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Don 2 - Notepad

Don 2

Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani Dir: Farhan Akhtar
wogma rating: The keen should rent; else TV (?)
quick review: Smart lines and slick camerawork turns into tiring witticism and regular big-budget technicalities because it is over-written and over-stylized. The few extra seconds taken to establish a scene with elegance give the crux of the scene away. This keeps this action-thriller from being crisp. Multiple, smart twists are pointless if you are going to chicken out in the climax.
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Plot Summary

Don (Shah Rukh Khan) now rules the Asian underworld and wants to spread his powerful wings to the European drug market. But, all involved, including his counterparts from across the globe want him dead.

What Worked

  • Person A is pointing a gun at Person B and means to shoot him. But he has to engage in conversation first, right? Usually, I recall a line from The good, the Bad and The Ugly that goes something like, "If you're gonna shoot, shoot. Don't talk." But here, it was amusing. The people who want to kill Don despise him so badly that they want to have the last word. It works but for the fact that we might have to watch Don 3.
  • There are a few scenes in the beginning which have no background music. They sound so great with just the dialogue and ambient sound.
  • The reference to Don's mom. It was rather cute.
  • Vardhaan (Boman Irani) is stuck being subservient to Don.
  • Priyanka Chopra's back!
  • The fact that Don was just playing with Roma in the car chase, just for kicks.

What did not

Note: This section simply lists the things that I did not like in this movie. This is not the overall impression about this movie. Please read the full review here

  • References to Godfather and Avatar.
  • Conversations between Lara Dutta and Shah Rukh Khan - so affected.
  • Everytime, Shah Rukh Khan said 'kya kahu, sweetheart', I squirmed.
  • Hrithik Roshan is 3-4 inches taller than Shah Rukh Khan. Just saying.
  • Why are goons catwalking? I refer to the scene in which Abdul Jaffar is following Don.
  • Ban these lift vs. stairs scenes, already!
  • Don carries a contraption to jump down a roof-top on his waist. Right.
  • The cut at the point where Shah Rukh Khan jumps out of the metal safe room.
  • Roma's (Priyanka Chopra) ridiculous behavior towards the end of the film.
  • Mallick (Om Puri) appealing to Don because the people he's about to kill are innocent. Really? If he hasn't figured that Don doesn't care, what has he been upto?
  • Oh by the way, what happened to Mallick's resignation?
  • So Don can set off a bomb from his watch but can't disarm them? O-kay!
  • Don giving away Roma as if he were marrying his daughter off!

Nitty-Gritty

This section lists things that I think are not important to the overall impact of the movie. In most cases, it could be explained away by something like, "we noticed the glitch after the scene was shot and there were schedule/budget issues and thus we could not re-shoot it". I like giving the makers the benefit of doubt, but I am amused nevertheless. Hopefully, they will tickle you too.

  • Why were only Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta wearing a backless evening gown at the ball?

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Don 2 - All reviews summary

External Reviews

44 reviewers have given Don 2 an average rating of 2.6/5.0. 13 yays, 11 nays, 20 so-so. See all external reviews »

Twitter Reviews

On twitter, 224 twitterers have given Don 2 an average rating of 3.8/5.0. 164 yays, 50 nays, 10 so-so. See all tweets »

Readers' Ratings

17 readers have given Don 2 an average rating of 3/5.0. 9 yays, 3 nays, 5 so-so. See all reader reviews »

Comments (29)

shashank:

"So strong is my belief in Farhan Akhtar writing and intelligence that I feel they can easily undo any damage done by Shah Rukh Khan's over-acting"
Good one Indeed.
LOL I really laughed hard at that.

posted 5 months, 1 week ago Shashank has posted 24 comments and has rated 4 movies. See Shashank's page for more details.
meetu:

@Shashank yay! oh the joy of your joke appreciated! :D

posted 5 months, 1 week ago
shivkant:

yep.
wanna watch i think

posted 5 months ago shivkant has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See shivkant's page for more details.
Rachit Gupta:

Hi Meeetu,

You were spot on. Brilliant writing, screenplay and direction. Acting wise age is clearly showing on His face... Note the capital H for Him (purely intentional)... Its actually a novel that Frederick Forsyth will be proud of... Its basically a series of action sequences interspersed by the cheekiness that characterise Him...Another reason why He won't do what Anil Kapoor did for MI...Very enjoyable experience but definitely could have been better...

posted 5 months ago Rachit Gupta has given this movie a Thumbs up (Good one!) . Rachit Gupta has posted 14 comments and has rated 10 movies. See Rachit Gupta's page for more details.
meetu:

@Rachit you've seen it already?! nice...good to know you liked it. :D :D :D

posted 5 months ago
Rachit Gupta:

Wife and me big SRK fans... So objectivity might be an issue here :-) Yeah luckily it released yesterday here in UK and a nearby cinema was showing it :-)

posted 5 months ago Rachit Gupta has given this movie a Thumbs up (Good one!) . Rachit Gupta has posted 14 comments and has rated 10 movies. See Rachit Gupta's page for more details.
meetu:

Aah, I see. SRK does know his target audience well, they haven't had a preview show in India in the longest time!

posted 5 months ago
Rachit Gupta:

I think it released Europe wide on Wednesday. I guess its the day for movie releases in UK as compared to Friday in India. I do remember 3 Idiots also releasing on 23rd here (which was again a wednesday). Maybe has to do something with the festive season as well.
The movie is more day of the jackalish in that you want the bad guy (Don) to succeed.

posted 5 months ago Rachit Gupta has given this movie a Thumbs up (Good one!) . Rachit Gupta has posted 14 comments and has rated 10 movies. See Rachit Gupta's page for more details.
meetu:

@Rachit Cool. It's kind of difficult to contain the excitement now!

posted 5 months ago
nmase:

nice

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Rachit Gupta:

* * * * SPOILER ALERT * * * *

Hi Meetu,

Not being an apologist for the movie here but I think you can justify Priyanka's confusion in the last half hour... Taking up from previous film, she had closure re her brothers death assuming Don had died... Then she fell for Vijay and linked his face to a positive association of love... 5 years down the line when the same face says earnest words to you (only for your brain to tell you its all an illusion) you will be confused... As Sanjay Dutt says... Chemical locha:-)
Ok too much of psycho babble... Have a merry Xmas and great holidays

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Vishal:

SRK se decent movie expect karna mushqil hi nahi ...ab namumkim hai....
also i know every sixth human is indian but the coincidence of having these indians at each and every place is weird.... also the third person soliloquy by SRK every tenth minute regarding what don can do and what he can't simply irritates...

posted 5 months ago Vishal has given this movie a Thumbs down . Vishal has posted 25 comments and has rated 19 movies. See Vishal's page for more details.
shahrukh:

what the f**k, mother f*ckin' ass hole!
the film was outclass the best ever!

pathetic! the critics have grouped against srk!
the movie was 5 star but bloody jealous people showed there colors, evil side!!!!!!

posted 5 months ago shahrukh has given this movie a Thumbs up (movie was fabulous or i'll say fantabulous! must watch it!) . shahrukh has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See shahrukh's page for more details.
Roy:

Meetu, I read ur review b4 watching the movie(as usual), and I carefully watched the scene with Hrithik. They don't show his 2nd thumb on the right hand. They show the hand, but I guessed they used cgi to get rid of the thumb. So, actually, the scene was done well!

posted 5 months ago moviefan has given this movie a Thumbs up (Good fun, but last 30mins are the best! Once again, Don fools the cops by helping them lol Gr8 3D!) . moviefan has posted 10 comments and has rated 5 movies. See moviefan's page for more details.
meetu:

* * * * SPOILER ALERT * * * *

@Rachit I was buying that for a bit but then she said a line when he's hurt that made me want to laugh out loud.

@Vishal ab kya kahu sweetheart, hum har jagah hai!

@shahrukh :D

@Roy I was just saying he couldn't have been Don, because Hrithik is taller. Or the special appearance attribution is wrong, which it cannot be. After all he was taller than Priyanka while dancing with her. :D Anyway, who cares about such minor things, right?

posted 5 months ago
SRK:

Outstanding movie it was...Others just shut UP????

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Noopur:

Very attractive piece of boredom.

posted 5 months ago Noopur has given this movie a Thumbs down . Noopur has posted 15 comments and has rated 4 movies. See Noopur's page for more details.
Top commenter
Vishal:

....i have always dreamt that atleast once in my life i will communicate with a celebrity... finally shahrukh and srk both responded .... so what if there were 3 grammatical mistakes in each line ....so what if there were unnecessary punctuations .... shahrukh sir responded to me ....with whatever limited english he knew .... jeevan dhanya ho gaya ;)

posted 5 months ago Vishal has given this movie a Thumbs down . Vishal has posted 25 comments and has rated 19 movies. See Vishal's page for more details.
Paresh:

Boring first half. Average crime caper story. Songs r an intrusion. Could have been 30 mins less. Great Production though, as good as Hollywood. I was trying hard to look out for the great dialogues mentioned in all reviews. SRK's swagger removes from the depth of being a Don, as r his over the top expressions. Poof & Boom r from Usual suspects.

posted 5 months ago Paresh has given this movie a So-So . Paresh has posted 2 comments and has rated 1 movies. See Paresh's page for more details.
kiran chikkala:

Awesome movie.....SRK rockzzzzzzzz

posted 5 months ago kiran chikkala has given this movie a Thumbs up (90) . kiran chikkala has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See kiran chikkala's page for more details.
safi:

Awesum muvie!!Best action muvi in the history of bollywood!!Must watch

posted 5 months ago safi has given this movie a Thumbs up (Awesum muvie!!Best action muvi in the history of bollywood!!Must watch) . safi has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See safi's page for more details.
Top commenter
Suman:

Direction: 3
Story: 3
Lead Actors: 4
Character Artists: 3

Dialogues: 3
Screenplay: 3
Music Director: 2
Lyrics: 2

posted 5 months ago Suman has given this movie a Thumbs up . Suman has posted 20 comments and has rated 19 movies. See Suman's page for more details.
musthaq:

super.........king rockzzzzzzzzz

posted 4 months, 4 weeks ago musthaq has given this movie a Thumbs up (zabardast) . musthaq has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See musthaq's page for more details.
PRAFFUL :

did nt like d movie at all.. but njoyed watching with d effects

posted 4 months, 4 weeks ago PRAFFUL has given this movie a Thumbs up (less) . PRAFFUL has posted 2 comments and has rated 2 movies. See PRAFFUL's page for more details.
pradeep:

@critic
so,SAD you are still comparing DON2 with any other bolly flick, though don2 lack a pace and bad chemistry btwn priyanka and sahil saroff
but remaining that the movie was awesome ..and you're saying it just over ride to make plan B and confuse your enemy in ur useless plan A ..WELL then if a DON wouldn't does it then ..for what hell reason he's don...you better leave taking inspiration from holly flicks and applying ur jd in bolly's .....they are world's apart

posted 4 months, 4 weeks ago pradeep has given this movie a Thumbs up (AWESOME \m/) . pradeep has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See pradeep's page for more details.
vin:

Hated the movie.
The dialogue was rubbish.
Most scenes unbelievable. If this movie was meant to be taking Bollywood to the next century, hah forget it!

posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago vin has given this movie a Thumbs down . vin has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See vin's page for more details.
Nishchal:

Don 2 is again an average movie but it is not as dull as SRK's don 1, its much better but how can the actress fall flat on this Don when he has just a couple of dialogues fake actually to impress her and when she has been always wanting to kill him !!!!!
How can a don move independently in a bus or a car when 'har mulkh ki police uski piche hai' hehe...silly !!!!!!!!
a lot of inconsistencies still this movie rocks for SRK fans...It has got a great Background score and an awesome music in the songs with average lyrics. average movie ...thats it !!!
Wish Don 3 has something extraordinary to offer from fight sequence to thrill to a better climax.

posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago Nishchal Diwate has given this movie a So-So (Average Movie thats it !!!!) . Nishchal Diwate has posted 3 comments and has rated 3 movies. See Nishchal Diwate's page for more details.
meetu:

@Vishal ha ha ha ha!

@Suman interesting. Ratings are sort-of average but film gets a thumbs up! That's what I love about these detailed ratings. :D

@Noopur i have to consult you for my twitter reviews :D

@Nishchal wow! you are a better optimist for films than I am! Cheers!!

posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
tayyeb khan:

ever best movie. i think shahrukh should be given the best actor award for don 2.

posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago tayyeb khan has given this movie a Thumbs up (100) . tayyeb khan has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See tayyeb khan's page for more details.

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