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Old 08-30-2008, 11:37 AM   #37
doctorzlo

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Back after watching Dhaam Dhoom. about 20 people on a friday evening 6pm show.

Positives

  • In many places, feels like watching English movie.
    Jayam Ravi
    Kanaga
    Beautiful cinematography
    Foreign locales are part of the movie and don't stick out like a sore thumb
    Songs
    No independent comedy track; the scene where Laksmi Rai comes into Ravi's house and the scene following is side spliting

Negatives

  • Lakshmi Rai is KW short of skilled actresses?
    Harris Jayraj BGM
    Logic loopholes
    Jayam Ravi's flying scenes
    Same old abandoned shack fighting/chasing scenes


Dhaam Dhoom is watchable and it is a refreshing change from the usual movies. Lots of similarities with Dasavatharam. If this movie also succeeds, then Tamil cinema will continue on this genre.

Lakshmi Rai cannot act even if her life depends on it.
Some scenes may cause uneasiness when watching with family. (Are there actually cinemas in India showing that kind of movies? "huh: ) CPR

Story is about a medical student who goes on a sponsored trip to Moscow, leaving behind his village belle. Unknowingly he gets entrapped into a drug ring and gets into trouble with the authorities. How he manages in a land where only foreign language is spoken and whether he returns to India is the rest of the story.

Story is told in flashbacks and switches between India and Moscow - quite interesting. There is a twist, but if you have seen many hollywood movies, you would know what to expect.
Part of the dialogue is in Russian, but when it matters, there are tamil subtitles.

There are some scenes which will make the girls go awwwwww while the guys will Its definitely a movie for youth and is quite light-hearted. First half is racy while second half drags.

If Unnale Unnale was a pointless movie, Dhaam Dhoom is slightly better. Somehow I didnt get the feeling to want to watch again. But my guess is that the film will do well.

Dhaam Dhoom - slick without much substance.
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