Akshay Kumar makes 'Rowdy Rathore' rip-roaring!

 A rip-roaring rescues a raggedy Rowdy Rathore from the clutches of banality with his sheer punch power and hilarity. But for him the film is reduced to a mishmash of Bollywood stereotypes surrounding a supercop and a bunch of shabby goons led by a decidedly repulsive, saliva-driveling, spit-spraying antagonist It’s a faceoff we’ve seen by dozen in Bollywood ever sincrestarted the rat-race of slambang  It’s a genre where the hero singlehandedly decimates scores of overfed goons, mouths punchy oneliners to elicit roars of approval from starstruck fans, and in between also gets to shake his shanks with his pretty ladylove, with a signature dance step thrown in. So predictability is one thing we have to be content with while watchingRowdy Rathore. That granted, we are also expected to chuck out any hope for a gripping plot, with subtle twists, turns, red-herrings or open strands that all tie up neatly as the film wraps up. Nah! If you expect all that, you’re barking up the wrong tree. actioners with runaway hits likeRowdy Rathore is the elevation of the Bollywood stereotype to the rowdiest crest. It’s loud, ostentatious, gaudy, banal, and repeatedly teeters on the brink of imbecility, but then Akshay Kumar, the comedian, comes to the party and rescues the film just when the wheels threaten to come off. Credit to him, the film isn’t the disaster it could have been. And credit to him, it might even turn out to be a money-spinner