Dus - racy in parts, but leaves much to be desired

Rating:- *1/2

Director Anubhav Sinha may have given us 2-3 well-made romantic films , but DUS revolving around a conspiracy in a foreign land, Canada, more so when an Indian Prime Minister is about to pay a goodwill visit there, does not live upto expectations. What could have been a spine- chilling thriller turns out to be ordinary fare, thanks to a poor screenplay.

Anubhav tries to overcome the weaknesses of the screenplay with stylish execution, and good music, but without a gripping story, nothing helps much.

Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Zayed Khan and Shilpa Shetty work for the anti-terrorist cell. They’re told that a dreaded terrorist (of Indian origin) in Canada is all set to wreak havoc.

Sanju instructs Abhishek and Zayed to reach Canada and thwart the mission.

Strangely, the two guys want to reach out to the terrorist without any gameplan, without any support from the locals, without much info on the terrorist.

The first half of the film is somewhat racy,but it's in the post-interval portions that the film plummets, more because as many as four lead characters and their love interests have to be taken care of. The result: the very core of the film changes.

Except for Sanju-Shilpa love angle, all other romantic sequences look contrived.

Cinematography of Vijay Arora is outstanding.

Vishal-Shekhar's music is good. 'Dus Bahane' and 'Deedar De' are already chartbusters.

From amongst the stars, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Shilpa Shetty give spirited performances.

Unfortunately, despite an impressive and huge starcast, the film does not make much of an impression.