That is a one line verdict I would give to Jack Neo's latest flick. Just follow law is the latest movie to 'reflect' Singaporean life because this formula seem to work for Jack Neo in the past since Money No Enough days. But the low class comedy wasted a potentially good plot.
Spoiler Alert! Do not read any further if you intend to watch this movie in the future
First of all, the jokes were simply crude. Reference to sex, upskirts, breast grabbing (in 2 occasions), peeing (2 occasions), ugly makeup ala Ru Hua style, girl in ugly pose (uncountable times) are just some ways Jack Neo tries to inject humour to the not-so-brand-new guy and girl swapped soul type of storyline.
There were scenes which were supposed to be touching but it failed to connect because it was badly executed. For excample, there was this scene where the actress was getting in touch with her feelings towards her mother but it was preceded by an in-your-face type of mockery towards the drink cans collecting phenomenon in Singapore. In his attempt to combine humour, reflection of our society and a touching scene, he managed to achieve none.
The big job fair was supposed to be the apex of the movie but it was spoilt with Jack Neo's attempts to insert a joke once every 5 minutes of the movie. Just when Gurmit Singh and Fann Wong were faced with many hiccups before the VIP came to the fair, the director felt it was important to insert a funny but meaningless dance to break the momentum in the finale. So there I was, reminded once every 5 minutes that a potentially good script was tarnished with kiasuism in mixing everything. A typical Singapore rojak.
A great director will know when to inject humour and when to be serious in a movie. Mixing and matching both throughout a film like "Just Follow Law" simply don't work for me. Especially if it's LC humour.
P.S. Don't get me started on the 90s computer graphics used in explosion and fire scenes. I'm not going to classify it under action, it's that fake.
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