This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I’m surprised how there’s a lot from this that is referenced to Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name (2017) that you can’t help but to compare both. One of the good films in the “nothing is happening'' genre.
An explosion of creativity. A lot of random creative visual scenes and I like all of it. I like that more than Laurence’s story, this is also about Fred’s and their love story. First Dolan :)
I like the unpredictability. Mark Rylance is so charming. A good thriller from start to finish.
If I have to be honest, I’m not sold with the dialogues. Sometimes it borders on being cheesy but the cinematography is so good. The frames are beautiful. Even sometimes I think that the script weakens the actors' performances, they still shine through. Above all, I still really like it with the message it is trying to portray and it never loses sight of its purpose.
A Filipino made story based on a great book by F.H. Batacan. The book itself is great and even though this adaptation is not as effective as the book, you can still see how good the story is. Nonie Buencamino and Sid Lucero are the best actors so they, of course, kill it. They are actually the best part of this film. The themes of the film were not lost as well and I like it since the social commentary in this film is very important. The whole serial killing part is actually a metaphor right?
A good look into one of the typical Filipino family dynamics in the provinces. It also has scenes and nuances of what it is to live in Filipino barrios like this and I like it. Beautiful shots in some parts and Bables killed it with his performance. This is also a deep look into one part of the OFW culture in the Philippines.
A little bit of a well made film technically. I like that there are hints all over the film of what will happen at the end. All of the actors definitely played their part well, especially Ruby Ruiz. On the other hand, one might think that this is exploitative of the concept of poverty but these abuses definitely happen. May not be collectively on just one person but definitely happening to a lot of people. What’s frustrating is that there is no release. I’m still thinking of the purpose of films like this other than to shock.
A good animated film that is endearing and has a lot of heart. It seems that the theme of a repurposed childhood story of the director has been going on for a while now and I like it. I Love that it is animated as well. It has a lot of obscure childhood references and it made me remember my own. Nice.
Probably the best adaptation of the classic story. The more I watch play adaptation movies, the more I appreciate it. I no longer mind the theatrics, the dramatic actors and the lengthy scripts and this film is one of the good examples of it.