646f9e108c On his way to Griffin University in the U.S., Goa-based Lawrence Eduardo Gomes is arrested and held at the airport by a corrupt ACP Vishnu Kamath as his baggage concealed drugs. While attempts by Lorry and others are made to clear Lawrence's name, Vishnu continues his investigation aided by Inspectors Mercy D'Costa and Rane, which end up not only pitting him against politically-connected drug-dealers but also international gangsters who operate in Goa with impunity. His inquires lead him to question business tycoon, Lorsa Biscuita, while informers indicate that Lorsa is going to meet with a male named Michael Barbarosso, who may well be the head of this trade. Vishnu attempts to attend this meeting, but is not aware that the venue is being moved to Karnataka - well outside Goa Police's jurisdiction - and he may never be able to find out, leave alone apprehend this individual.
Lorry Gomes gets admission in American college but couldn't make it due to lack of funds in the other end his girlfriend Tani gets scholarship in the same college,Lorry meets Ricky who tells him that he can arrange funds for him but he will have to smuggle drugs along with him Lorry agrees to do the same he passes the X Ray machine on airport,ACP Vishnu Kamat a one time corrupt cop who now works according to the law after death of his family arrests Lorry with drugs,Joaquim Fernandes a singer in nightclub had warned Lorry to stay away from Ricky,Joaquim was in love with Zoe who was caught smuggling drugs,Lorsa Biscuita Joaquim's boss a business tycoon in Goa who also runs illegal activities freed Zoe from drugs case with his higher contacts but kept her as his keep,Lorsa is frustrated on Vishnu as he has stopped all rave parties in Goa following which his business is suffering loss and his clients aren't willing to work with him,Lorsa assures his clients that when ever their business was in trouble a person helped them with different names at different places in Goa and currently he is Michael Barbosa in Vagator ,Vishnu and Joaquim must now find whose Michael Barbosa to free Goa from drugs.
First things first; this movie is not your average bollywood 'boy meets girl and then they lived happily ever after' kind of films. This flick takes a look at the dark side of Goa, a side which most movies prefer not to acknowledge. The performances are amazing, be it the determined police officer played by Abhishek Bachchan, Prateik who plays a naive kid who gets seduced into playing a dangerous game, or the altruistic Rana. Bipasha looks gorgeous but proves once again that she is more than just a pretty face. The songs are also very nice. The plot is full of twists and will keep you at the edge of your seat till the very end. That being said, you may find that there are more sad moments than you bargained for. But that just makes it look more realistic. I'll dock one star for screwing up the 'dumb maaro dumb' song which is a classic and another star for stretching out the ending a little bit. A must see for thrill seekers.
Most of the movies that we see will either be captivating from the very beginning or will be a complete let down, with little or no fluctuation in the interest factor of the viewer throughout the show, Dumb Maaro Dumb does not fall in any of these categories, it is a movie that starts off with a lot of promise only not to keep most of it. As I said the movie starts of well with nicely narrated introductions, gripping screenplay and building of suspense which keep the movie graph rising on an upward trend, but then comes the interval after which the graph starts fluctuating like an after recession stock market, it falls then rises and then falls again but never reaches to the post interval high, unnecessary melodrama and songs slow down the speed of the movie and the tight script starts to loosen its grip. DMD being a suspense movie could have still scored had that part been handled well but that was not to happen , a good concept fails to deliver because of the poor way it was revealed, the scriptwriter and director should have come up with a better way of revealing the suspense.<br/><br/>What I liked: 1) Abhishek's performance. 2) Direction and Screenplay in the first half. 3) Some nice dialogues.<br/><br/>What I didn't: 1) Direction and Screenplay in the second half with infusion of unnecessary songs and melodrama. 2) The way revelation of suspense was handled.<br/><br/>Verdict: A one timer, that could have been an excellent movie.