This film was heavily marketed and embellished by the media before its actual release. They hyped it up as a film that will shake things up and blow our minds. I was excited. I wanted this to be good, but it fell flat.
The film's story truly reminds us why we have terms like "suspension of disbelief". The plot is full of holes, the dialogue is corny, and the overarching narrative is incoherent and lacking in realism. The production value also fluctuates in certain scenes.
The main actress' quality of acting also suffers because of her delivery of english dialogues. Her english accent here does not do her talent justice because it was entirely void of all of the nuances and emotions that she usually nailed in the native tongue. Here, she sounded more like a high-schooler reciting lines in class instead of a decorated actress projecting a character.
The majority of the film's duration, I felt as though I was watching one of those low-effort youtube movies where they gather a bunch of influencers together and make them do skits. If you're wondering what I mean by that, look up Dhar Mann films on youtube. Play one video, and you will be shocked by the similar dialogue delivery and pretentious plot.
I think it would have benefitted the movie had it not taken itself seriously. The story, while trying to frame itself as different, but unfortunately fell back on the same old terrible tropes found in Filipino cinema and television.
The film's story truly reminds us why we have terms like "suspension of disbelief". The plot is full of holes, the dialogue is corny, and the overarching narrative is incoherent and lacking in realism. The production value also fluctuates in certain scenes.
The main actress' quality of acting also suffers because of her delivery of english dialogues. Her english accent here does not do her talent justice because it was entirely void of all of the nuances and emotions that she usually nailed in the native tongue. Here, she sounded more like a high-schooler reciting lines in class instead of a decorated actress projecting a character.
The majority of the film's duration, I felt as though I was watching one of those low-effort youtube movies where they gather a bunch of influencers together and make them do skits. If you're wondering what I mean by that, look up Dhar Mann films on youtube. Play one video, and you will be shocked by the similar dialogue delivery and pretentious plot.
I think it would have benefitted the movie had it not taken itself seriously. The story, while trying to frame itself as different, but unfortunately fell back on the same old terrible tropes found in Filipino cinema and television.