Dhoom 3 Review: Does the third part stand to the expectations?

Dhoom, the word might sound a little awkward to discuss alone but when it combines with a Bollywood movie the viewpoint changes drastically. This time it's the third installment of the Dhoom series and more interestingly it has Aamir Khan featuring in a negative character. Where Dhoom 1 filled adrenaline in our veins, Dhoom 2 made us more anxious and eager to see what is next. In this context we had a lot expectations from this third part of Dhoom, let's see if it sustains our expectations.

Review

Since the start of the movie, nothing much resembles to what we call Dhoom. This time it's rather personal and the complete 172 minutes film is moving over and around Aamir who is in a negative role but this time it seems to be more of positive. The Vijay Krishna Acharya's direction is above average but disappointing as and when compared to previous Dhoom(s). The film has a mediocre plot where Aamir (Sahir) son of a circus owner, stands still and decides to devastate a bank, which he think is responsible for his father's suicide. The story  proceeds in a much known and predictable way. Story rarely has any twists which leave viewers awestruck. The Dhoom one where made us to drive our bikes in a crazy fashion and higher speeds, Dhoom 2 made us to go tech-freak for a while to steal something or at least fantasizing of doing something similar, but Dhoom 3 neither gives us the adrenaline rush nor the fantasy of being a thief. As said earlier, its more of personal and unlike John Abraham and Hrithik Roshan, Aamir in no sense justify a negative role. Existence of Katrina (Aaliya) in movie I would say is merely a mistake since she neither has any deep-love chemistry with the lead actor nor has any linkage with the Super-Cop Abhishek Bachchan (ACP Jay Dixit). The dialogues are cheesy and humourless. I was expecting a bit of humour from Uday Chopra (Ali) but he horrendously fails in doing so. The beginning of the movie seems identical to Rohit Shetty's overacted comedy movies but carries no fun thereafter and fight scenes are sloppy. Overall, if we compare it with the older versions of Dhoom, the third part is a let-go type but if you have been waiting for this movie since its first poster release then you must go and watch it. Though there is a suspense in the movie which is revealed just before the interval, there is nothing much that you should be expecting. Songs are meaningless and I would say only background score could have done a great job. There is very less or no soul in the lyrics and tunes as well. Climax of the movie is a bit interesting but leaves very less for us to look ahead for the fourth part. Ultimately, Dhoom 3 doesn't stand up to the hype that was created.

What I liked: Dialogues, screenplay and special effects.

What I did not like: Music

Overall Rating: 2.5/5