Spicy Nasi Lemak 2.0 with potpourri of flavours

After hearing about all the bashing and publicity about the above movie, I finally watched Namewee's multi-lingualed (predominantly Mandarin with Malay, Tamil, English, Cantonese, Hockkein, Teochew and others) Nasi Lemak 2.0 on DVD. My final verdict is that it is a well produced, entertaining and a meaningful movie.
Namewee (Huang), a disgruntled cook whose restaurant is finally closed, is living in own dream of preserving Chinese food in its true authenticity with any adulteration. He lives in his grandeur of being the second best student in an authentic Chinese cooking school in China. His nemesis, the best student, from China, is a chef in another restaurant which undergoing a power struggle for ownership. Huang is very Chinese in his outlook and is suspicious of other races' delicacy.
He is out of job and to compete with foreign nationals for work. After many failed attempts at a job, including a stint as a cheap restaurant singer, he drags himself to the road side nasi lemak lady (Adibah Noor), a lady he despises as she was a hit with her customers, to be her apprentice to learn the art of cooking nasi lemak.
In the Xiao K, the daughter of one of the warring factions of the restaurant power tussle, befriends Huang.
The nasi lemak lady hands him a map to embark on a journey of self discovery. The path takes Huang and Xiao K (sounds like Crazy Chicken) to 3 destinations. First comes Malacca to supposedly haunted Baba-Nyonya (Kenny-Chee) mansion. The journey enroute their destination is filled with dream dance scenes. After a few paranormal activities at the mansion, they flee to Banting to meet the curry master (David Arumugam). David  is quite funny with his straight faced rendition of dialogue and his protective nature of protecting his Miss Malaysia aspiring daughter (Nadine Ann  Thomas - Ms Malaysia 2010). Here we encounter like conversation akin to that between a duck and a chicken as both are conversing in their own mother tongue but somehow the message gets through with the help of a cane! At the end, we discover that either party are actually are to speak in many languages. After learning the many secrets of Indian curry, they leave for Sepang where they meet an accident. They  are rescued by a fisherman (Aflin Shauki) and his 4 wives. After spending some quality time with the family and many kids, they head home just in time for a cooking competition to determine the CEO of the warring factions in Xaio K's father's restaurant. Here Huang has to compete with his nemesis again. Patrick Teoh and his set of gullible goons are appointed judges. Huang prepares a dish from his travel but fails to impress the judges initially but as in all happy ending feel good movie, our hero wins and everyone is happy. His rival, Lan Qiao, is embarrassed by the sudden appearance of his Chinese wife and son.
It is actually an entertaining movie. The jokes are subtle and you have to read between the lines for it. Like the rival cook is Lan Qiao (Q is pronounced as Ch); many phallic jokes; poking fun at Tenaga Nasional for frequent blackouts; pug-shot at Proton for faulty air-conditioning, power window failure and door handle malfunction; a bit of Michael Chong (MCA) when Huang is approached to help out in Chinese-related social issues and RK Nathan punch-lines (looks likes me,sounds like me but I do not saying I am not him). In one of dream scenes, a sky warrior appears to save warrior Huang. Both the kris wielding Malay warrior and Chinese warrior pay homage to this sky warrior by the name Hang Tu Yah (obvious reference to Hang Tuah). both warriors claim Hang Tu Yah to be their hero, but they agree that it does not matter whether it is a Malay or Chinese hero.
A good watch!
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