This is the kind of undemanding material that might work as a lazy weekend watch

If you married ‘Iss Raat Ki Subah Nahin’ with a zillion iterations of the odd-couple and lovers-on-the-run and heist movies, you would get Dhoom Dhaam, a film which borrows from all these elements, while straining every nerve to be novel.

Dhoom Dhaam proves through its existence that the OTT platforms have become more of a dumping ground for middling films that have nowhere else to go or, in the spirit of the film, run.

The film lacks both dhoom (explosive energy) and dhaam (substantial impact). It’s a film that flirts with thrills but never fully commits, dances around romance without setting the screen ablaze, and delivers action that’s more theatrical...