd characters, especially after having played some
very interesting characters in recent films like Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Sultan.
Another major weak area as far as Race 3
is concerned is its song sequences, most of which look rather unnecessary, in
particular the song featuring Bobby Deol and Daisy Shah. To make the matters worse, it comes at
exactly the wrong moment. But probably the worst part is how desperate the
makers appear to be in setting up the premise for Race 4. One sincerely hopes for Salman Khan's
sake that it doesn't happen anytime soon.
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