Gibson (Dominic Roco), after ten years abroad, returns to Manila for the holidays. He still opts to not talk, a decision he made after seeing his twin brother die. He arrives to a house and a family that barely changed. His mom (Dawn Zulueta) still plays stern mother hen to Promise (Sabrina Man), his youngest sister. His father (Buboy Garovillo) still dons a mask of contentment. Corey (Jenny Jamora), his elder sister, is now in a relationship with a clueless blockhead (Marc Abaya) but remains to be the overstressed overseer of the seemingly normal family.Teddy (Alchris Galura), Gibson's childhood friend, rescues him, introducing him to new friends, a possible romance, and a lifestyle that serves as respite from his family's torturous tedium. Along the...
- 7/28/2012
- Screen Anarchy
There is no denying that Joaquin Valdes' Dagim (Raincloud) is a visually exceptional film. Despite the film's preoccupation with grime and gore, the film manages to sustain an aesthetic style that is hardly obnoxious but is more often than not quite alluring. The film's visualizations of desolation that we can only surmise from what Valdes hints at as a product of the heavy military presence in the area attempt to complement the angst-ridden mood of the story of two brothers (Martin del Rosario and Samuel Quintana) who discover a suspicious band of individuals whose anarchist ideology is more than telling of their peculiar lifestyle. Stylized almost to the point of confusion, the film can be best described as a collage of striking images stitched together to service a story that could have worked better with more restraint, more meaningful simplicity.
Dagim feels superficial. It's unfortunate, really. What the film is...
Dagim feels superficial. It's unfortunate, really. What the film is...
- 11/15/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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