I guess you could say that Valentine (2017) is just another Indonesian female-led comic book movie, like Sri Asih. If there are any others, I'll probably watch those as well.
A near future Indonesian Batavia City is in the grips of a crime wave. A journalist, Matthew Settle, thinks that if people had a role model, preferably female, it might turn the tide. He wants to make a movie, but can't find a pretty girl who is skilled at martial arts. Then, in a cafe, some toughs start acting up, and pretty waitress Estelle Linden lays them to waste. So Settle offers her a new job as star of his movie.
On their first outing, Linden quickly realizes that this "movie" is going to be wandering around the city. looking for crimes, her defeating the bad guys, and Settle and crew filming it on phones for social media.
I won't get into the plot, because I've forgotten it. I did note that at no time did the populace seem to take hope from this young superhero - at least, they never turn on the gangsters. I'll also note that the fight choreography is mid-tier at best. But the style is largely pencak silat, which I enjoy watching, even if only on an amateur level.
So, not a great comic book movie, or martial arts movie, or even a movie to encourage us to fight crime in our community. But fun enough so that I'll probably watch any other Indonesian comic book movie I find.
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