[Movie Review] Find
My Dad 平平安安
Introduction
This is
a movie of a young primary school boy, named Ping An who is raised by his single mother Ping Ma. Ping Ma has never told Ping An regarding his father and
refuses to let Ping An visit his grandfather.
When
Ping An is required to do an artwork in school titled “My Dad”, he begins to wonder about his father’s whereabouts. He
keeps asking his mother regarding it until his mother is very annoyed. In fact,
she even told him that his father and grandfather do not exist.
Taking
pity of Ping An, his aunt takes him to see his grandfather and thus Ping An
slowly uncover the truth regarding his father.
What is the truth behind Ping An’s father’s
whereabout?
What awaits Ping An in his journey to uncover
the truth?
Let’s
seek the answer Ping Ping An An
(peacefully) via your nearest cinema from this 12th November 2015 onwards!
Review:
“Find My Dad 平平安安” is a movie which has gathered the casts from
many different countries including from Malaysia,
Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
It was a refreshing assembling of actors and actresses from different places.
(names such as Victor Wong, Jeanette Aw,
Ha Yu, Mini Bin)
Jeanette Aw’s debut movie!
Famous with her role in “The Little Nyonya” as well as her active involvement in other
Singapore television dramas, fans always hope to see Jeanette Aw play a role in the big screen. “Find My Dad” is her first debut movie and it’s actually quite
great to see her interacting with Hong
Kong veteran Ha Yu.
Nonetheless,
Jeanette Aw’s acting skill is great and she did perform quite well in playing
the role as a single mother.
Short story of a boy searching for his
dad!
This
movie actually revolves around a very short and simple story of how a boy look
out for his dad who has never been mentioned much by his mother. Throughout the
journey, there are some hiccups and misunderstandings here and there which
leads Ping An (played by Mini Bin) into some funny and later
some dangerous situations.
As
a young actor, Mini Bin himself has
played an innocent child character quite well, much resemblance to his father’s
classics movies when his father was casted as a young actor in those films.
Victor Wong a comedic relief! Ha Yu’s
undoubtable acting skill!
Apart
from Mini Bin and Jeanette Aw, the other two main casts in the movie are Victor Wong and Ha Yu. Victor Wong who is a famous singer in Malaysia and recently
quite active in acting field, has shown to us that he can actually deliver a
few humorous moments in the show. In fact, most of the movie laughing spot
happens when he is around.
Ha Yu on the other hand has
a very minimal amount of screenplay time in the movie but yet his short
duration of acting shows to us that he can indeed act.
Great Scenery!
While
it didn’t provide a super breath-taking scenery of Malaysia as seen in “The Journey”, the movie has did a
great justice by showing us some good scenic shots of Cameron Highland. Some of the perspective of shots in the movie are
quite decent.
Adrenaline rushed danger scene!
There is a scene in the movie which has captured the essence of hide-and-seek. (It felt almost like when you are playing Metal Gear Solid 1 whereby you are trying to prevent
There is a scene in the movie which has captured the essence of hide-and-seek. (It felt almost like when you are playing Metal Gear Solid 1 whereby you are trying to prevent
yourself
from being spotted by enemy).
That
specific part of the movie has provided a bit of adrenaline rush for the
audience and it is actually quite good.
Heartwarming and Positive Messages
Delivered!
The
trailer and the content itself has made the movie a potential success. The
movie itself has a heartwarming theme which can reach out and can be relatable
to some audiences.
Messages
like how a mother wants to hide a truth because she actually wants to protect
the child, how a child should appreciate the parent’s love and effort. All of
these are really great messages to be ponder upon.
Family Movie!
A
best word to describe a movie like this would be a “family movie”. I think that
the family theme of the movie is suitable for audiences especially those with
children.
Downside #1: Cheesy Dialogues and Situations!
I have mentioned a few
good points about the movie, now let’s proceed to some downside of the movies.
One of the most notable mention is when Ping
An is caught into a dangerous situation. During that scene, instead of
tackling the danger, the scene is handled with heartwarming speeches for Ping An.
I felt that the speeches are a bit out of place and that scene is a bit hard to
be digestible. However, not all cheesy dialogues in the movie provide bad
effects though. Some of the scenes were purposely made cheesy to provide some
laughter for the audiences.
Downside #2: Touching but didn’t hit the spot!
The movie has a great
trailer showing some crying by Ping Ma
and etc which promises a good tear-jerking moment for the audiences. To be
frank, the movie has some touching moment but it didn’t hit right up the spot
to make you cry. Don’t get me wrong though, the movie itself has its shares of
heartwarming moments. But if you go in the theatre expecting yourself to wet a
few tissues with your tears, the high likelihood would be that it won’t happen.
What I like about the
movie:
- Great assembling of casts from different places
- Jeanette Aw’s debut movie
- Casts’s decent performance
- Good danger scene
- Positive messages
- Family movie
What I dislike about the
movie:
- Cheesy dialogues and awkward moments
- Heartwarming but not touching enough to hit the threshold
Verdict:
This movie deserves a 6.0/10.0!
“Meant for family
audiences! And for those who want to see casts from different countries acting
with each other!” –WLJack
Million
thanks to Asia Tropical Films for inviting me to
the screening of the movie. Do check out the movie from 12th November 2015 onwards!
Published
by WLJack.
