Review of Dum Maaro Dum (2011) by Adeesh A — 21 Apr 2011

First a disclaimer...The writer "Shridhar Raghavan" is my cousin and hence this review "may" be biased. DMD is a good movie, not a great one but definitely a very good one. So let's get to the good parts - Abhishek's character and acting is perfect (Vishnu Kamath rocks as a flawed human being who wants to redeem), the treatment of the script is totally hatke - stylish, inspired by the narrative style from different perspectives, the pacing till the last 30 mins is fast and intelligent with twists and turns, the background score and dialogues rock, the ensemble casting is good and the violence is as realistic as it gets.

Now the bad stuff - the pacing in the last 30 mins gets inconsistent, Prateik and Aditya Panscholi suck, the item song - Mit Jaaye sucks along with Deepika shake which isn't sexy at all...sadly. Things to watch for - the scenic photography makes Goa a character in the script, Abhishek, Rana Daggubati, the rest of the songs are damn good.

All in all a truly satisfying watch, whcih could have been great.