oooo En Haris......Izzah............Ombak Rindu

Finally, I get to watch Ombak Rindu (OR) with friends last night. So here goes my review on the movie.

1) The scenery is simply fantastic and I just can’t help admiring the beautiful sceneries. It was indeed a sight to behold. So a beach-lover like me definitely enjoys and love all the beautiful sceneries.

2) Loved Hariz’s kampong house…byk modern facilities tapi nang kacaklah rumah ya..

3) Dari mula sampei abis filem ya, the kitten doesn’t seem to grow up....go figure that out!!!….


4) As expected some of my favourite scene in the novel was scrapped off especially bab Hariz n Izzah, there are quite a few intimate scenes (those who’ve read the novel knows, yang belum baca, sila beli dan baca k);I guess writer/director chose not to put those in the movies for sensitivity reasons and I think AA would want to think twice before acting certain scenes especially some intimate scenes with MK.


5) The OST was simply superb and the duet song by Hafiz AF7 and Adira AF8 complemented the movie. The song was soothing and beautiful. Halfway thru the movie, tercuit la sikit emosi dan perasaan though I did not shed a drop of tear.

6) Either Aaron or those in charge of the costume seems to love white/gray tone. Don't knowla, but I noticed that Aaron's costume is mostly in those colours. The costume for Maya sucks!!!..I simply hate the caftan thingy that she wore at the beach.

I hate this costume they put on her...urgggg...disastrous choice!!!!

Picture credit to Nur Sha's fb at OR Official Fan Page


So after watching the whole movie, I have come to the following conclusions:

1) As an audience and reader to the novel, honestly, the movie as a whole was not that strong as I had expected it to be but the fact that Aaron Aziz is the current heart-throb in the local drama/film industry at the moment,the director was smart to take advantage of that despite of the weaknesses in the movie. Some may not agree with me but that is how I honestly feel about it. In fact, I would love to see more of Haris and Izzah scenes in the movie but it's fine as it is.


2) I can't help but notice that I saw some of Seth Tan in Hariz and some Hariz in Seth Tan. how?...apa2pun I love AA…good job and hope to see more of Aaron Aziz in other heavy dramas. I don’t consider myself a die-hard fan of him cos I don’t watch all his movies or drama but he is definitely making his mark in Malaysian cinema.


3) Probably either Aaron or Maya Karin stand a chance to win best actor/actress for the next Malaysian Film Festival..(ramalan ku saja....)


4)  Talking about chemistry, welllll..so far Siti Saleha has good chemistry with Aaron in Nora Elena.  Maya Karin?..hmmm...yet to see that kind of chemisty between them but who knows, if both of them are given another opportunity to work together perhaps I can see the chemistry there.

My first choice heroin is still Siti Saleha.  I maybe bias but I can sense the chemistry there. 

Picture credit to Kami Suka Seth Tan dengan Nora Elena Fanpage.


Ok, so that's my take of Ombak Rindu the movie.