Mat Kilau

2022 [MALAY]

Action / Adventure / Drama / History / Thriller

5
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 1879 1.9K

martial arts british army based on true story silat based on real person

Plot summary

The rise of a Malay warrior named Mat Kilau and his friends against the British colonialists who came to Pahang in 1892. The greed of British officials and policies, which have imposed excessive taxes, confiscated land belonging to the Malays to reap the treasures of Pahang and disrupted the Islamic way in Pahang has caused dissatisfaction among the rulers and the Malays. The patriotic spirit of Mat Kilau and his friends who rose up against British violence had caused Captain Syers to launch an attack on Mat Kilau. Witness the heroic spirit of Mat Kilau, Tok Gajah and Mat Kilau's best friends use their wisdom to fight in the jungle against the British soldiers. Did Mat Kilau and his friends succeed in driving out the barbaric and greedy British army to reap gold and tin in Pahang?

Director

Syamsul Yusof Photo
Syamsul Yusof

Top cast

Fattah Amin Photo
Fattah Amin as Awang
Yayan Ruhian Photo
Yayan Ruhian as Toga
Wan Hanafi Su Photo
Wan Hanafi Su as Tok Gajah
Namron Photo
Namron as Haji Sulong
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1.06 GB
1280*536
Malay 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 57 min
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2.16 GB
1920*804
Malay 5.1
NR
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by thejimming 4 / 10

Funny flow, funny camera work, funny everything.

Don't get me wrong. I love the spirit and I know what kind of message that SY has been trying to deliver. But man... it is badly made.1. ScriptOne guy throw a line and not even a 0.01s, another guy throws his line almost cutting the first line. No momentum, no space to feel anything. Give them some time. You're not rushing. Though the pronunciations are clear, I already forgot the first guy's line 3 seconds ago.2. Action Scenes.Love the superb choreography. But the camera work? It's not helping. Yes, we can see them punching and yes, we can see them flying but does the camera work helps? Oh I kid you not, it does not work. The intention of shaky cameras is to make the audience feel like you're there in a fight. Not in a 4x4 back seat heading towards Sabah rural school.3. Editing Sequence.Jump cuts, here and there. Cutting the screen time for the sake of intensity? This is no KL Gangster.4. Background Music.Oh my God, loud here and there. Over 95% of the film are filled with soundtracks. This is a Malay epic film and how come there's no Malay-feel soundtracks? Rembat Hollywood's soundtrack is it? At least go full silence on 'supposedly intense' fight scene. Make people feel engaged to the fight.5. Ending.Believe there are 5 stages in storytelling structures, no? Bla bla bla, silat this and that, Adi Putra gave his speech after a fight and it ends. That's it? Even iklans by agency have an ending, man.Overall, I'd say this is a good try la. Take this comment as a feedback into account and consider.
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Reviewed by dukeeeletooo 5 / 10

pretty meh but seriously what's with the ending?

All the weaknesses have been mentioned here by other reviews. Screenwriting, jump cuts, camera works etc etc.

My main complaint is how SY ended his film. It just end abruptly, like TOO abrupt. I'm all for film that ended on cliffhanger but there's literally certain style and technique to leave an impact to the viewer not just fade to black just after nothing remarkable happened before that. When the credits kicks in I'm just like "That's it?". Poor way to end a film that supposed to be an historical epic.

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