Semi-Soet

Enjoyable and fun. Not trying for too much with (in the original Afrikaans - not sure it will translate to English) a nice local flavour. Within those parameters, very well written, acted and filmed.

I would not read further in this review as I am simply making up space in the hope that it might be published and at the same with the hope that I will not be censored as what I am doing is surely not what is intended to be done by the restricting of reviews to a minimum length which as you can see in my case is proving counter productive and that is all that I have to say on the matter, finished.

Finally an Afrikaans movie that does the very thing I've wanted other films to do for so long, to be more precise, past Afrikaans films had the knack for having characters with less personality than paper plates and a dialog that is so outdated their characters talk in ways that Afrikaans people haven't talked in years and they use words that are probably not even in the dictionary anymore, basically what I've been saying what Afrikaans film makers should do is develop characters and give them a personality and dialog that fit in with how people are today, of course I always get shot down by people telling me "you have to cater for older audiences as well." If that's the attitude of every film maker then he or she should stop before they start because film making can be an ungrateful business if it wants to be, its better to be ahead of the pack then to be treading in their footsteps.

SEMI SOET does everything perfectly in terms of character development and dialog it is absolutely flawless in that aspect, each of the characters are so well developed you can immediately tell who's likable and who is not, the acting is probably best I've ever seen in an Afrikaans movie and even though the plot bares a little resemblance toward THE PROPOSAL and COUPLES RETREAT, a lot of the jokes and situations are very inventive and it has a certain charm to it that the other two films don't completely have.

All in all, its a must see for anyone whose waited to see a good and very entertaining Afrikaans movie.

Plus, if you're an aspiring Afrikaans film maker that wants to get into the business, watch 7DE LAAN on how not to develop a good story, I know its South Africa's favorite soap opera but it should actually be called a plastic cheese opera to emphasize the plastic acting and the cheesy dialog, its also a good example of what film makers are doing wrong in the Afrikaans market.

This was a GOOD Afrikaans movie.with a GOOD Cast anal Alexander,Nico Panagio,Sandra Vuaghn en Diaan Lawrenson. This is the type of movie I was waiting for in Afrikaans and it was not cheesy at all it was just plain good comedy and you laugh through out the movie form beginning to end the intro to the movie is Hollywood standard as well as the ending good job!!!! This movie is about Jaci a workaholic who just lives for her work a mindless businessman want to take over her company and the only way she can save it is to win another contract.But in order to be able to qualify for the contract is for Jacki to be In a relationship.So she hires a. Model to play her fiancé but mistakenly take the mindless businessman for the model. You can only imagine what follows. A hilarious comedy. Loved it!!!!!

I thought it was just great....lots of fun, great wit, stunning scenery and a clear sign to me that the SA movie industry is moving forward at pace...congratulations!! it's a must see, don't forget the biltong, popcorn and Koeksisters !! Anel Alexander and Nico Panagio were just the biz, and for someone who can't speak Afrikaans - thanks for the sub-titles ; )

I thoroughly enjoyed the humour and capers, and the Vrede en Lust wine farm setting did more than add an important dimension to the movie, it was a great advertisement for the beauty of SA...reminds me that it's time for another tour of the wine lands !!

Finally, and perhaps most important, its' becoming clear that South Africans are more willing than ever to poke fun at themselves, a sure sign of maturity....long may that continue !

I thoroughly enjoyed this! From the actors to the interesting concept, I loved every minute! There were a few cheesy moments and events that were unconvincing and for the sake of the plot only, but despite this the film in general was thoroughly enjoyable.