Name: Hayati Mebahdelah
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2015-07-17
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 3.1
Cast: Muhammad Saad, Nicole Saba, Hassan Hosny

A wacky fantasy comedy that delivers solid visual laughs but trips over a totally messy script

The movie rolls out a dope premise with Mohamed Saad bringing his signature frantic body language and chaotic physical humor as the unlucky worker. Nicole Saba completely steals the spotlight with her stunning screen presence and highly charming energy, while Hassan Hosny adds an amazing, rock-solid deadpan performance that anchors the silly situations. Ahmed Fathy easily cracks you up with his great comedic timing. However, the script drops the ball in the second half, leaning way too hard on highly predictable subplots and repetitive ghost gags. The pacing drags its feet before the final act, wrapping everything up in a super rushed and convenient ending.

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