Ever recognized that big hot air balloon whenever you're watching Astro?
Hello! And here I am for the review of this movie.
The Story
- Its about Bee (Joanne Yew) who had been staying in England since 8 years old coming back home to Malaysia along with her caucasian fiance, Benji Ben Andrew).
- Bee's father is a stubborn, traditional Chinese man who doesn't really show his love to Bee (even though he is) and wouldn't accept Benji at first but slowly throughout the movie, both of them compromised each other and lived happily.
Critics
1. Joanne Yew's language fluency
Yes, she sure is pretty with her flawless feature and figure but man, acting as a girl who is raised up in England, shouldn't she have an awesomely good command of English along with some British accent?
No offense but her English pronunciation is really bad in which I think it doesn't meet my expectations. Not only that, even her Cantonese fluency is bad as well. I would understand though if she were to act it out that way. But anyway, being a half-banana I would appreciate it if the crew had chosen someone else who have a good command of English for the movie since its kinda ridiculous for the character she's playing.
2. The chemistry between Ben and Bee's character
Sure, they are a couple in the movie but however, the movie doesn't show much of their love and chemistry. It was somehow rather dull because I really can't feel the "spark" or how deeply in love were they. It also feels like they were both "forced" to married as well due to Bee's pregnancy, well at least to me -.-
Plus Points
1. Chinese cultures as the main element
This made the movie perfect for Lunar New Year. The movie is immersed in traditional Chinese customs and values which I'm proud of. It does elaborate a lot about how the 14 days celebration of Lunar New Year will go. Besides, it also show the real Malaysian vibe, crowd and environment on how the Chinese celebrate the days of Lunar New Year. It was rather traditional as they put in those superstitious elements inside too but however, managed to breakthrough some. But one thing they really emphasized on is respect for the elderly and the importance of family bonding
2. Humour
Who wouldn't love a show which is funny? Well to me, sense of humor is really important in a movie. I wouldn't want to just sit and stare at the screen and watching a dead boring show. I am impressed with how they blend in the funny scenes inside. Whole cinema was in laughter throughout the movie and that's obviously a good thing. One of the part which I think is the funniest was the Sofaman part. I just can't stop laughing at that scene!
Overall Verdict
It was nevertheless a good show. It is this kind of movie which makes Malaysia (and me) proud of.
Malaysians didn't really have much good actor and actresses so I would think it would be real good if they improve their skills in time and then give a better performance in future.
The smile on the faces of the audiences in the cinema gives the movie a good wrap up. Which also means that the crew had did a good job on the movie :D
Rating : 4/5
Cheers and till then!
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