Ombak Rindu (2011)
1/10
Bad Everything
5 January 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Bad acting, bad script, bad directing, bad editing and generally bad everything. The only redeeming quality is that there are loads of unintentionally funny scenes due to the combination of the over-dramatic nature of the scene and bad acting + cheesy dialogue. We have the girl, Izzah who meets Harris in a brothel after a hilarious mix up when her uncle decides to sell her because that's how he rolls. Even after Harris says, he plans to buy her in order for sex, Izzah acknowledges all this as her fate and that God will somehow show her the way. Even after Harris attempts to rape her (keyword is RAPE) she still falls for him due to what I can only conclude to be by Stockholm Syndrome.

Yes, Izzah and Harris fall in love with each other and get married. But all is not well when Harris' fiancée, Mila comes back from her studies overseas. And uh-oh Harris' mum, who is a cliché of all the Malay drama evil mums, naturally wants him to marry Mila for to 'jaga status'. It's just overridden by such cheesiness and overwhelming cliché, that the movie feels like a parody of love dramas.

Watch if you need a good laugh. My sis, bro and dad enjoyed the comedic nature of the film (my mum left after 30 minutes) which we'll continue to remember until the next bad local movie comes out. Good as a comedy, bad as anything else.

Btw, I'm Malay so don't come out with that crap that'I didn't understand the film'. Frankly, I was insulted.
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