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"Kau ni muka saja cantik tau. Kerana bala kau ni, habis aku punya rezeki!"
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At a glance:
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| Little Miss "So White" Juliana Evans |
Ostensibly enjoyin independence from the MIG regime for some time now, director Ahmad Idham's
Excellent Pictures has a straight-forward shot in tryin to emulate the RM 8.53 million Malaysian box office success (
accordin to the FINAS jokers) that is
Hantu Bonceng (2011), its best foot forward to date. The repeat bet is top funnyman Zizan Razak's pairin with the beautiful little miss "So White", Juliana Evans. Story is an expansion from a character Zizan did on TV's
Maharaja Lawak. The titular Mael Lambong (or his less illustrious birth name Ismail bin Haji Embung) is a self-aggrandisin, seasoned car repo man who chances upon the mysterious Maria (Evans) durin one of his many RO sheet-servin exploits. Somehow his car driftin skills bring him back to his Terengganu hometown where he's forced to confront the ignominy of his almost-bride Rozie (newcomer Shenthy Feliziana), now betrothed to the ridiculous village brute Abang Tiger (Taiyudin Bakar, who used to go by Sallehuddin Abu Bakar in a memorable non-pro appearance back in Azharr Rudin's
This Longing a.k.a.
Punggok Rindukan Bulan, 2008). Shot around Kemaman in Terengganu, the set is boosted by the East Coast backdrop and makes good use of cultural add-ons like a native dance at the beach. Check out the
official Facebook fan page for more info.
Bad news on the doorstep:
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| Shenthy Feliziana |
Startin on a very strong note with plenty of action scenes punctuated by trademark Zizan lines,
Mael Lambong surprisingly fizzles out midway and breaks down into the kind of farcical tedium we saw in
Kapoww!! (2010). The smaller roles (Shuib Sepah, Sabree Yunus, Azwan Annuar) help little while both female leads (Evans and Shenthy Feliziana) are terribly pedestrian despite bein onscreen opposites. Meanin, you couldda put Lisa Surihani in a double role there and she'll just pout herself through
(à la Kirsten Stewart) to the finish, no problemo. The sound mix is excessively varied, too.
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"Kereta memang laju, tapi bayaran bulanan yang
tak berapa nak laju tu, pasal apa?" |
Perennial wonderment:
Juliana Evans or Diana Danielle? The former is two years younger and seems to be turnin "whiter" as she ages, as if to live up to her name. This is her most prominent feature role since her debut in
Kami The Movie (2008). Definitely one of the few Malaysian talents with actual talent, although yet to establish her forte, havin grown up doin everythin from TV hostin to bit-part emcee work.
I can't remember if I cried:
The special effects department need to buck up because that plaster-like scar on Zizan's face is piss poor. Even
the youngest upstart reviewers can single out this scar to be unfortunate distraction.
Most memorable line:
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| "I can get you in. No cover charge." |
The funniest moment in the whole film for me was hearin Zizan's on-the-fly
syok sendiri lyrics to Santana and The Product G&B's 2000 hit
Maria, Maria. However, the most important scene would probably be the sexually suggestive fight scene between Zizan and Evans.
Amacam joker, berapa bintang lu mau kasi?
Really should've just stuck to the repo man main story. Anyway,
Mael Lambong's box office take will stop somewhere short of RM 6 million, I reckon. If you like the film enough, go bid for the
red Toyota Soarer E MZ II that Zizan uses in the film. It's bein auctioned off with a RM 5,000 start!
★★1/2
Bonus material:
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I wonder, you know. I really do. |
I can't remember if I cried:
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