that movie review

Salon was out on the first day of Raya. i read ili's blog and her opinion on the movie, which sorta reminded me that i wanted to post my assignment for the movie review in september. the assignment i submitted was lengthy, so i've decided against it. furthermore, not many people watched it back then... and now that people have started talking about it, i thought, maybe i should too.

Salon was not a bad movie... but it wasn't good either. i wasn't excited about it as i've never heard about it before, and so i honestly didn't know what to expect. was it going to be another sepet? or sembilu? i found out it was neither... too bad, but nasib baik. the movie is sorta like gol & gincu, though gol is better in so many ways. not the best movie to watch, but it has it's winning moments.

the only actors whose acting i think worth being mentioned were pierre andre's and chelsia ng's. and of course, ho yuhang's and khatijah tan's presence lightened up the screen whenever they appear, albeit very briefly. the bad actors were many. especially raja farah. i was confused as what she was supposed to be; a determined, young entrepreneur with a mind of her own, or a girl who didn't even know what she really wanted and so she just follow people around doing what they want to do? this was her first movie, and it showed. ngasrizal ngasri's character was unnecessary, also confusing. the way he dresses and talk contradicted. jojo struys? she tried too hard, and her malay is so stiff, she shouldn't even bother. the scripts and its flow was good... they tried to make it as natural as possible, and it worked. then jojo say her lines, and all hell broke loose. ok so that was an exaggeration. but you get what i mean.

i saw the ending coming from the moment the movie started, but when it came, i went "... what just happened?" the director/writer/whoever responsible should've let the story develop a bit more before jumping in like that. the fact that they shot the movie within 12 days probably contributed to why the movie lacked in depth, but as i was told, shooting under a couple of weeks in normal in malaysia. hmmz.

but i like the music. and the fact they didn't use any dubbing. correct me if i'm wrong, though i don't think i am... but salon is the first movie for alternate studios, and though in my review i gave it a 2.5 out of 5, i think it's better than most malay movies ala yusof haslam out there. and it's a malaysian movie, not a malay movie. so that's good. go watch it at your own risk. and it's better not to have any expectations.

oh well. i'm going home. i came to college this morning to find out that my class has been cancelled. and the only class for the day pulak tu. hish~

looking forward to tonight... meeting Iz again after so many months. dinner with the freaks... the joy!!! :)

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disclaimer: remember guys, my opinions are my own. no need to defend the movie or bash it up to me. i'm all about malaysian movies and cinema, more so after i started reading Yasmin Ahmad's and Afdlin Shauki's blogs religiously. if you have time go check out their blogs, and thank you for reading my blog and taking notice of my most humble opinion... yeay~!