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Anne Van Jogja (Drama, 90 minutes) Starring Rachel Maryam,
Imam Soetrisno, Tutik Budihardjo, Heru Prasetyo. Directed by
Bobby Sandy.

Oh boy, if only this film had been intended as a parody of old
Indonesian movies, it would have been a winner. The characters
speak trite dialogs as if they were reading something out of
schoolbooks.

And the story is melodramatic at best: A local man marries a
Dutch woman. The man's father does not approve. The couple has a
daughter named Anne (Maryam). The man dies. Anne and her mother
have to move out of their house. And you can expect more
tragedies.

This laughably bad movie plays with endless expositions and
enough preaching to make you want go home, perform an ablution
clean and ask for forgiveness.

Co-produced by The Committee of Competitive Films of the
Department of Culture and Tourism. They sure know how to spend
their budget. (Zero stars out of ****)

Me vs. High Heels (Comedy/Romance) Starring Ayushita, Hengki
Kurniawan, Raffi Ahmad, M. Dwi Andika, Ardina Rasti. Directed by
Pingkan Utari.

This movie, based on a teen novella of the same title, could
have been decent entertainment -- if only the filmmakers spared
us the annoying sound effects and the irritatingly showy camera-
work.

A high school tomboy (described as someone who likes to break
wind -- make that gust) falls in love with a new student who is
into feminine women. So she learns how to dress accordingly,
including slipping into high heels.

Unless you have been living in a cave, you should be aware
that there's a phenomenon in this country called teen-lit. So you
can expect more movies like this to come.

However, since all these teen novellas are of a similar vein,
you can expect that their target audiences will be bored to death
like, um, right now. *1/2

Coming soon: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
(Comedy/Animation/Family, 90 minutes) Voices by Tom Kenny, Clancy
Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke. Directed by Stephen
Hillenburg.

The popular characters from the Nickelodeon show get their
chance at the big screen. And they sure do give us a mighty good
time.

Somebody frames Krusty Krab for a theft and gives away his
secret recipe of delicious burgers to Krabby Patty.

SpongeBob arrives to save the day with the help of Patrick the
starfish.

The two are then engaged in delightful adventures in which
they have to outwit several villains. But they also have the
chance to meet good old David Hasselhoff himself.

Good humor mixed with a good dose of silliness make this a
treat for the whole family. ***
--Joko Anwar