A LONG from Singapore+Malaysia

A LONG PTE LTD, just watched, after the movie "Just Follow Law", I really have high-hope in this movie.
I went for this movie without much information, what in mind mine is just based on the movie poster, which might be something like the korean movie "my wife is a gangster".
However, I went for it just because of Jack Neo's product!

The starting 20 minutes I think, wao, I laugh my pants off!! He totally nail it baby!! This is a great Singapore+Malaysia comedy which able to sale it to other Asia country with our unique ideas.

It is about our gangster - ALONG instead of HK "Ku Wak Zai"(gangster) story, the idea it makes the story believable. Is OUR jokes, OUR comedy, OUR culture, Jack Neo, u film it awesome. I'm proud to present it to my foreign friends!!!

When come to 2nd part....every part started to "potong steam", not extreme/ not shown enough, wanted to see more...
Married life...no really focus, kinda predictable, the Fang's mom and the lao cha bo is more interesting instead of their marriage life.
Gangster life...in and out, when come to final part it reminded my typical 90's HK movie
Comedy part...instead of funny, getting bit typical and hilarious..Kung Fu footbal...izzit necessary?
last part which wanted to focus on conveying positive message to the audience...It just didn't moved me...maybe the comedy part distracted me.

I'm a bit disappointed because the starting is really really good, it is a good comedy if Jack Neo willing to cut off some of the elements, maybe just focus for dramatic comedy, in "Just Follow the Law" he did great, "Along" I feel like a bit "trying too hard", too many elements wanted to squeeze into a 2 hours movie.
Even without the some of the elements like Kung fu part you still able to direct it well Jack Neo~
Hopefully all the commercial elements is because of investor,producer,market demand bla bla.... 's "opinion".

I have to give compliment to 2 actors, they given me a lot of surprise in this movie, which is Fang's ex-leader - Richard Low as Chen Jun, he makes the character very outstanding, maybe is all the hokkien saying
Another person is Jack Lim as Hong Qing Long (Lam Tak Weng), haha, is a big surprise! Listen to his voice on air every morning, haha, Wong Shiong!! He might consider about acting industry as well~~

Of cause without pushing ourself to limit, we cant see how far can we go, hopefully after this movie Jack Neo will have a new perspective and ideas, then direct a more unique Singapore+Malaysia's movie. You showed me we got our specialties, and please enhance it, in stead of distracted by the trend/commercial issue.

Such a waste when the movie able to become an "A+" instead of "A" ..... and that broke my heart abit to be honest... Jack Neo, support you!!!
Still the best Singapore+Malaysia's comedy, no comedy can beat that!!
Thanks for given me the joyful moment inside the theater!