Polis Evo

Polis Evo
Directed by Ghaz Abu Bakar
Produced by Joel Soh
Screenplay by
  • Joel Soh
  • Kyle Gounting
  • Anwari Ashraf
  • Adib Zaini
Starring
  • Shaheizy Sam
  • Zizan Razak
  • Nora Danish
  • Mimie Ernida
  • Wan Hanafi Su
  • Pablo Amirul
  • Amerul Affendy
  • Harun Salim Bachik
  • Nazim Shah
Music by Luka Kuncevic
Edited by Nazim Shah
Production
company
Tayangan Unggul
Distributed by Astro Shaw
Release dates
  • 17 September 2015 (2015-09-17)[1]
Country Malaysia
Language Malay
Budget RM 2.4 million[2]
Box office RM 17.30 million

Polis EVO is a 2015 Malaysian buddy cop action comedy film directed by Ghaz Abu Bakar and starring Shaheizy Sam, Zizan Razak, Nora Danish, Mimie Ernida, Wan Hanafi Su, Pablo Amirul, Amerul Affendy and Harun Salim Bachik. The film tells the story of two policemen, Inspector Khai (Shaheizy Sam) and Inspector Sani (Zizan Razak) who have very different personalities but are forced to work together to bring down a drug trafficking operation. The film was screened to the public on 17 September 2015. The film was the highest grossing Malaysian film of 2015, raising RM 17.3 million.[3]

Plot

Inspector Khai (Shaheizy Sam), the best narcotic inspector in Kuala Lumpur has been assigned to investigate and resolve cases involving cocaine drug trafficking operations in the state. Although this case is similar to cases handled by Inspector Khai before, he now has to work with Inspector Sani (Zizan Razak) who served in Terengganu. Inspector Sani is more familiar with the intricacies of his home town. They both have different personalities; Inspector Khai is firm and swift in action, in contrast to Inspector Sani, who is stoic and sticks to procedures and protocols. Their differences further complicate their mission. Everything changes when the chief criminal, Izrail, begins to involve Inspector Sani's family in the case. Inspector Sani and Khai learn to work together to complete their mission.

Cast

Reception

Critical reception

Kenneth Chaw of The Star rated the movie a 7 out of 10, saying that it "offers big laughs and even bigger action" despite its premise "isn't exactly new". Chaw also lauded the acting of both leads Shaheizy and Zizan, the latter particularly for his "refreshing" performance in a serious role despite being more associated with comedic fares.[4] Haizir Othman of Malaysiakini applauded the storytelling for its honesty and respect for the audience's intelligence.[5]

Box-office

The film had collected around RM13 million after 3 weeks of its release in 102 theatres across both Malaysia and Brunei.[6] It later had accumulated to around RM17.3 million after 42 days and became the highest grossing local film of all time, breaking the record held by The Journey back in 2014.[7]

References

  1. ↑ ""Polis Evo" Bertemu Penonton September Depan". Malaysiaaktif.my. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Mohd. Haikal Isa (23 September 2015). "Aksi lasak Polis Evo". Kosmo! Online (in Malay). Kosmo! Online. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Polis Evo is Malaysia's highest-grossing film". NST Online. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Chaw, Kenneth (14 September 2015). "Review: Polis Evo". Star2. Star Media Group Berhad. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Haizir Othman (18 October 2015). "Ulasan filem: Polis Evo hormati penonton". Malaysiakini (in Malay). Mkini Dotcom Sdn. Bhd. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Polis Evo kutip RM13 juta dalam tempoh 3 minggu tayangan". Astro Awani (in Malay). Astro Awani Network Sdn. Bhd. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Polis Evo catat sejarah kutip RM17.30 juta padam rekod The Journey". Astro Awani (in Malay). Astro Awani Network Sdn. Bhd. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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