Race 3 is a beautiful film. It does not take anyone's expectations into consideration. It delivers way, way more than it promises. Is that a good thing? The answer is both yes, and no.
Yes, because Race 3 is a film that Salman Khan's hardcore fans will watch on loop, for years to come. It will be worshipped in Salman Khan's own chain of theatres for decades as the perfect Bhai film. Race 3 has set standards that all Salman films put together haven't been able to yet.
Make no mistake. Salman is in top form in Race 3. Director Remo D'Souza pays his ode to Salman's muscles in 3D and Khan's abs slap you hard in the face. Salman does the thinking, the fighting, the talking, the gallivanting and the merry-making in this motley group of players. So much so, that even though there are *several* others in the film, Race 3 does not let your attention veer from Bhai for one moment. Even in the frames that Salman is not present in, Race 3 talks only about Salman Khan. "I'm sick of this Siku, dad," is a refrain many people might echo.
Salman takes the cake and eats it in Race 3. And promises a Race 4 at the end of this Race in just as many words. For Salmaniacs, what can be better than three hours of Bhairoxxx?
So what is bad about Race 3? Nothing. Everything is so glittery, so loud and so dumb that you just let Khan launch those bazookas on your senses and give in to Race 3. Ab toh tabaahi hai? You bet.
Salman Khan's muscles deliver their career-best performance in Race 3. Bobby Deol takes off his shirt and tries to match steps with Salman. Saqib Saleem flaunts his six-packs in one scene but is not allowed to take off clothes in the rest of the film lest your attention sway from Salman.
Jacqueline Fernandez and Daisy Shah are pretty props in this race. They fight each other with both fists and heads. You fight the urge to leave the theatre.
Anil Kapoor plays Shamsher Singh who owns an island and an arms empire somewhere in the Gulf. He is given an adversary in Freddy Daruwala who plays Rana but has nothing at all to do in the near-three-hour Race 3. Poor Freddy. We have seen better from the chap. But in a Salman Khan film, there's only as much you can do. The rest, Bhai does.