Released
date: 31 August 2011
Language:
Malay
Running
time: 90minutes
Produced:
Excellent Pictures Sdn Bhd
Director:
Ahmad Idham Ahmad Nadzi
Cast:
Zizan Razak, Juliana Evans, Taiyuddin Bakar and Jue Aziz ,Eizlan Yusoff, Dottie
and Cat Farish.
The
film starts with Amran (Zizan Razak) won an illegal race and gets Maya (Juliana
Evans) as his reward; however they were involved in an accident which kills
Maya. Thus, the incident leaves Maya’s soul to be restless and haunts Amran
every night as she needs a proper burial because of her body has not been
claimed. Amran seeks the help of his best friend Kunyit (Taiyuddin Bakar) to
help him to solve his problem. They
search for the help of a healer (Eizlan Yusoff) and a religious scholar (Cat Farish)
to find a solution for the ghost to stop haunting Amran. Apparently, Maya has a
twin sister name Ayu and this is where it all starts to get complicated.
This film is a straight forward movie
which I would say relax and stress free film. It is purely for entertainment
basis and to make people laugh. Besides that, this film does include a few
moral values in the society as well as the issues that are revolving in the
society. For instance, issues about the
illegal racing among the teenagers nowadays which we have not found the
solution so far. The movie tries to send the message by showing the danger of
illegal racing. Moreover, it also shows how people still believe in
superstition when Amrans’ seek the help of a healer rather than a religious
scholar which is more appropriate accordance to Islamic law to find a solution
about the ghost. The film also teaches us the importance of friendship as well
as love. This can be seen in Kunyit and Halimaton (Jue Aziz) character where
they will try their best to save Amran.
As the film brings out their comedy
very well, they are lacking in terms of horror element which leaves the ghost
appearance as the scariest part in the film. At some point it becomes unreal
when the ghost appears in a t-shirt during the scene at the mortuary. Besides
that, it is quiet a hard for a comedian like Cat Farish to be taken seriously
as he plays the role of a religious scholar in the movie which is different
from his previous works. This film has a weak and unclear ending though it is
not obvious as the film shows adequate amount of positive values as well as the
comedy element in it. Thus, “Hantu Bonceng” is a must watch movie for comedy
fans, indirectly supporting our local industry.
