GaneshKSalian
Don directed by Farhan Akhtar is boring,tiresome film.It would be shameful to tell that the movie was a remake to the 70's classic Don starring Amitabh Bachchan.The new Don is not even half-entertaining as the old Don.Story:-In 2006, the drug trade is booming; trafficking between Asian and Europe is at an all time high. It is at this time that the Malaysian intelligence and Anti-Narcotic department are called upon for assistance by their Indian counterparts. There are rumors that the gang recently moved their operational headquarters. The cartel is headed by the dreaded Singhania, but what many people do not know is that the business is truly managed by his lieutenant, Don(Shahrukh Khan). A man who lives life on the edge, Don is constantly expanding the size of his empire while evading arrest or death at the hands of his enemies, both within and outside the law. He is unstoppable in his pursuit of absolute power. His chief pursuer is an Indian police officer, Desilva(Boman Irani). He is a man who has sworn to put an end to this nexus of evil and knows that in capturing Don lies the key to unlock this puzzle. And one day he succeeds. Don is captured and Desilva puts his plan into action. Unknown to even his own department, Desilva has recruited and trained a man who is a spitting image of Don. His name is Vijay(Shahrukh Khan). Vijay infiltrates the cartel and manages to give Desilva all the information he needs to bring it down. But in a bizarre twist of fate, Desilva is killed during a raid and the secret that Don is in fact Vijay, a police informer, is buried within him. The only people who realize that he is in fact an impost are the members of Don's cartel, and they want their revenge. Vijay manages to escape and is now on the lookout for the one last piece of evidence that can get him out of this mess. Helping him on the quest are two people. The first is a Roma(Priyanka Chopra), a young woman who was working in the gang, but only to avenge her brother's death. He had been mercilessly killed by Don when he had decided join the gang. The other is Jasjit(Arjun Rampal), the real father of Vijay's adopted son, Deepu. He owes Vijay for having looked after the boy while he was in prison. Wanted by the police, hunted day and night, forever on the run. The chase has begun. ( Om Puri's character Malik and Isha Koppikar's character Anita are not even worth of writing in the story because they hardly do much in the film) Don is good only for two reasons: i)Stylish cinematography,Good stunts and electrifying background score. ii)Excellent performance by Boman IraniThe direction is bad.The music is average.The performances except delivered by Boman Irani,the rest all are dull.All in all,Don is bad watch.Disappointing!
shaanmathpal
First things first,let me tell u that I did not like the Original DON(1978) that much.It was good in parts but it was only the Aura of AB with the music that actually pulled it off.If the same story had been reused,the movie would have ended up being a disaster.But,I guess Farhan Akthar does a great job in this movie.Yes,the beginning is a bit slow but he more than makes up for it by the time the movie ends.Shah Rukh is incredible as DON and the others do their job well.The music is good(A special mention to the Background track...its incredible..).And watch out for the climax...Pros:1)Great acting by Shah Rukh2)Amazing cinematography (Everything looks classy and stylish..just notice the way Shah Rukh wears his tie!)3)A nice racy background scoreCons:1)Vijay part is quiet boring2)Jasjit's (Arjun Rampal) role wasn't required if u ask me..Overall,a great entertainer and worth the wait..!
silvan-desouza
I watched it in a theater I had certain things pulling me back first:Im not a fan of SRK and dislike most of his filmsI liked Farhan Akhtar's DCH and LAKSHYA but can he do such cinema?I liked the original DON and this is a remakeThe film starts off well and the first scene is better then the original but here the problem is the Vijay scenes are plain boring Arjun's character too is boringThe film slows down in most places and gets boring especially being a remake Though he does drop hints at various places to gain interest Unlike original DON this doesn't keep you on tenterhooks throughout However Farhan has luckily not used certain parts of the original The climax fight between Boman and SRK(directed by SRK) is bad and laughable but the twist is well handledDirection Farhan Akhtar is good but the film has many flaws Music by SEL is good, but the Khaike Paan redone is so badly choreographed it sucksCamera-work is fabulous, stunts are good barring the last one which is shot by SRK himselfSRK gives it all to the role and does manage in the role of DON nice to see him in negative roles back after a hiatus but he could've toned his act more AS Vijay he is terrible Priyanka is average Isha is okay Pawan stands out, Arjun is feeble Boman Irani is restrained in parts and he works there but he overacts badly in some scenes
