Alzarfa: Escape from Hanhounia Hell

I genuinely don't know what I did to deserve the experience that is Al Zarfa. Maybe I wronged someone in a past life? Maybe the universe simply hates me? Because there is NO other explanation for how this movie - if we can even call it that - managed to crawl its way onto a screen in front of me.

The plot? Nonexistent. The acting? I've seen more emotion from a bag of cement. The "zarfa" itself? What even IS that? A discount giraffe? A CGI monstrosity? A poorly made plush toy possessed by the spirit of bad filmmaking? I still have nightmares.

Every scene feels like it was shot in one take, with a director who was either asleep or actively trying to sabotage the project. The dialogue? I've heard more realistic conversations in automated phone menus. And don't get me started on the editing - jump cuts, awkward pauses, random zoom-ins - it's as if the editor spilled coffee on the keyboard and just rolled with the chaos.

Watching Al Zarfa felt like an endurance test. By the 30-minute mark, I was rooting for the zarfa to go full monster mode and just end it all - for the characters, for me, for everyone involved.

In short, this movie shouldn't just be avoided - it should be locked in a vault, buried deep underground, and never spoken of again. If you're considering watching Al Zarfa, do yourself a favor: stare at a wall for two hours instead. It'll be a more fulfilling, coherent, and entertaining experience.

The story is distracting with no main focus, letting all social media actors in for seek of hit to grab attention. Robert seen was not essential or needed, but as I said for the seek of hit.

Director and camera scenes was great which is the good side of that movie.

The movie is supposed to be mostly comedy with sense of humour, yet the audience was quite with only few shy laughs at few scenes. I believe it was not as humour as it was in the script.

I am seriously looking for other ppl reviews to make sure that all share same thought about the movie, because I was expecting more for the media hype!

Without a doubt, Telfaz is one of the greatest film producers.

What I noticed about Al-Zarfa, despite my keenness to understand that it's a comedy, is its lack of originality. For example, the music (they used the theme song from the TV series Prison Break, although creating something unique for the film would have made it a smash hit, even after a while) The use of common sounds, such as the recording of a child police officer! This is the scene I saw the most, and I said, "What's wrong with that?!" I have no comment on it.

The appearance of famous characters was a great idea, but the scenario for featuring them wasn't successful. It could have been better.

In my opinion, the work was subjected to obstacles that forced the producers to try to smooth out the scene.

The appearance of new actors is a successful step in its place, but the actor remains a prisoner of the director's artistic vision.

We look forward to more amazing works in the future. All the best 🙏

The film suffers from a poor storyline with no real plot, and the direction is very weak. The performance of Ibrahim Khairallah was disappointing; he seemed as if he belonged on YouTube rather than in a feature film, showing little to no acting skills. The actress who played the role of Al-Jawhara delivered a shallow and unconvincing performance, and her character itself was meaningless and poorly written.

Overall, the movie lacks depth, creativity, and proper execution, making it a below-average cinematic experience.

This is how Telfaz11 think now: "what does the market want to see? Hmmm let's do a checklist: 1- Famous ppl: ok we get cheap tiktok influencers to cutdown marketing budget 2- Familiar genre: Ok Saudis love Prison Break let's have a story there.

3- White Guest star: hmm.. any Prison Break star we can afford? Tbag? Ok let's do that.

Oh wait! Telfazz11 producer/actor Ibrahim wants to be in this, and have a showdown with Robert Knepper at the end even if it is irrelevant and ruins the story? GREAT! Let's do it!"

Only when they stop pathetically care about what the audience want, and focus on good stories will they succeed. Otherwise, their films will be easily forgotten.