Apparently the best cast and filmmakers in the country. That doesn't guarantee a good picture though!
The good: The film is above par when compared to other products of the Egyptwood. The camera work is decent. The editing is good. The music is above average. The casting is amazing. Just look at the list of stars and super stars.
The Bad: The directing is just bad! Flashback after flashback and at times with little to no value ad. The plot is just as bad. Too many story lines. Too many abrupt bits and pieces of information.
The Ugly: Wrong information. Slanted views. Biasedness. Some insignificant facts are overly exaggerated. Some very significant ones are barely skimmed. At times the movie reaches to far to deliver its message.***SPOILER**** i.e.: Sarah (played by Leila Alwi) citing G. W. Bush as the root of all conflicts plaguing the world today.***SPOILER***
Conclusion: It's a movie worth watching and studying even because it pushes the Egyptian and Arab cinema forward. It shifts from the traditional Egyptwood political satires to direct criticism of Arab regimes, albeit with a disproportionate amount of criticism to the US and Israel. Hopefully it will be the first of many such movies and hopefully the evolution will be a good one.
The good: The film is above par when compared to other products of the Egyptwood. The camera work is decent. The editing is good. The music is above average. The casting is amazing. Just look at the list of stars and super stars.
The Bad: The directing is just bad! Flashback after flashback and at times with little to no value ad. The plot is just as bad. Too many story lines. Too many abrupt bits and pieces of information.
The Ugly: Wrong information. Slanted views. Biasedness. Some insignificant facts are overly exaggerated. Some very significant ones are barely skimmed. At times the movie reaches to far to deliver its message.***SPOILER**** i.e.: Sarah (played by Leila Alwi) citing G. W. Bush as the root of all conflicts plaguing the world today.***SPOILER***
Conclusion: It's a movie worth watching and studying even because it pushes the Egyptian and Arab cinema forward. It shifts from the traditional Egyptwood political satires to direct criticism of Arab regimes, albeit with a disproportionate amount of criticism to the US and Israel. Hopefully it will be the first of many such movies and hopefully the evolution will be a good one.
