Good concept, poorly executed.

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

a movie about Malaysia's independence. this is a great movie for all Malaysians and Singaporeans to see. it shows our leader Dato Onn Jaafar and Tunku Abdul Rahman, fighting for Malaysia's peace and independence from British. although, the acting is quite lame, its story line is good. this movie has the spirits that would carry the viewers all the way through. the cinematography is also not of highest level but it is still good accounting for the budget. the story could have been better if it adds a narration so that viewers can fully understand the story line. Shuhaimi gives a great effort in doing this. it is sad that this movie doesn't do very well in box office. hopefully more films like this would be produced. Merdeka.