Race

Yet another action thriller by Abbas Mustan.

The basic theme goes like this: Two brothers (Saif and Akshaye) own a stud-farm. Racing is their passion, though Akshaye is more interested in money and alcohol and all the good life. Saif loves his younger brother more than anything else and thats why sacrifices his love Bipasha for him hoping Akshaye will improve and let go off his drinking habit after he marries and settles down. But things go horribly wrong when one of them is murdered and the whole movie takes a turn. Anil (a connoisseur for fruits) is the investigating officer and only makes an entry after the interval. And its up to him to solve the mystery of the death only to reveal that nothing is what it seemed.

Nice performances by most of the actors.

The movie is stylishly shot which adds to its character. Though, the action is a little over-the-top is handled well and did not seem ultra ridiculous.

Worth a watch! (Literally. The characters sport a nice collections of watches throughout the movie. :)

My rating 8 out of 10...

Right from the start, this movie will hold you down. Frankly speaking, this movie's story is not that great, and you might have seen it earlier, with two brother fighting over money. But what is different is the way and manner of presentation. We have so many love stories, but every time it's the manner of presentation that makes movies great! Same is true for Race. Arguably the best movie of 2008. So many twists and turns, this makes for the best popcorn flick of 2008! I suggest you to watch it before the end of the year and make is count in the top movies! Katrina Kaif's acting skills have definitely improved, Bipasha is fine, Akshay Khanna is good but Saif's acting is the top notch point of this movie. He should go for more action movies...

A Must Watch! Go for it!

I quite enjoyed the film. It had some fun moments some slick treatment and some great locales. Look it wasn't the kind of film where one was expecting anything ground breaking. It was an abbas Mustan kind of film and we know they are no Almodovar. So they delivered what they promised and that is all..Finally it did not make sense? why the enmity between the two brothers to such an extent.. Akshay had a reason even if by a long shot but was saifs reason? None.

The cinematography was good, Saif looked good he has turned into quite a performer. Akshay was okay.. the script was tacky but the twists were good.. scenes were shoddily written/

Time pass flick..nothing more nothing less..

A nice movie by the promising duo. Another thriller that binds you till the end and where you don't know what is going to happen next. Acting performances of Anil Kapoor, Saif and Akshaye are all good, especially Anil Kapoor. He comes up with another good comic type role after Welcome. To see Johny Lever after such a long time was heartening. His 2 minute performance reminded of vintage Johny. And this film had something in it for the female leads as well. But I think that what the Indian directors need to learn is that the films can work even if you don't put songs in them. See Sarkar and Black. Alright this movie was not as intense as those two, but putting three songs while an investigation is going on in a thriller is a waste. That is why I rated this movie as 7 instead of 8. Overall a nice time pass movie which could be watched once.

Race was a mixed bag of surprises. Primararily I went to watch the movie because I really liked their promos. Race Saanson ki (the title track) also happened to be my current favorite. What is best about this movie is that the director ensures that you are glued to your seat from start to finish. There are enough twists and turns to keep you guessing for more. Of course the credit for keeping the audience engaged also goes to Saif who is fantastic as the ambitious go getter brother. Akshaye Khanna also deserves a special mention for being on par with Saif in the acting department! His comic timing is really good. The ladies Katrina and Bipasha have been given a beautiful wardrobe and carry it off extremely well. They do add value to the star cast. The only dampener that I felt was the comedy department could have been better.The dialogues between Anil Kapoor and Sameera were way too silly! Like trying really hard to make you laugh but absolutely run of the mill jokes..Sameera was looking silly trying to act like a dumb blonde..! The ACTION sequences deserve a special mention (clap clap)..as they are very stylized. The director seems to have really invested some time and money in this department. All in all a movie worth a watch as it is especially heart warming to see old time directors like Abbas Mustan try to keep up with the current times when it comes to packaging a movie in a stylized way.