Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- witty
- energetic
- heightened
- action movie night
- buddy cop marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film entertaining and well acted, praising its energetic action, humor, storytelling, and lead chemistry while noting its familiar premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kuala Lumpur narcotics inspector Khai is paired with the more relaxed Terengganu officer Sani.
Khai and Sani come from markedly different professional and social environments, producing comic friction.
The drug investigation shifts from an official assignment into a personal mission after a tragic turn of events.
The story moves between Kuala Lumpur narcotics work and a Terengganu investigation involving a local police partnership.
Films like Polis Evo, and why
Rush Hour
shared buddy-cop structure, mismatched partners, police action, and comic banter
21 Jump Street
shared action-comedy tone, crime investigation, and contrasting law-enforcement protagonists
The Raid
shared Southeast Asian police setting, crime syndicate conflict, and energetic action filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Ghaz Abu Bakar
- Release Date
- 2015-09-17
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (11)
Cast
- Shaheizy Sam
- Zizan Razak
- Nora Danish
- Mimi Ernida
- Harun Salim Bachik
- Wan Hanafi Su
- Hushairi Husain
- Pablo Amirul
- Yus Murai
- Amerul Affendi
Common questions
- What is Polis Evo about?
- Two very different Malaysian police officers must turn comic friction into trust while dismantling a ruthless meth syndicate.
- What is Polis Evo like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Polis Evo as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Polis Evo violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Polis Evo as brutal.
- What did critics think of Polis Evo?
- Critics generally found the film entertaining and well acted, praising its energetic action, humor, storytelling, and lead chemistry while noting its familiar premise.
- Which films are like Polis Evo?
- Films with a similar feel include Rush Hour, 21 Jump Street, and The Raid.
- How long is Polis Evo?
- Polis Evo runs 128 minutes.
