Expected a lot from Farhan Akthar, but all that is here is a disappointing mess. A straight away remake without any major changes would have worked much better than this modified version. Just one year following this disaster, the Tamil remake sticking to the original plot was released with Ajith Kumar and that's a blockbuster. The only thing that I liked here is that Don survives at the end paving way for a sequel. All other changes are completely unnecessary and frustrating.
As for the cast, it's entirely SRK show. He is the Don. But the same can't be said for the others. Boman Irani successfully fails at being the antagonist. Priyanka looks like a rookie. Kareena - just for glamour show. Arjun - Useless and frustrating inclusion. But it's the writer's fault for giving them such baseless roles.
Shankar Ehsaan Loy's songs are mediocre except for the Don Theme. Don't know who the heck is the stunt director, but he should be kicked out. It's like every character here has been to Shaolin Temple for Martial arts training. It's a Gangster movie, not kung fu panda. Even then the action scenes were so dumb. There is more shouting than fighting. And Boman shouting like a strangled cat doesn't help.
Apart from SRK, his Louis Phillippe wardrobe by Akhil Nirula is noticeably good.
Watch Billa after watching this mess and u will realize how Farhan has wasted a great script and a Star actor.
As for the cast, it's entirely SRK show. He is the Don. But the same can't be said for the others. Boman Irani successfully fails at being the antagonist. Priyanka looks like a rookie. Kareena - just for glamour show. Arjun - Useless and frustrating inclusion. But it's the writer's fault for giving them such baseless roles.
Shankar Ehsaan Loy's songs are mediocre except for the Don Theme. Don't know who the heck is the stunt director, but he should be kicked out. It's like every character here has been to Shaolin Temple for Martial arts training. It's a Gangster movie, not kung fu panda. Even then the action scenes were so dumb. There is more shouting than fighting. And Boman shouting like a strangled cat doesn't help.
Apart from SRK, his Louis Phillippe wardrobe by Akhil Nirula is noticeably good.
Watch Billa after watching this mess and u will realize how Farhan has wasted a great script and a Star actor.