[Movie Review] Setem
Rate: Fantabulous!!

Ok now, here's a lil' bit of review of the film.. not really a review la, but more of my personal comments on it.. u can find lotsa review links here at Ajami's blog.. most of them are positive reviews.. just like mine! =)

Main characters - Rashidi Ishak (Sid) & Afdlin Shauki (Joe)

Ok to tell u the truth, aku ni bukanlah peminat filem2 komedi.. especially physical comedy.. i don't really watch comedies at the cinemas.. kalau local nye comedy, i only watch Afdlin's movies.. kalau international, tunggu DVD ajelah or tgk bila keluar kat Astro.. :p So i wasn't expecting much of the movie.. heck, I didn't even know anything about the movie and who are the casts and director when Bro Ajami invited me to attend the preview..!

Afdlin kena kurung dlm bone by Brot Palarae (Burn) & Shidi (Sid)

So I was surprised that the movie was directed by Kabir Bhatia who used to direct melancholic & drama movies like Sepi & Cinta.. being a fan of those movies, i became excited to watch Setem.. Luckily i accepted the invitation because it was really fantastic..!!

Shidi (Sid) & Sathia (Vellu) berebutkan Setem

Yeah, it really was.. something new & refreshing in the local movie scene.. kita biasa tgk kan hollywood movie yg mmng slalu sgt ada elemen2 kebetulan or coincidences.. cite melayu pun bnyk jgk try create this element of coincidences, tp selalunya tak jadik.. or obviously illogical.. but this movie made it work!! Can u imagine a single stamp can bring a dozen of people together by the most bizarre ways?? Well, that really happened in Setem.. of course, some of the coincidences tu mmng rs mcm x logik langsung kan, tp elemen tu la intipati penting filem ni, and somehow they made it look real..

Orang Indon - Isma Yusoof (Aryanto) & Harun Salim Bachik (Marcello)

The story was about this historic stamp, said to be worth 4 million ringgit yg menjadi rebutan ramai pihak.. and bukan setakat mereka2 ni nak mencurik setem ni, along the process ramai pulak yg terlibat termasuklah sorg pendatang asing, one blind guy & her sister yg langsung x tahu menahu apa2 bout the stamp, geng samseng yg tercurik dgr bout the rompakan plan dan sebagainya.. simple aje citenye, tp olahan & garapan skrip & direction was really awesome.. mmng sgt smooth & lancar.. cite ni pun very fast paced.. not 1 single moment can make you fall asleep..

Mangsa keadaan - Vanida Imran (Alliya) & Que Haidar (Iskandar)

And the perfect ensemble menguatkan lagi filem ni.. semua cast did a very good job.. Rashidi Ishak & Afdlin Shauki selaku teraju utama seemed like an odd couple, but actually they had a great chemistry together.. Vanida Imran & Que Haidar, as always never failed to deliver where in this movie, bothe portrayed subtle characters.. Sathia & Indi Nadarajah as well as Isma Yusoff and Harun Salim Bachik as orang Indon provided the non-stoppable laughters.. Geng2 gangter - Bront Palarae, Corrie Lee, Kin Wah were pretty convincing.. the supporting casts yg terdiri drp Azwan Ali, Diana Danielle, Chelsia Ng, Kanchana Devi, Dato' Aziz Sattar melengkapkan the list of the impressive cast.

Indi (Mani) - an ex-convict and the hillarious Sathia (Vellu)

So guys, what are u waiting for!! Go to the cinemas nearby you and watch Setem! Oh wait.. it's not out yet.. haha.. 30hb ni pegi serbu panggung ok!!!