Alzarfa: Escape from Hanhounia Hell

The movie is bad in terms of the idea and dialogue. It has no goal and I didn't understand what he meant exactly!! It was just famous characters that were gathered and filmed without a clear scenario. I really regretted the price of the ticket and the time I spent waiting for this movie and watching it. I wished I had seen another movie and not seen this shameful work that does not live up to the taste of the Arab viewer.

To be fair, the scenes with the actor Arouj were the best I found in this film. The man has a popular and simple charisma that any viewer can accept.

I hope the production company learns from their mistakes in the future and produces films worth watching and works harder in writing them.

The film suffers from a poor storyline with no real plot, and the direction is very weak. The performance of Ibrahim Khairallah was disappointing; he seemed as if he belonged on YouTube rather than in a feature film, showing little to no acting skills. The actress who played the role of Al-Jawhara delivered a shallow and unconvincing performance, and her character itself was meaningless and poorly written.

Overall, the movie lacks depth, creativity, and proper execution, making it a below-average cinematic experience.

Tbh one of the worst Saudi films I've ever seen am laughing just because I paid for the ticket, the casting and acting isn't that good and that one important very famous actor they been promoting for didn't have that much impact maybe he's in show for only 30 minutes max and the story is pure chaos really really really bad writing that tells you that Saudi production companies only want money in their pockets instead of actually making a good story with actual actors as casting .

If we continue in this path Saudi film industry well never be spoken about in good manners and have positive reviews.

This is how Telfaz11 think now: "what does the market want to see? Hmmm let's do a checklist: 1- Famous ppl: ok we get cheap tiktok influencers to cutdown marketing budget 2- Familiar genre: Ok Saudis love Prison Break let's have a story there.

3- White Guest star: hmm.. any Prison Break star we can afford? Tbag? Ok let's do that.

Oh wait! Telfazz11 producer/actor Ibrahim wants to be in this, and have a showdown with Robert Knepper at the end even if it is irrelevant and ruins the story? GREAT! Let's do it!"

Only when they stop pathetically care about what the audience want, and focus on good stories will they succeed. Otherwise, their films will be easily forgotten.

I genuinely don't know what I did to deserve the experience that is Al Zarfa. Maybe I wronged someone in a past life? Maybe the universe simply hates me? Because there is NO other explanation for how this movie - if we can even call it that - managed to crawl its way onto a screen in front of me.

The plot? Nonexistent. The acting? I've seen more emotion from a bag of cement. The "zarfa" itself? What even IS that? A discount giraffe? A CGI monstrosity? A poorly made plush toy possessed by the spirit of bad filmmaking? I still have nightmares.

Every scene feels like it was shot in one take, with a director who was either asleep or actively trying to sabotage the project. The dialogue? I've heard more realistic conversations in automated phone menus. And don't get me started on the editing - jump cuts, awkward pauses, random zoom-ins - it's as if the editor spilled coffee on the keyboard and just rolled with the chaos.

Watching Al Zarfa felt like an endurance test. By the 30-minute mark, I was rooting for the zarfa to go full monster mode and just end it all - for the characters, for me, for everyone involved.

In short, this movie shouldn't just be avoided - it should be locked in a vault, buried deep underground, and never spoken of again. If you're considering watching Al Zarfa, do yourself a favor: stare at a wall for two hours instead. It'll be a more fulfilling, coherent, and entertaining experience.