I don't know why I am yapping about the movie. It's somewhat poor in execution and the language barrier makes you scoff. But the actors are stupendous. That's why it's Yanggaw, the actors made it alive and bloodthirsty as hell.
Yanggaw tells the story of a family whose daughter has been ill after working in a place called Alegra (sounds like somewhere in the Pyrenees). After returning home and after quacks and doctors pry the girl, to no avail she has been transformed into somewhat a sexy human-eating being.
This Gawad-Urian stellar is somewhat like all the indie films we see set in the real farmvilles of society, what comes into play is the actors who are hand pciked to produce a simple yet highly intoxicating movie which I had watched three times in a row.
Ronnie Lazaro who plays the father is the center of the story. Not his sexy aswang of a daughter. The movie shows how a father loves his daughter so much that he is beckoned to do everything to protect her. So cheesy.
But setting the baked mac aside, we can see how the character is given depth. However, if the father's character is given much attention, the others are left to do the being. I could not understand the character of Amor (the aswang) as I watch the movie and see her transform there is this message flashing in my head that say's "Need more information please!". Nor the character of the wife, what is she a narcotic?
I must say that Tetchie tries her best to speak the language but it sometimes come to a point that you almost hear her faltering back to Filipino. But for the effort, I praise her.
Joel Torre comes in, and though one and for some the only ringing name in the movie, and only does teasing. He scares, he taunts and then he dies. Wait, before taunting he plays volleyball.
The movie projects the demand for low cost quality films. And Yanggaw is a thumbs up for this one. But please, next time remove the fog before proceeding. Saan nilawayan si Amor? Tell ME!/KP
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