India Masala
Bollywood and culture in an emerging India
Race 2: Slow and unsteady doesn’t win this race
In the world created by Abbas-Mustan, if you are a multi-billionaire who wants to build a casino and are refused permission by the government, you invite the official responsible out for drinks, dance with him and then shoot him in the middle of a crowded discotheque and walk out without batting an eyelid.
In this world of “Race 2”, you can get away with stealing the Shroud of Turin with something as simple as a decoy bomb and people use “sensor technology” to play card games and spy on their loved ones. It may have looked cool 20 years ago, but now it’s just a tad ridiculous.
The film doesn’t really take from the 2008 movie “Race”, of which this is supposed to be a sequel. But to be fair to the filmmakers, there are some common characters. We see Ranvir Singh again (Saif Ali Khan), but without Sonia (Bipasha Basu). Instead, he now operates alone, seemingly helping out former street fighter-turned-billionaire Armaan Mallik (John Abraham) to make more money and protect his business from rivals.
Of course, in keeping with the Abbas-Mustan tradition, no one in the film has clear motives. So Armaan’s step-sister Alina (Deepika Padukone) seems to be on her brother’s side, while Armaan’s girlfriend Omisha (Jacqueline Fernandez) may not be who she seems.
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