User Reviews

The two leads did a great job in this movie, very good acting overall. The lead character, Philo/Mercy, not only had an incredible look and on-screen presence (one of the most attractive people ever put on screen) but she was incredibly sympathetic and well acted. The movie started in a very campy way, I couldn't figure out what direction it was going but the movie turned incredibly dark at times. One of the things that I liked was Mercy's backstory was so tragic and fleshed out that even when she was doing bad things and making bad decisions, I still felt sorry for her and supported her quest all the way. On the flip side, Mother was the opposite, cruel beyond belief and irredeemable even when she seemed vulnerable. Her character is probably similar to how most of our worlds wealthy act and treat those less than them. At one point, Mother teases Mercy in a manner of saying "you're too poor to do anything to me" and it's just this arrogance around her that makes you hate her. The movie had some good twists and kept the viewer guessing at all times, with some good suspenseful moments.

The main highlight of this movie though is in the theme of watching a young woman's life unravel after getting fired from her job. How unempathetic her employer was, how the firing unraveled every ounce of her life and even lead to the loss of a family member. It was very dramatic and sent a clear message to the viewer about how cruel the real world is. In todays world, it's a message that needs to be seen more because our employers really don't care about us and hold so much power on us that they can ruin our lives at the snap of a finger. I found myself feeling very connected to Mercy because it was such a realistic tragedy and while her response was extreme, it made me wonder about how much our wealthy get away with literally every cruelty they do while we just sit around and take it.

I do wish the ending brought a bit more closure to the story, but overall I enjoyed it.

Can we move on from the old overdone trope seen in many Filipino movies and series: rich vs poor, poor exacting revenge on the rich. We can do much better to represent, no?

Script? Some of the lines, the delivery thereof were cringe-worthy and predictable. I was able to guess the next scene before it happened. Story line? So many subplots that detracted from the main story. Over the top acting, cliche camera angles. What's with the overdone make up?

I'm sure the actors are all very capable but they didn't shine. I guess it just goes to show that talent in the right Director's hands can shine. It's too bad because Dolly De Leon proved herself in "Triangle of Sadness".

I kept hoping it will get better. 1hr 57min I'll never get back. I really wanted to like the movie.

What were the writers thinking? What's the point of all that? I honestly anticipated this film because it is one of those showpieces that looks like they have the b*lls to pull off this kind of genre - but I was wrong. The actors were great, the camera angles were superb; the problem lies on how the story was written. It felt forced and rushed.

At the first part of the film, I pictured 'MOTHER' to be this intimidating existence where everyone is affected just by her mere presence in a room. Unfortunately, I did not quite catch her as this astounding person everybody looks up to, especially when she is supposed to be a catalyst for Mercy's change. Although I can see Dolly De Leon completely nailing being MOTHER, the character was so badly written.

There are relevant issues that they did address which is good but in the end, it didn't live up to expectations. The unnecessary cussing? No.

At the later parts, we can see Mercy drifting far away from the values her real mother taught her. Her relationship with the people who really matter began to deteriorate, that was a good element. I would have loved to see more of what was going in her mind and see this chaos be brought out to reality. Like break down and realize what the consequences are.

When Mercy finally had the chance to execute her revenge, she bailed out at the last minute. After every horrible thing she did, she suddenly decides that she is not that kind of person. And karma - I guess - did its thing. What was that? A revenge story? What a joke.

Me and my 4 cousins watched this out of curiosity because we have heard so much hype about it, saying Kath is a different person in this movie and it's very different, very unique.

The first part of the film was "okay". My cousins was so confused but I got that she hated Molly and wanted to make a revenge. The effects, the cenematic. Very eye-catching. I didn't feel the slightest drowsiness during the entire film because the effects are so catchy, I'm so invested in knowing what will happen.

However, as the story progresses, it feels so stupid. There's so many "WHY". She's become a pawn to Molly at the end. There's no direction, she's just moving according to Molly and everytime she does something on her own, she fails drastically.

If Molly didn't get what she got at the last part of the film, then Mercy's life would've been hell after what happened that time. Not to mention, very cringey acting of the female lead. Feels so forced, doesn't feel natural at all. I feel the secondhand embarrassment so bad.

I would've rated 1 star overall but the makeup is so good. I love the makeup so I'll rate it 2 stars.