Movie Review : Ittefaq

Movie Review : Ittefaq

Tuesday 19 December 2017

Director : Abhay Chopra

Cast : Sidharth Malhotra, Akshaye Khanna, Sonakshi Sinha

Genre : Mystery/Thriller

Running Time : 1 hour 40 minutes

Trailer : 

Ittefaq, movie remake dari movie tahun 1969 dengan tajuk yang sama, mengisahkan tentang Vikram Sethi (Sid Malhotra), seorang penulis novel yang melarikan diri setelah disyaki membunuh isterinya Katherine Sethi di apartmen mereka. Secara kebetulan terjumpa Maya (Sonakshi Sinha) & mayat suaminya, Shekhar semasa minta pertolongan & perlindungan dari pihak polis. Vikram berdepan dengan dua pembunuhan & kes diketuai oleh Inspektor Dev (Akshaye Khanna) dan harus diselesaikan dalam tempoh masa 3 hari. With limited evidence, witnesses, different stories by two suspects and short period of time, will Dev find the real truth behind this murder case?

I didn't know which movie is better, the original one or the remake but judging from the storyline of the movie, it is entertaining and deserves the attention. Nak pulak bila ada pelakon lama yang memang terkenal dengan bakat lakonannya, Akshaye Khanna. He carry this movie on his shoulder with a great performance! Walaupun dalam movie Mom dia lakonkan watak sama dengan misteri yang sama but still he proved his worth. 

Since movie ni tak banyak sangat location cuma bergerak di antara penjara & rumah plus with a simple murder case, so tak pening sangat with editing cuma sakit hati jugak dengan Sonakshi Sinha sebab kayu dalam movie ni. I mean, what happened girl? As if this is your debut movie back in 2010. Lucky for her, screentime dia tak banyak berlakon seorang. Mostly with Akshaye and Sid so dia terselamat sikit tapi disebakan lakonan dia, intensity tu tak berapa nak ada. Its just there whether from devastated Sid or Akshaye in solving the case. 

Kind of weird jugak bila both of them, Maya & Vikram tak panggil lawyer untuk defend themselves since tuduhan polis agak berat, kes bunuh padahal Maya ramai kawan lawyer sebab suami dia seorang lawyer and Vikram pula penulis terkenal so nak dapatkan lawyer bagus tu bukannya susah sangat pun sebab dia berduit. In addition to that, kenapa scriptwriter tak bagi dialog more provocative untuk watak Dev sedangkan Vikram dah bagi motif jelas bila dia kata dia terhutang banyak dengan Katherine instead of tunjuk rasa kesian dengan Vikram? 

Ittefaq tak ada lagu so you guys yang nak layan movie Hindustan tapi tak suka lagu then this is the one for you. Since tak banyak sangat bukti & saksi, dengan 2 cerita berbeza tapi dengan situasi yang sama I bet you guys pun akan wondering siapa pembunuh sebenar. Walaupun dah dapat jawapan tapi tak yakin nak berpegang dengan jawapan tu sampai lah dia reveal sendiri at the end of the story sebab masing-masing ada motif kuat untuk membunuh. Promo events movie ni pun tak reveal banyak sangat hint sebab taknak misteri tu terbongkar. Well I guess their strategy worth it. 

1. Team Production +1, 2. Visual +1, 3. Audio +1, 4. Storyline +0.5, 5. Casting +0.7, 6. Genre +1, 7. Themes +1, 8. Editing +0.5, 9. Social Message +0.3, 10. Personal Thought +1 = 8/10

Goodbye Jonghyun

Goodbye Jonghyun

This news is devastating. Back in 2010, during my campus life whenever I got caught up with stress, I'll watch Korean variety show. I'll listen to Kpop and one of them is SHINEE. And yes my fav is Jonghyun. Not gonna lie its such a heartbreaking moment when he's there making people smile/laugh/happy/away from their problems, drama and stress but he's the one in pain struggle to live but today it all ends.

Tbh minggu ni or I can say bulan ni banyak sangat dapat ask dari strangers talking about depression. Tak boleh hadam lagi Chester bunuh diri sebab depressed and now this? Korea has lost a talented singer, composer, DJ and a heartwarming person. Its hard to believe that he's gone now. 

But to live in depression is hard, to even survive with slavery contract and mad fanatic world is hard. He actually did seek help from doctor for his mental illness tapi doctor cakap tu cuma suara dalam kepala dia je. How can a doctor say that when somebody seeking help from him? Depressed dari kecil lagi nak jadi yang terbaik replace tempat ayah dia jaga mak dengan kakak, doing his best in his career, terpaksa putus cinta sebab fans tak suka [I loathe fanatic and mad crazy fans, its his personal life] and feel not great enough because of mad negative criticism. He's exhausted.

His last letter:

His last picture before he's gone.

He did his best for 10 years now, shining bright like others. Rest in peace, Jonghyun. Thanks for all the great memories and smile you bring :'(

Roses for Jonghyun :'(

Gegar Vaganza 4 : Tahniah Lan Solo!

Gegar Vaganza 4 : Tahniah Lan Solo!

Monday 18 December 2017

Finally its reaching the end!!! I must say performance malam semalam semuanya bagus, semua all out proving their best on stage. Jihan and Nabil looks great last night. Bersyukur sangat semalam tak ada drama dari mana-mana pihak terutamanya Vida. Mood dia okay je semalam cuma kena hadap performance Ayam Mee yang meleret sikit. But its okay lah. The judges pun awesome, Dato' Rosyam Nor sebagai juri undangan & ibu Khatijah Ibrahim. I miss her and her 'orang sana sini kirim salam'. Masa GV3 every week dia kumpul salam orang and yes Bonda Hetty Koes Endang & Tok Ram looks ravishing at Pinewood Studio, Iskandar Puteri, Johor.

Untuk first round, Lan je yang dapat komen negatif dari Tok Ram sebab sebutan English dia tak jelas but still entertaining to watch tapi untuk second round dia menonjol dalam lagu rap Amboi battle dengan Hazami while Hazami failed to impress the judges maybe sebab rap kena laju and genre Hazami jenis slow meleret so dia tak mampu nak control sangat. Boleh nampak lah kenapa Hazami dapat tempat ke4 semalam. Agak terkejut jugak dengan result semalam sebab dah memang predict Hazami akan dapat Top 3 but he's not! 

Ni senarai markah untuk performance malam tadi. Markah Lan dengan Hazami beza cuma 0.4% je : 

1.Aishah - 81%

2.Liza Hanim - 79%

3.Lan Solo - 70.4%

4.Hazami - 70%

5.Firman Siagian - 69%

6.Tia Jinbara - 66%

Kak Aishah dengan Kak Liza Hanim memang dah agak dah dekat port tu sebab diorang memang power even Kak Liza Hanim jatuh no 5 masa separuh akhir tu tapi semalam dia naik balik shoot pergi atas. Cantik performance dia semalam nak pulak part rap dalam lagu Supergirls tu macam air je dia rap English. Kudos to her. 

Masa semi final ramai yang pertikai kenapa Firman dapat masuk final tapi bukan Syura tapi masa Final I love his performance memang cantik sangat. Part battle pun dia nyanyi bagus lagu Tepi Sikit, nak pulak Tia memang tak pernah rap so Firman memang menyerlah on stage sampai tutup kelemahan Tia. 

Untuk performance Final GV4, Haida & Aqasha perform lagu Dua Insan. They both are great on stage, chemistry pun cantik. Harap lepasni ada duet single diorang berdua sebab both of them nyanyi lagu memang cantik sangat walaupun dah muak dengan lagu tu since ramai sangat yang perform lagu ni. Kak Engku and Syura perform lagu Memori. 

Last performance dari Ezad dengan Mamat, Masih Terserlah Ayumu, Rahsia Pohon Cemara & Langkah Seiringan. Terkejut tengok muka Mamat dah berbeza sangat sekarang. Suara pun dah tak cun sangat macam dulu. I wonder if Mamat will rejoin Exist sebab minggu lepas masa Carta Era 40, Ezad ada cakap dia dengan Exist akan keluarkan album. Maybe ada Mamat sekali since diorang perform together on stage. Maybe its a hint. But it just a wild guess tapi lagi best kalau Mamat ada sekali sebab dia pun pernah naikkan nama Exist. Kan?

All in all last night is the greatest night for GV4, emosi jugak tengok flashback sebab dah habis dah. Lepasni dah takde dah GV. Anyway, I just wanna say congrats to Lan sebab dapat no 3. Sangat terkejut semalam sebab tak sangka dari nothing to something. Top 3 pulak tu. Kalah Hazami yang orang memang dah jangka jadi juara sebab performance tak pernah jatuh tiap minggu. Bak kata Tok Ram, antara ramai peserta dalam GV4, Lan paling bagus sebab setiap minggu dia improve nyanyian dia walaupun berbeza genre tiap minggu tapi dia mampu buat walaupun dibuang dari Kristal, walaupun sakit teruk sampai tak mampu berdiri tapi dia tetap bagi yang terbaik so he deserves that trophy. Harap lepasni dia menyinar dalam industri sebab ramai yang dah nampak dia penyanyi yang mampu bawa semua genre. Wishing him all the best for his career. Greatest congrats for you Lan!

Yang belum tengok konsert Final GV4, boleh tengok dekat sini :)