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  Review by mary ❦ ★★★ 2

  noori natt feminist king

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  Review by ansar ★★★½ 1

  fawad khan ur such a good actor
  humaima malick ur such a good actor
  gohar rasheed ur such a good actor
  faris shafi ur such a good actor

  
  also one of the best scores i’ve heard in my limited pakistani moviegoing experience

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  Review by Junnie ★★★★★ 1

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  That scene when maula and noori list the ways they’re gonna kill each other omg just kiss already…

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  Review by etoileka ★★★★

  Striking critique of feudalism

  I guess most people will think it's just an action-fantasy-thrill film, but - in my opinion - this film was largely an intense critique of feudalism and the social structures/violence it reifies. It's also interesting to analyze how Pakistani cinema (whose actors generally come from an elite secular background) regularly rebukes the "values" of the Pakistani middle class - Maula Jatt openly features the Punjabi language (despised by educational instututions), homoeroticism, hierarchy-critical language, and religious syncretism. The latter characteristic of this movie definitely makes it a true Punjabi classic. Also, the feminist subtext in Humaima Malick's character (her performance here really stood out) was super interesting too. The blend of violence, vulgarity, and lust in this…

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  Review by Haroon Paul ★★★½ 3

  Bilal Lashari's The Legend of Maula Jatt, in true meaning is a cinematic triumph for Pakistan. Doesn't try to mimic bollywood or trail towards item songs (which had become a norm in Pakistani Filmmaking Indsutry as per my limited experience).

  The commitment of every actor towards their roles has lifted this film to even higher standards. Direction was top notch as well and the action scenes were jaw dropping. What a score as well.

  This cinematic sample is for everyone to follow and Pakistani Filmakers must tread on the heels of this marvellous feat that Bilal Lashari was able to capture and immortalize in the history of great things to come from the cinema of my country.

  We move! Forward and upward.
  75/100

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  Review by Umar ★★★★ 10

  The Legend of Maula Jatt: Pakistani Cinema’s Best 

  “If God does not kill Maula, then Maula doesn’t die.”

  Bilal Lashari’s The Legend of Maula Jatt is a step-up for Pakistani cinema in terms of storytelling, production design, visuals and action sequences. The ensemble delivers solid performances particularly Fawad Khan and Hamza Ali Abbasi who are great. It’s wildly entertaining and not one scene is out of place. Surprised with how focused and clear the storytelling is. I was expecting a lot more randomness. There isn’t even an actual musical number and the romantic track isn’t given much importance. It’s all about how Maula Jatt will avenge his parents and bring glory to his village. The action sequences are well done.…

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  Review by emanfatima ★★★★½

  well atleast noori natt is no misogynist

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  Review by shahbakht ★★★½ 10

  This is going to be so rambling.

  I can't convey how big of a deal it is for a Pakistani blockbuster to be shown in North American cinemas. But it hasn't been an easy journey.

  This movie has been in the making since 2013. Bilal Lashari, the director of this, had always pushed boundaries for how Pakistani movies could look like. He made his name directing stylish and effects laden music videos for popular bands, with Sajni being his claim to fame (this is taking me back to high school: I must have listened to this song, and album, thousands of times). In a country where movies haven't held any place of importance at least since I was born, and…

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  Review by Shehryar ★★★★

  PAKISTANI CINEMA LETS GOOOOOO

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  Review by shaheerjpeg ★★★★½

  saw the first teaser of this when i went to see endgame 3 years ago, and goddamn this was worth the wait.

  a very overdone story told through a very distinct and new direction. Lashari reinventing the blockbuster for Pakistan, fantastic stuff. Genuinely don't know how to talk about this without just spamming synonyms of "good", so im gonna save a detailed writeup for the rewatch. Go watch this if its playing near you, shit rips

  
  (also best CGI blood ever oml)

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  Review by DuReviews ★★ 1

  Mahira Khan took one look at a feral Fawad Khan and said "i'mma have his babies" and I felt that.

  While this movie is certainly a step up production and marketing-wise for Pakistani cinema, its dull story ruined it for me. It felt very underwritten and at times just a series of boring excuses for a big speech or gorey violence to happen, with no real emotion or depth behind most of it.

  I liked how poetic the Punjabi dialogue was, it felt a bit like Shakespeare which is really cool. The highlight of my evening was hearing my Amma quietly recite the lines from the original and clap every time they happened. According to my Punjabi parents though, everyone's…

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  Review by Layyyyy ★★★★½

  First off, see this in cinemas if you can please, easily the best film my country has made. It's an epic on the same scale as Gladiator, and the drama matches that scale too. I can't help but compare the two, even the villains are completely as insane, entertaining, and perfectly acted out.

  I can't be happier about how well done the action is, it reminded me of the amazingly choreographed fight from the first episode of the Witcher. Its brutality and gore is not common even in Hollywood blockbusters. Every single fight is of that quality. No small feat.

  Dialogue is sharp and snappy, though there are a few lines that get a bit repetitive. But what holds up…