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Thursday, December 01, 2011

A Fairly Smooth Ride With A Few Bumps


“The Road”
Directed by Yam Laranas
GMA Films

Beautiful cinematography, masterful evoking of mood and clever storytelling structure by Yam Laranas. But why do some characters act like they’re following a script and not their inner motivations? Thus certain illogical moments break the spell and remind viewers that they are just watching a movie. Carmina Villaroel is a hoot, and child actor Renz Valerio is so adorable. I was too distracted by his crooked smile and pinch-worthy cheeks to be scared during his portion of the film. And what’s this?! Jaclyn Jose, underused?! The horror!

1 comment:

somelostboy said...

I had problems, too, with how some characters were underused and not well concluded. But, quoting my friend "at least some decent Filipino-made horror."

Also, I can't wait for that Renz kid to grow up.