Review - Cun!

Maya Karin. One of the best working actresses we have today. So when my colleague said that there was a preview/premiere for a movie called Cun!, I was not really into it. But when he said it was Maya Karin, I jumped at the chance to go see it.

I am so glad I did. No, I did not get to meet Maya or any of the other stars of the movie. But I did spot some of them (Farid Kamil, Fimie Don, Kartina Aziz, Lisa Surihani etc) while seated in the cinema hall. The reason I am glad... is because the movie was a nice distraction and of course, I got to meet and chat with one of the most famous blogger in KL... I am not worthy... ahahha...

Anyway, so Cun! tells the story of Luna Latisya (Maya Karin), the host of a trashy tabloid gossip TV show, getting her comeuppance when she caught her actor boyfriend cheating on her. She packed up her life and went away to the countryside to lick her wounds. There she meets Atan (Remy Ishak), a simple kampung boy who is the complete opposite of her world in KL. Meanwhile, her TV show crew plots to get her back in the spotlight...

Story-wise, it's a simple romantic comedy plot... but this one is peppered with strongly written characters, or at least, interesting characters... supporting characters anyway... even the buffalo plays an integral role... and the funny are quite spontaneous and kinda not scripted, for the most part... so that is always a pleasant plus... and for a lighthearted comedy, it tugs on your heartstrings really powerfully too...

As usual, Maya Karin is a delight to watch... haven't really seen much of Remy Ishak movies before this, but I guess I am gonna have to start coz he was quite good here... comic timing and all... the supporting cast was also good... especially Ning Baizura, who is deliciously over the top as the Cruella-inspired producer... ordinarily, I would've been turned off by the characterization but Ning makes it work... you're supposed to find her annoyingly bitchy... hehe...

Okay, now for the not so good stuff... the movie is of course predictable... even before watching, you know that they're gonna fall in love... guess the happy ending is what counts... wish they'd try a different approach for once... like Jennifer Aniston's The Break Up... they did not end up together, and the movie left it all up to the imagination... which of course we know they'd hook up later...

And why must a few scenes in the movie be so loud? Everybody's screaming at once or talking at once... and there was quite a handful of scenes like this... gets annoying...

Other than that, it was a lovely experience, especially after the disappointing showing the previous night...