Race and Race 2

 Race and Race 2 two more Saif Ali Khan films in my epic marathon. I had seen Race before but wanted to refresh my memory before watching this years Race 2. The main problem with both films is that there are too many twists and turns in the plot that anything could happen next. Logic is almost thrown out of the window. The big theme of the series is BETRAYAL!

In Race, Saif Ali Khan plays Ranvir Singh the elder step-brother to Rajeev Signh. The younger brother plots out to kill the elder brother by using everyone around him but he's no match for Ranvir. RD the police investigator was strange but then again Anil Kapoor pulls off strange very well. Rajeev is killed off pretty early on in the film and the audience is left wondering what the rest of the film is going to be and missing Rajeev. Everything is explained by the end in a way reminiscent of the Oceans' films and you leave happy knowing the 'good guys' get to ride off into the sunset.

In Race 2, the story line becomes even more convoluted. You're never quite sure what is happening and who knows what. It was nice to see John Abraham as a villain again but the women in this film were lacking. I'm not a huge fan of Bipasha Basu but the film suffered without her. It didn't really know why Ranvir was going after Armaan until the very end and even then it wasn't clear as to Armaan's motives. The fact that something so tragic had to happen in order to get this movie made made it a bit less enjoyable. I kept thinking Sonia was going to pop up at any moment. The tie between everything was weak at best. They were smart by only killing of Ranvir for a shorter time this time around. You expected him to come back and he didn't delay, always coming at the right moment to save his girl. Their final fight when Ranvir was wearing a three piece suit was pretty funny. The sexual jokes between Anil Kapoor and his new assistant where too much in my way of thinking for a Bollywood film.

John Abraham looked for any and all opportunities to take off his shirt and showcase his body. I'm not complaining I just found it a little too obvious. Saif Ali Khan has definitely bulked up in the past few years and the facial hair really does something for him. His style in both these films really works. 

The song and dance numbers where amazing! I loved every one, from both films. However, the singer for Saif Ali Khan's parts in Race 2 was a horrible match and I almost had to turn it off if I didn't like his dancing so much. The songs and dance numbers themselves were highly stylized with lots of glitz and glam and water...it really worked to add the Bollywood essence into the thriller genre the film was going for.