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Soal Hati (malay)
Ahmad Daniel has everything a young man could wish for; loving parents, megabucks and girls, girls and girls. But when he first set his sights on pretty kampung lass Nurul Ain, it was indeed love at first sight. Nurul is a salesgirl in the departmental store and takes night classes for self-development. With the help of his driver and confidante, Osman, Daniel sets out to woo Nurul by pretending to be plain ol' Ahmad. He has had his share of bad experiences when women want him because of his wealth and not for who he is. However, Nurul's uncle who is having financial difficulties wants to marry her off to a rich widower. To halt his plans, Daniel explained who he really is. Feeling betrayed that the one she loved and trusted most had lied to her, Nurul could not accept Daniel back. Can Daniel woo her back? Can he now overcome the insurmountable obstacles to win back the heart of the woman he loves?
Starring Erra Fazira, Adflin Shauki, Zaibo, Shafie, Khatijah Tan
Producer: Habsah Hassan
Director: Othman Hafsham

 
 
Movie review by: Mahzan Mahbob

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Ahmad Daniel is a successful businessman who runs a family-owned financial institution. Daniel is also a typical male playboy and happy-go-lucky, joyous individual who takes each day as it comes. With his good looks and money, he certainly has no lack of willing female admirers. However, oddly enough, he's actually a humble person who's looking for somebody who doesn't want him just for his money.

Enter Erra Fazira as Nurul Ain, a "kampung girl" who is trying to make it in the big city armed with only her hard-working and honest attitude. She's a stickler for her principles and is contented with life the way it is. She doesn't have any dreams of becoming a millionaire either!! And realistically, this type of person is almost extinct in our materialistic world nowadays. She's also content enough to be able to support her own self and takes part-time classes to improve her knowledge and skills.

Oddly enough, for a pretty girl like her, nobody except her immediate boss, the supervisor Ruslan (Anuar Zain), has noticed enough about it to go after her. Still, Ain doesn't care for Ruslan's attentions and is forever rejecting his advances. Also, there's this loan shark, Farouk (Shamsul Ghau Ghau), who's trying to worm his way into Ain's arms through her uncle, Pak Lang. What an ulat bulu !! And finally, Ain's last suitor, the hero of the movie, Ahmad Daniel who is so amazed and impressed with Ain's attitude and personality that he falls in love with her at first sight.

The story continues with the various adventures of Daniel in trying to win Ain's heart by pretending to be a humble and poor guy. This is just another 'rich boy meets poor girl but pretends to be poor boy in order to win her heart ' movie. There are lots of hilarious gags and jokes here, but along the way the plot just kept growing thinner and in the end, it's left to the humour to really support the movie.

Still, at least the plot is kept uncomplicated and thus, easy to absorb. Afdlin's portrayal of a conscientious playboy is good enough but he has been cast in this role so often in his previous films that it would be interesting to see him in a different role. On the other hand, Erra Fazira has developed into a full-fledged actress, with her versatility and talent shining through here. Her character was portrayed in a believable and practical manner, easily connecting with the audience. Overall, the film is still very much a light-hearted love movie and is entertaining enough.



 

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