Kulam, TxT, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Boy Pick-Up: The Movie, Shake, Rattle and Roll 9, I.T.A. PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Drama Actor, PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Single Performance by an Actor, Gawad Urian for Best Actorįelix Manalo, Bakit Lahat ng Gwapo may Boyfriend?, Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita, You're Still the One, My Neighbor's Wife, The Janitor, Mulawin: The Movie, Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love, Mag-ingat Ka Sa. I wanted to cry.FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actor, Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role The end credits listed the actors’ names in alphabetical order. An additional star just for that (hey, this is my rating!).ġ2. If they got one thing right, it was to ask Sarah G. Sure, it would have been a controversial topic that might spark a lot of debate but isn’t that what biopics are for?ġ1. The latter scenes showed him living in a mansion in Riverside, San Juan and another one showed him riding a Cadillac. One other thing that wasn’t clearly explained in the movie was the instant wealth of Manalo. Speaking of great casting, Gabby Concepcion played the son of Dennis Trillo. Was it to show that the INC were severely persecuted for staying true to their faith? The only thing I clearly understood was that we don’t have any other Japanese captain to cast in our movies except for Jacky Woo.ĩ. I really didn’t understand the whole Japanese War sequence. Please bring back the director that created searing socio-political commentaries like Bulaklak ng Maynila and Ang Huling Birhen sa Lupa.Ĩ. Some scenes were staged like a high school drama. It was a typical Joel Lamangan (of late) movie. The idea of a man constantly questioning his source of faith and transferring from one religion to another in search of the ultimate truth is a gold mine. I’m sure Manalo’s a very interesting person but this movie just didn’t give his life story any justice. That was a missed Vaseline endorsement right there.Ħ. Also, in the latter part of the movie, Dennis Trillo and Bela Padilla (with perma-crimped hair) played older versions of themselves with full-on face latex but their hands didn’t even age one bit. For a movie with a budget though, the sound design was scratchy, the musical score was relentless, the editing was confusing (with abrupt transitions from scene to scene), and the visual effects (especially during the war scenes) were laughable. But really, did we need to be reminded that they were in Paranaque when the shop clearly showed Sumbrereria de Paranaque? How about the word Maynila shown in the scene that was shot in front of the Manila City Hall?ĥ. I guess the movie wanted to clearly show the timeline (Birth to death! No wonder it was three hours long!!) of important events in Manalo’s life. I wasn’t sure why every location (down to street names) and year had to be flashed onscreen. Some roles (although predictable, Jaime Fabregas as a prayle? Groundbreaking!) were also well-acted.Ĥ. The costumes and production design (except for the Xeroxed portraits of American Presidents) definitely showed that the movie had a huge budget and the attention to detail was commendable. To be fair, there were some noteworthy things in this movie. Everything you needed to know was right there, down to all the stars and starlets that had cameo roles.ģ. When I first saw the trailer of this film, I thought, what else was there to show? And I was right. All my opinions are about the movie and none on our differences of faith. To all my INC friends, this is not an attack on your religious beliefs.
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