Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

MartinHafer "Don" is a film about a mobster called the Don (Amitabh Bachchan). He's a cold and dangerous man and specializes in blowing up his enemies. And, the guy is also very slippery and the police keep missing him. However, eventually, DSP D'Silva manages to kill the Don--but he has the guy buried in secret. Neither the police nor the criminals realize the Don is dead because D'Silva knows someone who looks exactly like the Don* and plans on substituting him. So, he creates a plausible story--that the Don was hurt so badly that his memory is temporarily impaired. However, Vijay doesn't realize that his impersonating the Don has two major problems--a woman in the mob is planning on killing the Don and what would happen if D'Silva was killed and they couldn't prove that Vijay WASN'T the Don! Tune in to see what's next.The story is interesting and worth seeing up until the end. Unfortunately, the end is terrible--and almost slapstick. Seeing the disabled guy fighting so ably was silly as was the use of slide-whistles whenever folks did flips--and they did MORE flips than you'd see in the Summer Olympics! Badly choreographed and silly--it makes the film slip from a 9 to a 7.

diligentdrool_14 DON IS COOL...DON IS HOT...DON IS SEXY...DON IS THE BAD BOY...DON IS SMART...DON IS HANDSOME...DON IS AMITABH BACHCHAN!!! Don is surely one of the finest and the best movies made in Indian Cinema... The direction is amazing...the script is amazing...such fine dialogs...(more about that soon)...amazingly thrilling story!!!...and of course...the heart and soul of the film=AMAZING AMITABH 'DON' BACHCHAN!!!The film is very well made...each and every character is very well etched out and great direction...good job Mr.Barot!!! The story is superb...it takes you through 3hrs of sheer excitement and thrill... and the dialogs....wow...The standout ones are surely those of Don: "Don Ko Pakadna Mushkil nahiin, Namumkin hai" "Don Zakhmi Hai to kya, phir Bi Don Hai" "Tum Jaante ho revolver Kali hai, main jaanta Hon Ki revolver Kali hai lekin Police nahiin jaanti Ki ye revolver Kali hai" "DSP, Mujhe giraftaar hone Ki aadat nahiin hai..." etc etc(there are many so...)---and WHO COULD HAVE DELIVERED SUCH DIALOGUES other that the REAL DON HIMSELF-AMITABH BACHCHAN!?? His stunning deep baritone voice, tall posture and personality, amazing facial expressions truly oozes reality and menace through silence into this character!!! Standing ovations to him!!!But Vijay too doesn't fail you here...He too has some stunningly simple and lovely dialogs: "In Kali Kali Nanon Se...Tu goo Na humko aye Gore!!!" "Pehle Pan...phir Gan!!!" etc etc(here too..there are many so...) ---Amitabh delivers these dialogs in the exact "Banarasi boy" accent which seems to come so naturally for him...Now we know why he is the A-Z of Cinema...He is the underworld sophisticated Don and the simpleton Vijay...Bravo Bravo BIG B!!! The show completely belongs to Amitabh Bachchan...he is the other name of 'Don' and truly so!!! He definitely deserves the Best Actor award for this film which he did get...!!!! Genius of an actor he is!!!The music also deserves a special mention here...the songs are a visual and audible treat to all...especially "Khaike Paan Banaraswala" and "Main Hon Don"...In the former...Amitabh jives and jumps amazingly with such simplicity and it is truly a treat to all viewers...and in the Latter...Amitabh proves himself the best looking(:=)) and the ultimate...The song too is another fast number and a visually enjoyable!!!...The other songs too are superb!!!Zeenat Aman and Pran too shine in the roles of Roma and Jasjit respectively...AND so do all others...But Under the Bachchan thunder, they get overshadowed by the Big B's amazing acting skills, screen presence and manly personality!!! In fact the film is the best entertainer one would ask for...SHOLAY--DEEWAAR---DON=Three of the best classics ever!!!The film is completely thrilling and exciting and if you have 3 hrs to spare...the go see Don!!! He will make you happy!!!

pankajno1-1 Don is the movie, that I am in love with after 'Sholay', so much so that I still remember most of the dialogs, characters, scenes and good performance by many contributors in this movie apart from legendary, one and only, Amitabh Bachhan.Almost all of the main characters in this movie, though they are doing a typical "bollywood" act, are too good and have given a life to the role, like Pran, Jinat Aman, Om Shivpuri, Iftekhar, Kamal Kapoor, Helen and Shetty.Every scene keeps you thinking what is next; the suspense, the thrill - it's very exciting, very well played. Add to it, few good songs like "Khaike-Pan-Banaras-Wala", "E-he-Bambai-Nagaraia", and "Mai-hoon-Don" are too good and evergreen. Even the background music is one thing that I love and remember, the one that is there when DON (duplicate) is running to save himself from the police. Dialogues were too good and are still popular all these years - "Don-ka-intezar-to-gyarah-mulkon-ki-police-kar-rahi-hai", "magar-Don-ko-pakadna-mushkil-hi-nahi-namumkin-hai".No wonder – the re-make version is under production this year (2006) where Shahrukh Khan is playing the DON, and it will be a hit, because the name of the movie itself is famous enough to blow up the box office.

Aam Aadmi This movie is one of the earliest blockbusters of the 1970s that firmly launched Amitabh Bachchan in the superstar orbit.In an oft-repeated cop-robber plot, director Chandra Barot makes a film about a gangster don (no particular reference to any Mumbai underworld figure nor any sneaky take on a Hollywood film) who has eluded cops for a long time. "Don ko pakadna itna aasan nahin", says DCP D'Silva in an ominous tone that still resonates among the current duels between crime bosses and superstar cops like Daya Nayak.The essence of Don's charisma goes beyond the methodical framing of its central characters in what is a rather straightforward plot. Cleverly written dialogs that inspired an entire generation of moviegoers, shots and scenes that (at the time) defied the boundaries of all conventional wisdom, fabulous acting by the main and supporting cast, and a musical score by Kalyanji Anandji that is evergreen to this day -- those are of course what made Don such a memorable movie in the minds of many.Best thing is to go see it even if its your first or fifth time. Great movies such as this are way beyond Bollywood now, and it is doubtful if the current crap -- oops sorry, crop! of directors can ever concoct a compelling story such as this one.