10/26/2014
10:52:33 AM
Warning:
some parts of this article could spoil your ass off.
It’s been a
long while since I last dug a couch and watch a film that is not really my
type: heavy drama, especially the family-catered ones. Considering these: the
last time perhaps I hit a drama-related flick was Sean Ellis’ Metro Manila; but
if we’re really talking about the movie for the family here, it was 1996 (then
a Kinder 2 student) when I saw Ama, Ina, Anak at that Ali Mall cinema in Cubao. The Jose Javier Reyes-directed
flick stars Edu Manzano, Maricel Soriano, and Angelica Panganiban.
Since then,
we can only afford to see more romance-driven pictures from ABS-CBN’s film firm
with the exception for the following: Tanging
Yaman and Anak.
Ironically
though after 18 years, I saw another Star Cinema drama product titled The Trial (and yes, in cinemas again).
Talk about a mentally-challenged 27-year old
Ronald Jimenez (portrayed by John Lloyd Cruz) facing a trial after allegedly raping
her teacher Bessy Buenaventura (Jessy Mendiola), with broad complex plot obstacles
in the process, including Ronald’s family background, his connection with a
late young advocate, Bessy’s relationship , and her school’s reputation.
