Monday 14 April 2008

Waris Jari Hantu-Brokeback Mountain Meets Sheila Queen of the Desert and The Exorcist

I had the chance to watch Waris Jari Hantu (Heir to the Middle Finger?translation needed). I was expecting to see a scary film with Malay mysticism as its core theme. The movie opened quite promisingly with Azean Irdawaty as the grandmother/healer who needed an heir to her mystical knowledge. Then things started bugging me- the mystical tiger was a 3rd rate special effect. And then there was the sub-plot-  a guy (Ari) who desired to be a drag queen. And a girl (Tina) his childhood friend/cousin (dont know, its not clear in the film) who wanted to marry him (now thats a bit wierd- marrying cousins) despite knowing that he was a pansy (and  after numerous teasings by the local Mat Rempits and Co.) Somewhere along the film, the girl graduates from university and became a personal assistant in an advertising firm in KL (???). Ari then, tired of the bullying because of his pansiness decides to find work in Singapore (but we don't know as what). Meanwhile Tina misses Ari and is upset becuase he doesn't call. She then got really really upset when Ari came back as a full bloom drag queen, with his side kick drag queen friend Ah Meng (not the famous Orang Utan at Singapore Zoo). Ahhh..its all so confusing. I am writing this while the movie is playing, just occasionally glimpsing at the screen. Things seem irrelevant and incoherent at the moment. Its a pity that the film with a good title, a great cast of actors fail miserably due to a stupid plot and the incoherence of a once upon a time great director. I am not even bothered to review what I have written because I am pissed off with the film. What a waste of 1 & 1/2 hours of my time.

2 comments:

benludin said...

hahha..next time watch Tamil Movie la....all in one..action ada, love story ada, lawak pon ada ...its better

Nan Blues said...

Pilim Melayu?Lament..lament.Ada satu 'virus' yg di panggil 'Glamerwalperasan'within us.Kill this virus then it'll be okay.But that is hard to achieve.

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