Truly Dreadful Film

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

This movie maybe one of a kind in Egyptian theater, this movie contains so many goofs in directing (which i praise it because of Marawan Hamed's beautiful mind) and also goofs in the screenplay not like the novel's screenplay as you feel like they want to do a quick and short screenplay to release the movie in theaters and gain quick money too many things in the movie you won't understand it and if you ask anybody he'll tell you to read the movie and i'm like "if i am watching the movie why in the hell i need to read the damn novel". The soundtrack is the most likely thing in the movie, Hesham Nazih proved that he is a masterpiece in soundtrack, don't know but maybe he is an Egyptian version of Hans Zimmer. And last but not least the acting, Karim was decent in this movie Nelly wasn't that good after all and Khaled El-Sawy was awesome in this movie and i think EL-Sawy is the best actor in Egypt. One last thing not every movie that contains a twist ending is a good movie.

The novel was really entertaining and mysterious. The dark gloomy sense you get from reading the novel was quite different than watching the movie. I honestly felt more involved when i was reading the novel. The movie was overrated. Karim abd el aziz wasn't the right person to play this role. As well as nelly karim. Karim abd el aziz isn't as deep, mysterious as yehia. The novel portrayed yehya in a better picture. Movie characters are the most important elements in the movie itself. It's just how you wouldn't enjoy a delicious dish made with the wrong ingredients. It was quite difficult for me to enjoy the movie. Nelly karim on the other hand is very spiritless. Lobna is a girl who is madly in love with Yehya, this role requires a woman who is sympathetic and emotional. I didn't get that from Nelly's act. Khaled el sawy wasn't as good either. I could tell he was "Acting possessed". The actors were chosen because of their popularity not because they were the best ones to act the roles out. And this is a very common problem we have in Egypt. I expected better.

I have managed to get the novel and read it before watching the film. Not sure if that was the best thing to do, but the film was really close to the novel anyways except the ending and stripping down some unnecessary details to keep the movie length and possibly rating.The rest of the details is an exact copy of the novel except changing very minor things. I waited to see the credits and didn't get the name of the scenarist so I assume it's written by the novel author. The film is well directed, outstanding colors and decoration and above average visual effects (Some were done by a foreign team) however some scenes could have been better, and some other scenes could have been taken out altogether as they wouldn't have affected the story line that much. The story itself is a fiction story done by a very talented writer. However if you don't tolerate drug and alcohol reference that would be a turn off in the story. The movie is overall above average with a happy ending and good acting for most actors. All characters have depth except for Sameh (Yahia's colleagues at the hospital who hated him) but that was in the story as well. Also Maya's role could have been bigger.

I was one the firsts who read the novel, it was incredible and I finished those 365 page in 3 days then I read it again after a year then I discovered it has some faults.. Like some unnecessary situations for Yehia. Then I knew that it's going to be movie and I was really mad and said that they will never gonna make the same perfect picture that I imagined. I thank that Karim Abdel Aziz & Khaled El-Sawy & even Nelly Karim wasn't the best choice, not because they are untalented absolutely not but Karim is a nice guy and has a sense of humor and he likes to put his funny jokes in his drama and El-Sawy is a bit older for the role but also he is also a one of wonderful actors in the whole INDUSTRY.. Finally the movie was a challenge to me. Great acting from all, wonderful screenplay, best director in the Middle East and the soundtrack is awesome and really matching with the film. Thanks to the whole Crew.