Mandoob

Mandoob alleil is a Saudi movie directed by Ali Al kalthami , I watched it on theater , first of all, Great directing, and great performance by the star actor Mohammed Al dokhei, from the first. Minute of this movie you'll feel like it kinda looks like taxi driver but with some changing , I like it a lot, not boring at all and it's the best Saudi movie I've seen so far , I have seen Satar and some other Saudi movies but this movie feels like an American movie from the 70s , as a big fan of American movies, mandoob alleil is the only Arabic movie that feels like a true movie with no bad messages,

A MUST SEEN.

This movie directed by ali which is a saudi actor+director

i've never seen his directing work but after this movie i will definitely follow him, the way he moved from a scene to anoother and shooting in the dark and gives us the best scenes possible it's hard but he managed to do it perfectly, the rain and the roads, every scene was shooted perfectly however i have a note which is, in action scenes with the music we're thrilled and excited, then the scene will be moved immediately to a chilling scene

the acting staff is amazing, fahad-sara-maha-and the alcahol gang, everyone acting is so professional

I'll see it again definitely and congratulation everyone on this great work, proud of this saudi movie 🙏

Story narrative is the greatest yet of all Saudi movies, and some of Hollywood's as well.

A great story shows how far will a person go when they suffer. The risks they'll take, the troubles they'll get into, and how they'll get out of it. An underdog individual, how feels stuck in a society that he doesn't fit into.

The story is the highlight of the movie. Yet not to forget mentioning the great directing, the amazing soundtracks, coloring, performances, locations.

Mohammed Aldokhei's performance was remarkable, I was stunned to see what he was able to deliver!

It's definitely a must watch movie. Seeing it in theaters absolutely gave it another dimension.

Taxi Driver meets Nightcrawler on the incessantly rainy streets of Riyadh?!....who would've thought!

A novel glimpse into the gig-economy and colliding worlds of a modern-day Saudi Arabia, told through the eyes of an unhinged delivery driver, selling bootlegged alcohol to fulfil his patriarchal duties as family caretaker.

Lead actor delivers a compelling performance and cinematographer does very well to capture the tension and frenzy of most scenes; a respectable effort from a nascent Saudi movie industry waking up from a 35 year slumber.

That said, director was seemingly overcome by the duration of a feature film, and many peripheral scenes or moments were overly drawn out. The script too was heavily lacking in depth, character development and authenticity. This exacerbated an erratic and seemingly random build-up and dissipation of tension throughout the movie, culminating in a disappointing ending. To make things worse, the subtitling felt like the work of an impubescent first-timer who cared more about flaunting his familiarity with American pie-esque profanity and bro culture, than delfty translating the original Arabic script - apparently an 82 year old History Professor jokes with his son and asks "do you even lift bro?" or in another scene, a cousin tells the lead actor to "calm his tits" when the original script had virtually nothing to do with that in meaning or context. Hard to see this beyond what it is: a publicity stunt showcasing a more "western" Saudi grappling with its "modernity".

I was waiting for this movie to drop and it didn't disappoint!

Firstly I can't get over how good the acting is! Especially from the mc as a kid who grew up on YouTube and these guys's videos i was shocked to my core of how good AlDokhi acts especially in that scene were he was terrified bc he was being chased and so his eyes show clear terror and fear while he's laughing uncontrollably, that scene was the best.

The cinematography is so beautiful, the choice of colors to represent each scene and the emotions that goes through it, how you can find beauty in every scene no matter how unpleasing the place is. My personal favorites in terms of cinematography were the scene in the elevator with the mc and the antagonist and the one in that rich guy's apartment when the fireworks went off behind him.

The plot is nothing new we've seen it in Taxi Driver and such but this film gives it an indie touch with the view of a saudi environment that i find interesting.

The characters are all like typical moving characters for the plot but the mc is amazing and i love how they show how fu**ed up he was from the beginning still some people missed that! But he just needed a push to get it all out... and i love how realistically unhinged he is, and an excellent portrayal from AlDokhi.

The writing could use a little work as you can tell some scenes are elongated to fit the duration conditions of a featured movie, but personally i had no issues with it as it showed it from the following a character's life perspective but some thought it was boring to them but personally i fairly enjoyed this movie!