gol & gincu, a malaysian movie
Gol & Gincu: Adakah cinta satu permainan? Translated it means “Goal & Lipstick : Is love a game?”, which doesn’t really come out as catchy and dreamy as it does in the current Malay title. I mean, not like my translation power is very the keng but that should give you an idea that the movie in general is pretty much light-hearted teen fun. Overall, a feel good chick-flick.
Putri (Nur Fazura), a mad-about-fashion college kid is dumped by her futsal-crazy boyfriend Eddy (Ashraf Sinclair) for a more independant and self-reliant girl. She decides to win back Eddy by proving to him that she too can embrace futsal like Madonna to Kabbalah. Along the way she meets Shasha (Sazzy Falak) the obligatory biatch, Zie (Rafidah Abdullah) the kind-hearted doesn’t-hold-a-grudge nice gal who offers to coach Putri in futsal, and a host of other chicks who would later be part of the ‘Bukan Team Biasa’ futsal team, captained by Putri. Somewhere along the plot Putri grows up, which means a whole journey of self-discovery that I do not really need to spell out.
Halfway through typing the above paragraph, I realised that the main storyline is uncannily similar to that of ‘Legally Blonde’. Turns out that I’m not the only one who thinks so.
Predictable as it is, there are a couple of side stories regarding issues that I feel are good exposures, such as illegal family lovin’ and boyfriends who treat their girlfriends so crap that they should be shot then thoroughly mutilated beyond the point of recognition. But overall I thought the movie casts a positive light on our youth - sometimes we can really think for ourselves! And while I am not a major futsal fan, I sympathise with the all too familiar difficulties faced by females who truly love the sport.
Goodies: Good soundtrack, Ida Nerina, Rafidah Abdullah, Sazzy Falak, female empowerment, good cinematography (I’m not an expert but I can appreciate good angles), certain realistic diversification of characters, the message of the movie.
Overkill: Sponsored products plugging, lengthy unnecessary scenes mostly brought upon by sponsored products plugging and massive MTV culture influence if you know what I mean.
(By the way I was more than shocked to see two familiar faces in the movie, Dominique and Shee Teng! Hehehe even though they are ka lei fei, no one NO ONE can miss Dom’s blonde hair!!! …. and Shee Teng just told me that Danial and Tong Teck were also in the movie, though I couldn’t recognise them. OMGWTF!!! Batu Pahat taking over the world issit?!?)
For a first feature film, it’s definitely more than a commendable effort by director Bernard Chauly. Actually I do not know who he or she is, but good job and I MEAN IT!!! Hehehe… I am not very ‘in’, you see… and am still trying to recover from the shock and utter happiness from standing within 1 metre vicinity of my long-time idol, Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir. RAWRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
Would I recommend this movie? YEAP! It opens tomorrow so go watch it at a cinema - don’t be too kiam siap and look for Uncle Ho because Uncle Ho will turn around and slap you silly for not supporting our growing film industry.
Many thanks to Daniel Tang of Addaudio Studios for the tix and TV Smith for the invite.
Related links:
Official site for “Gol & Gincu”
Review by Jeff Ooi
Review by Midnight Lily
Review by Jaime
oh you’ve seen it? lucky you. i saw the making on tv last week. thought it looked promising. the song by ella didn’t sound too bad either. i think it’s called ‘teruja’. english translation would be: excited (i think, with my limited malay rusty vocab).
i really want to watch it because it’s rafidah, and red comm - lina tan and marina mahathir? yeah. and of course bernard chauly. i enjoyed his offering which also starred sazzy called ‘piala untuk mama’ or something… maybe i’ll bring my sisters to watch it.
I wanna watch i wanna watch i wanna watch… wanna spot my sisters cameo appearance bwa ha ha
aiks? u were there? actually i was too busy staring at the stars tht showed up that night, heh… quite a few names showed up, i’m surprised… thought it would be a pretty sedated affair…
lend me la vcd.
Yes ler. All those green petrol station named ‘BP’….
Habis, my friend bluff me ‘gol dan gincu, you think what? Of course is about AhKua footballers la.’
Now I know the truth, am looking forward to seeing it on big screen. Legally Blonde meets Bend It Like Beckham?
Hmmm… Reverend thinks that this may be an interesting movie.
mudslinger: I didn’t see the making of GG, in a way it’s good because I went to see it without knowing what to expect. the soundtrack is good leh… go watch go watch!
which scene?
jojo: pigi lah
seth.frostheart: me too hehe then you remember who is behind the movie et al
KY: tarak
plink: that’s our joke hehe… “I’m from BP” … “BP station ar?” heh… when I was a lickle kid, I used to think that the petrol from BP came from Batu Pahat!
The title does sound a bit ahkua.. but go watch, it’s nice heh, def better than cinta seribu ela
Rev. Dubya: maybe coz you would have to refer to the subtitles all the time!
I was there too… I
Zarina AF2 who played “Dayang” in a movie really rawks… waaa… betul-betul brutal lah especially masa tournament tuh…
Anding who played “Fiq”… his appearance too minimal 2 - 3 scenes jer… wasnt enough to show his talent in acting lah…
That big gal who played “Aisyah” really “something”… not a typical fat lady actress who always bawa watak yang membodohkan diri sendiri.
another new actress who played “J” a.k.a Juita… a natural actor, I’d say that. Pandai Bernard Chauly scout the talent!
3R girls… “Sarah, Ling and Zie” yang still dengan element 3R mereka except for Rafidah. Although a lil’ bit stiff (even compare to those newbies Aisyah and J) but she really make an afford to lari dari unsur2 3R.
Sh. Amani - memang macam budak sekolah! Sangat! And she deserved the award of Anugerah Bintang Harapan recently! Congrats!
Pierre Andre - walaupun muka biasa2 jer but his eyes … gosh… he obviously can act for sure but need more exposure.
Ashraf Sinclair or Eddy - boleh la…
Sazzy or Sasha - lagi boleh…
Fazura or Putri - a natural black-haired bimbo that need no character-developement exercise for the role as Putri!!
oo..i got an email from 3R on it .. but oh well.. i’m not home so..
ashraff yg kacak ada makwe?lakonan ashraff memang bagus tetapi percakapan kurang jelas.
If you could attach more of sazzy’s pics is more appreciate
damn. I’m the only one who thought it had lesbian power.
it does have, uhm, ya know, lesbian connotation in it. eg “tak best la main, kalau you takde”
very-very besh…….
nak tergelak pun ada, ye la, tgk pompuan yg main futsal masa tournament tu, yg lelaki jadi pom-pom “gal”
hahahahahahahha
Suanie:
I tak suka lakonan Asyraf Sinclair, dia tu macam pretty boy aje
i’ve already watch it!!best sgt2!!!ashraf sinclair hensem & pierre andre cute!!!Fazura plak jambu sgt!!memang tk rugi kalau tgk cite ni…once u watch it,mesti nk tgk lagi…trust me!!Gol & Gincu rulez!!!;)
all the characters in there cool!! to fazura and miss sazzy a re the best! i will not miss the show…to ashraf sinclair..why u been so jamBu?..love ur character…to all the rest..melissa maureen, rafidah. pierre…all d best…i wath the movie before 3 times..hope dapat join the series…small pat pun takpe…gimme a call yea..012-4560540 hafiz.
perghh!!!!yg aku nak tg sgt cite nih coz ada ashraf sinclair….
aku minat siot ngan mamat nih..mat saleh laa katakan..pendek kata..aku tgk cite tu sbb dia je laa..yg len tu aku malas skit.coz aku xsuka ngan si fazura tu.nmpk gedik je..haha
FaZura bessh sgt, suke tgk die senyum.. nmpk gigi haha
so cute.. all de goodies pun bessh.. huhu,
geng2 futsal pun ok cume ade ayu tu cam somethin je haha
sazzy FaLak selamba.. bessh jgk, xsaba nak tunggu cite ni sampai ke kemuncak,
biar lg gempak =p… pRapp..
(^o*)V dun miss de show eberibodi….
all de way, 8tv–> 10pm every SuNday.. an hour wif de geng.. =p
i think aa… i like the way fazura dressed..the way she handle herself…as sometimes she looks so barbie gurl… but that’s not the issue…i like the way she smile…so sweet…
well i just see this movie on rcti in indonesia. i thinks this eddy (ashraff sinclair) is so cool. all the actors n the actress play so naturally. n i like putri too she is girly but like sport.
trully… I LOVE THIS SERIES…
I never wasted my time just to see this movie series..and 4 me.. trully this movie ARE the greatest in MALAYSIA….
Hebat…. me want to buy the VCD aklau terjual di SABAH!!!
gol&gincu besh nak mampos… enjoy n love it!!! omg i love putri n sasha! they r natural!
oh hai,,,im enjoyed watching every week….
love Putri and ShaSha so much…both of them are so cute and natural….
“BEST”
I’ve already bought the box set for G&G TV Series Season 1. So glad i bought it. Seeing their antics like a “penawar” to me.
Especially Putri & Reza. Cuteness!!
Yg paling best, every nite me tgk 2 episode.
I think i njoy watching this shows coz’ it has a ‘HOTTIE’ EDDY (ASHRAF SINCLAIR)Trust me girl he hot…………..
well peeps, im a big fan of g&g the series but too bad im no longer in msia..ill be back aftr 4 years which i bet the series will no longer be on screen..really miss the series hey!can any1 plz let me know if they’re making vcd or watever hardcopy of g&g..ill definitely get it once im back!
it was an iteresting film. i’m so interested in this film, even i think that i will have a thesis about the language used in this film. unfortunately, till now i can’t find the script of this film that i will used it as the data source. i’ve browse here and there but i still can’t find it. would you like to give me information how i can find the sript of this film? or perhaps you can give me the e-mail address of rafidah abdullah(the screenwriter of gol & gincu). plesae….i really need it.thanks a lot….
uri: sorry ar, i don’t have contact with the peps of G&G
who’s play as sasha bf,haikal?
this movie has cheer up women futsal scenario….after watching this movie..most of my friends(gurls)..start to play futsal!thats great mehhhh!
nice movie
I love Putri.She’s hot plus gorgeous
i lk fazura’s photo..so cwit lk me..
i thought teruja mean disture =3…i havent watch yet bt nw i watch it at youtube xp the only way nt to wait to show it at tv lOl always miss it plus always late show it on tv haizz…
hey,i hope to see u in ‘GOL & GINCU 2′ coz u r a cute n beautiful person…..
wan: I hope you mean Nur Fazura kan?! LMAOOOOO
i like this movie so much…
can i noe somethings about IRWAN (fahmi)??
he is so cute… haha
We are 3 girls here, were interested to play futsal but, we don’t have a team to built up =(. watever,we love this movie very much!! Setanding dengan international movie la…We like “Bukan Team Biasa”…
hi what r u doing i suka teagok G&G. k lah itu saja i mahu beritahu u bye2.
apa nama watak sazzy falak dlm filem pendek - Piala Untuk Mama?? sape tahu?? huhu..
how can i watch ‘gol n gincu’ series 1?
pls anyone???
at 8tv i could just watch series 2.n i’ve watched it already.
how to find 1st series? full series!full episod! i want it! thx! love ya muahx muahx!