Watch it. That is all I am going to say. Watch it. Hilariously funny. If it is too late to catch it at the cinemas buy the original dvd when it comes out later.
No lah, that is not all I am going to say. I have a lot to say actually. Praises first. The dialogue is funny. It had us laughing the whole movie. There is a believable storyline with the right amount of love story injected into it. Afdlin was brilliant during the sumo tournament scenes. The action, the snapshots of sumo wrestling, the wrestlers themselves and the audience coupled with brilliant music ( all kinds of drums from the Malay, Chinese, Indian and Sikh version ) was amazing. I didn’t know my people had it in them. Directorial capability that is.
Afdlin’s acting was of course amazing. But I have to give a special recognition to Awie, Radhi Khalid and Kartina Aziz. And well…. Gurmit Singh. Wah lau wei…… He is such a good actor. We are so used to his Phua Chu Kang altar ego that when he played a baddie, he looked like a totally different person. Like he was not Gurmit Singh at all. He was brilliant. He looked Japanese somehow and his portray as a Japanese was convincing. I like the essence of Manga that was incorporated in the movie whereby whenever a hero or villain makes an entrance they will pause at the door for their goodness/badness and usually handsomeness to take effect. He he… so cute. The conclusion ? Gurmit Singh’s embodiment of a villain ( albeit a soft one ) was realistic.
The criticism ? Again, lack of attention to detail. Patrick Teoh should spend more time being around Japanese who could speak Malay or English. I cringe whenever he speaks because well, it was horrendous. That Thai girl who played Honda Siti ( isn’t that just funny ) although very lovely, suffers from the same problem. Her Malay was… well just not there yet. Some would argue that she is half Japanese and half Malay and therefore her Malay is not perfect but she doesn’t sound like a Japanese speaking Malay either. It was neither her nor there.
No lah, that is not all I am going to say. I have a lot to say actually. Praises first. The dialogue is funny. It had us laughing the whole movie. There is a believable storyline with the right amount of love story injected into it. Afdlin was brilliant during the sumo tournament scenes. The action, the snapshots of sumo wrestling, the wrestlers themselves and the audience coupled with brilliant music ( all kinds of drums from the Malay, Chinese, Indian and Sikh version ) was amazing. I didn’t know my people had it in them. Directorial capability that is.
Afdlin’s acting was of course amazing. But I have to give a special recognition to Awie, Radhi Khalid and Kartina Aziz. And well…. Gurmit Singh. Wah lau wei…… He is such a good actor. We are so used to his Phua Chu Kang altar ego that when he played a baddie, he looked like a totally different person. Like he was not Gurmit Singh at all. He was brilliant. He looked Japanese somehow and his portray as a Japanese was convincing. I like the essence of Manga that was incorporated in the movie whereby whenever a hero or villain makes an entrance they will pause at the door for their goodness/badness and usually handsomeness to take effect. He he… so cute. The conclusion ? Gurmit Singh’s embodiment of a villain ( albeit a soft one ) was realistic.
The criticism ? Again, lack of attention to detail. Patrick Teoh should spend more time being around Japanese who could speak Malay or English. I cringe whenever he speaks because well, it was horrendous. That Thai girl who played Honda Siti ( isn’t that just funny ) although very lovely, suffers from the same problem. Her Malay was… well just not there yet. Some would argue that she is half Japanese and half Malay and therefore her Malay is not perfect but she doesn’t sound like a Japanese speaking Malay either. It was neither her nor there.
Whatever it is, Sumolah is funny. Like I mentioned earlier I love the tournament scene which I find very well planned and inspiring, a stroke of genius. Although Afdlin is still not there yet with the likes of Hollywood greats, but he is definitely getting there, fast.
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nie kena tengok ni! sape2 nak datang sini, kena kirim.Min
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