The cool cops and robbers have blasted their way into the blogs. But the first reactions are at best mixed for the Aishwarya-Hrithik-Abhishek-Bipasha starrer Dhoom 2, which opened on Friday.

Meetu (http://withoutgivingthemovieaway.blogspot.com) says: “A theatre screening of Dhoom 2 is not where you want to be if you are looking for a slick plot, well-defined characters or quality acting. But if you are an action movie buff and enjoy watching good-looking people, it is certainly worth a trip to the halls.”

Prashant (http://bulusu. blogspot.com) feels the film is worth a watch “only if you are a hardcore Ash or Hrithik fan”.

Srini (http://srininoir. blogspot.com) is the harshest: “When the sole objective is to dump stars into one rehashed effort, redundancy is a consequence... The sequel bundles the blunders of Dhoom with an extra dose of suffering. The movie after a while seemed like an over extended special feature of a DVD.”

But it is not all downhill for D:2. Sriram Iyer (http://theiyer.blogspot.com) in a blog titled “Style + Class + Bikes + Bikini = Dhoom 2” writes: “Watching D:2 on the first day of release at Mayajaal (Chennai) was worth the long drive and the expensive tickets. Stunning stunts. Glitz and glamour. Exotic foreign locales. Bikinis and Rio festival.” But he too admits that the story is “a no-brainer” and the screenplay “hard to believe”.

The redeeming feature is Hrithik Roshan, according to most posts. Srini says Hrithik “looks so cool that theatres can shut off their airconditioners... If you miss the title sequence of this movie, a third of your investment is lost...!”

Kaushik (http://kaushikmitra.blogspot.com) observes: “Abhishek Bachchan... is never able to rise in Hrithik’s presence... The camera scans Bipasha Basu’s anatomy at regular intervals to add some titillation to the thrills... Aishwarya Rai doesn’t look sexy despite wearing a variety of skimpy dresses.”