Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Crying Ladies
CRYING LADIES (2003) Film/Movie Review
Directed by:Mark Meily
Writen by:Mark Meily
Genre: Comedy / Drama (more)
CAST:
Sharon Cuneta .... Stella Mate
Hilda Koronel .... Rhoda "Aling Doray" Rivera
Angel Aquino .... Choleng
Eric Quizon .... Wilson Chua
Julio Pacheco .... Bong
Ricky Davao .... Guido
Shamaine Centenera .... Cecile
Johnny Delgado .... Priest
Sherry Lara .... Mrs. Chua
Raymond Bagatsing .... Ipe
Bella Flores .... Lost Lady
Edgar Mortiz .... Mang Gusting
Bearwin Meily .... Male Game Show Host
Winnie Cordero .... Female Game Show Host
Gilleth Sandico .... Becky
PLOT: Crying Ladies is a story of three women who have their own story to tell. They are bounded by their "crying at funerals" profession. Each has their own struggles and challenges in life that they have to face.
First of all, Kudos to Mark! This is one of the BEST FILMS IN THE HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE CINEMA! Opo, walang biro po. Wala akong maipipintas dito sa pelikulang ito. Dahil maski sa kaliit-liitang detalye eh perfecto.
So bale ang main character dito eh si Ate Shawee. Kalalabas pa lang nya sa kulungan. Separated sya from Ricky. May isa silang anak (ay ang cute ni Julio!). Ate Shawee always has a hard time spending her time with her son kasi ipinagdadamot ni Ricky sa kanya ang bata.
Ang masasabi ko lang, grabe, nakakaiyak yung mga scenes ni Ate Shawee when she is kinakawawa ni Ricky. Meron scene dito na umattend si Ate Shawee ng graduation ni Bong, tapos nung tinawag yung bata, aakyat sana sya sa stage pero naunahan sya ni Ricky at ng current jowa nito. Tapos, nung aalis na sila Ricky with the kid, nakatanaw lang si Ate Shawee sa kanila. Wala, nakatayo lang sya doon, pero talagang makabagbag damdamin. Dito ako unang naiyak nung pinanood ko yung movie. Lam nyo, jan nyo talaga malalaman kung sino ang magaling umarte. Hindi naman kelangan mag-OA para maiparating ang emotions di ba? May mag eksenang, wala namang dialog ang character pero naipararating nito ang emotions. Ate Shawee's style of acting reminds me of British actors. Yun bang lahat ng acting eh very subtle lang, pero feel na feel mo ang dating.
Hindi mo maide-deny na ang napakagandang chemistry with the 3 ladies. Comfy na comfy sila when they are together on screen. Napaka-natural. Aakalain mo talagang matagal na silang magkakaibigan. Kung sino man ang casting director nito, I bow to you.
Napakaganda rin ng story. Yung 3 characters may mga pagkakamali at pagkukulang sila sa buhay at tatalakayin yun sa movie. Pinakita kung gaano kahirap nilang ino-overcome ang mga challenges.
Gustung-gusto ko rin the way they showed some of the Chinese cultures here. Very subtle ang dating pero talagang maaa-preciate mo ang Chinese culture (hindi katulad ng Mano Po na talagang sinusubsob sa mukha mo yung tema). Andami ko ngang natutunan eh!
The script is great! May mga comedy scenes talaga dito na talagang mapapaihi ka sa tawa. Yung nagtatae ka eh, I recommend that you take diatabs before watching this movie (baka madumihan ang sofa nyo!).
The quality of the film is very good. VCD lang ang meron ako pero parang DVD quality na. Imagine na lang kung DVD ang meron ako, di ba?
Heto ang highlights ng movie:
1. The great acting by all
2. The drama scenes of Ate Shawee
3. The comedy scenes between the 3 ladies
4. The showcasing of Chinese culture
5. The amazing chemistry between the cast
Very inspirational ang movie. Ipinakita dito na ilang beses ng nare-reject si Ate Shawee, at ilang beses na rin syang kumagat sa tukso, pero in the end, she overcame the adversities.
Eric Quizon did a marvelous job as a supporting character. Magaling pala syang artista. Hindi nya kinailangang mag-OA (alam nyo na, meron mga lalaking artista na walang ginawa kundi isigaw ang dialogs nila. Hint: Richard Gomez, Hero Angeles) para maiparating ang damdamin. Very natural sya.
Ang masasabi ko lang, this movie is one of the greatest movies ever made. Hindi ako nangingiming ulit-ulitin syang panoorin, ganyan sya kaganda. Everything is perfect. Hindi ko alam kung naka-grand slam ito as best picture when it was released, pero it deserved to be.
This movie is destined to be one of the best classics with a capital "C". I give it 5 Utots and more.
