Khakee is the kind of film that enchants and enthralls. The bone-chilling, and all-the-other-adjectives-that-can-be-used kind of movie that's just replete with thrills. And has the makings of a 'great'. Alas! But, only till the interval.
A racy, taut narrative about the travails of three cops escorting a 'criminal' to a Mumbai court, suddenly degenerates into senseless reel time. Lara Dutta appears out of nowhere to gyrate to an item number and the other songs are simply plastered on without any thought as to whether the movie merits them. The second half actually dissolves into a mockery - with the focus being on meaningless action rather than a plausible storyline.
In fact, everything is quite fine till the moment Iqbal Ansari(Atul Kulkarni) is brought to Mumbai. After that, the vintage Bollywood ghost seems to have taken over Rajkumar Santoshi's hands.
On the upside, everyone acts well. Be it the Big B, Ajay Devgun, Akshay, Aish, Tusshar and even the one-scene character artists - they have all done commendable work.
Well, do watch it though...ONCE. It's at least better than the stuff Bollywood normally churns out. A pity though...if you pause to wonder what could have been.
A racy, taut narrative about the travails of three cops escorting a 'criminal' to a Mumbai court, suddenly degenerates into senseless reel time. Lara Dutta appears out of nowhere to gyrate to an item number and the other songs are simply plastered on without any thought as to whether the movie merits them. The second half actually dissolves into a mockery - with the focus being on meaningless action rather than a plausible storyline.
In fact, everything is quite fine till the moment Iqbal Ansari(Atul Kulkarni) is brought to Mumbai. After that, the vintage Bollywood ghost seems to have taken over Rajkumar Santoshi's hands.
On the upside, everyone acts well. Be it the Big B, Ajay Devgun, Akshay, Aish, Tusshar and even the one-scene character artists - they have all done commendable work.
Well, do watch it though...ONCE. It's at least better than the stuff Bollywood normally churns out. A pity though...if you pause to wonder what could have been.