But Abbas and Mutan (as they sign their credit) donвЂ™t seem interested in creating an internal logic that sells their outrageous screen-world. And by the way, thatвЂ™s no complaint wanting real world logic in something like this is a dead-end gambit.

Was it a deliberate undermining of the filmвЂ™s self-serious tone? Perhaps, but then the movie never quite sells its thriller style in the first place, mainly because the plot and action detail is so silly and consistently, gleefully gee-wiz. Still, IвЂ™m not quite sure why the directing team, Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla (they did the first pic too), wanted to give Kapoor his speed walk. IвЂ™ve read that this pairвЂ™s scenes вЂ“ consisting mainly of sexual double-entendres вЂ“ and combined with the high bare-skin quotient and strong violence вЂ“ is enough to exile Race 2 from wholesome Bollywood entertainment. SheвЂ™s hot for him the translated English subtitles provide her with dialogue where she talks about, umm, 'eatingвЂ™ RD. HeвЂ™s a goofy bloke who performs a comic double act with his secretary called Cherry (Ameesha Patel). Played by Anil Kapoor, heвЂ™s RD or Robert, the retired cop from Race. But then, so does the major supporting role, a character that provides most of the movieвЂ™s plot exposition (which thereвЂ™s a whole lot of). In Race 2, a sequel to the big Bollywood hit of 2008, the main roles вЂ“ two men and two women вЂ“ end up getting their own high-speed walk.

ItвЂ™s not gender specific indeed, when a woman is a subject of a high-speed walk, there always seems to be a stiff breeze blowing lavishly coiffed hair in ever-so-pretty waves that reveal perfectly sculptured cheeks and lips. ItвЂ™s an effect that I reckon ascribes grace, power and dignity to a character. Captured on a long lens, the character is seen striding directly toward camera, eye-level, in slow motion. The short hand phrase for this visual beat вЂ“ at least in the context of a Bollywood pic вЂ“ is 'high-speed walkвЂ™. Most of the time Race 2 has the vacant mood and styling of an up-market tourist ad Whenever you see it, you get the sense the makers know the right moves. ItвЂ™s not the kind of film grammar thatвЂ™s exclusive to Bollywood, but like the 'fly-aroundвЂ™ in a modern Hollywood sci-fi/fantasy, itвЂ™s a signature moment. Like the glittering glamour close up 'portraitsвЂ™ from HollywoodвЂ™s black-and-white 'Golden AgeвЂ™, the bit IвЂ™m thinking of has a similar function itвЂ™s there to signal a 'big momentвЂ™ for a character or a plot turning point, sometimes both. ThereвЂ™s a certain kind of shot in a Bollywood film that I always kind of look forward to.

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