Review of the Arabic movie "Tito"
This movie is very ambitious in its production values, very much like another Ahmad Saqqa movie "Mafia".
However, Tito starts out very well, (in terms of the plot itself)... continues on a ramp until around halfway through... and then falls flat!
It is hard for me not to compare Tito with Mafia since they seemed so similar. They both were funded well (as evident by the foreign locations, good chase and fight scenes, expensive cast), looked good, and feature great cinematography.
Nonetheless... Tito is a much better movie due to much better dialogue and casting, and a more engaging plot.
However, Tito suffers from what I call "tone concentration". Meaning, the high-tone (action, adventure, danger) is all concentrated in the first half. While all the "talking" is at the second half. Also, the pace with which the plot advances slows down dramatically. This makes the viewer lose interest long before the ending (instead of holding the viwer's attention to the dialogue by interweaving it with the action).
I will conclude this "review" by applauding the attempt though. This movie was a sincere try to raise the bar on the production values we have "suffered through" with most Arabic movies. It also has an engaging story (albeit not all the way).
RECOMMENDED
However, Tito starts out very well, (in terms of the plot itself)... continues on a ramp until around halfway through... and then falls flat!
It is hard for me not to compare Tito with Mafia since they seemed so similar. They both were funded well (as evident by the foreign locations, good chase and fight scenes, expensive cast), looked good, and feature great cinematography.
Nonetheless... Tito is a much better movie due to much better dialogue and casting, and a more engaging plot.
However, Tito suffers from what I call "tone concentration". Meaning, the high-tone (action, adventure, danger) is all concentrated in the first half. While all the "talking" is at the second half. Also, the pace with which the plot advances slows down dramatically. This makes the viewer lose interest long before the ending (instead of holding the viwer's attention to the dialogue by interweaving it with the action).
I will conclude this "review" by applauding the attempt though. This movie was a sincere try to raise the bar on the production values we have "suffered through" with most Arabic movies. It also has an engaging story (albeit not all the way).
RECOMMENDED
posted by The One at 1:30 PM
2 Comments:
I think I will watch this one. It is harder to get arabic movies here in Eau Claire, but in Chicago or Minneapolis there's tons of stores that carry them. It might change my mind on what to expect from arabic movies. Lately I was under the impression that production values in the cheapest porn company were more than the most ambitious than any movie company in Egypt.
That used to be the case. However, companies like El-Adl Group are now beginning to inderstand and produce some really good production values. There are also creative minds like Youssef Chahine and Sherif Sabry who are experimenting with new ideas in production and direction. Something which is very promising (even if some of these experiments do blow up).
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