Don (2006)

Too many fans seem to be blown away

The greatest movie ever made..!

Don't listen to the negative reviews

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

In the name of movie making people do some chu***giri. This movie is a perfect example of it. Made for ch****s. Someone saw a lot of Hollywood movies forgot the origin of don & himself.The whole movie is boring with nonsense dialogues NOT funny at all scenes dumb acting by most of the cast & very very poor direction & editing. The ending is somewhat better than the entire film. Apart from that this movie will only irritate you.Like I said before many actors overacted most of the time. script is so poor that I suspect if there was any.If you have seen a lot of movies & have good knowledge on them then stay as far as possible from this disaster.

Good plot wasted by poor direction.The movie had a good plot or an okay twist but the direction, script & editing spoiled it. Some stupid cliché scenes. Most of the actors were acting as if they were tired & sleepy. Some even tried to overact too much. The movie was dragged too much & have lots of loop holes.It also plays with your patience unnecessarily. The jokes are just terrible it doesn't even bring a smile on your face. The climax of the film & few scenes with srk as a don are good compared to the other scenes.Some fight sequences are okay are some are just bad. overacted at some parts. Its better if you re-watch the original don again rather than wasting time on it.

This is my first review on IMDb. I normally wouldn't but something compelled me...I'm astonished that this movie is getting a 7/10 rating, when its disappointing at best. Let me tell you why.If this was a Govinda starer, David Dhawan directed movie, sure, this would be popular with the masses who would greatly appreciate their ROI (return on investment). But the exceptions are sky high even before the movie hits pre- screening. Why is that?Well for one, its Shahrukh Khan. I've been an admirer of his early work such as Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Darr, Baazigar. His later works such as DDLJ, Swades, Chak De were admirable too. I own these movies.Farhan Akhtar with his legendary last name did a fabulous job with Dil Chahta Hai which was partly inspired from his own personal experiences and Lakshya, the beautiful coming of age story which was Hrithik's best.So, with the expectations set high, here we have a remake. The ground rule is that you must make the remake better than the original. Don fails here.Agreed that Chandra Barot didn't create a masterpiece with Amitabh but this movie is is not even a rehash of the original. I could entertain the plot twists of DeSilva being Vardhan as opposed to Mallik or just one kid Deepu instead of two or even the end where they reveal that Vijay is murdered in the hospital.The basic magic of taut tension in every scene was the landmark touch of Salim-Javed ji. Farhan, while adapting the screenplay seems to have been overly influenced with SRK and perhaps took in too many suggestions to make this movie a Bond flick when it's clearly a case of mistaken identity like Audrey Hepburn's Charade.To compare a few scenes, when Vijay is found by the gang for the first time, he is lying peacefully in a hut, clean shaven and well taken care of. In the original, Vijay is hurt, unshaven, dirty and thrown in the dirt which was more believable and had an element of tension to it. Another, when Jasjeet is walking the rope with his kids, there is much more tension than simply crossing a bridge between two buildings.Shahrukh Khan should really stop comparing himself to Amitabh Bachchan and believe in his own talent. There is a reason why SRK surpassed Salman, Aamir, Sanjay, Hrithik in popularity. Because he wasn't comparing himself to them. He fell short of Bachchan, because he was always comparing himself to Amitabh. Don simply lacks any tension and thus eliminating the entertainment factor for me. Farhan should stick to his original scripts which are usually great rather than making any changes suggested by SRK. Watch it once if you can for nostalgic value. I won't watch it again.

Lets start with the bad points: 1) The names of the characters are copied from the original 2) Parts of the story are the same as the original 3) Two famous songs copied from the originalThe good points: 1) Shahrukh Khan's performance in a double role was outstanding 2) More twists and turns than the original 3)It keeps you engaged right to the end 4) The music is great 5) Action sequences are goodOverall a good film. A must watch for Shahrukh fans! It is the closest thing to his famous performance in a negative role in Darr since it was released almost 20 years back.Verdict: definitiy watch it - I give it 7.5/10