Title: Adobo was undercooked.
Product review: Ok, I was excited for someone in the Philippines to venture into this realm of cinema, the conflicting struggles of adjusting to America, while trying to keep our native culture. Now, to me, that sounds like a very, very emotional movie. I couldn't get passed the horrible acting, I mean, maybe it would have been more intense if the whole movie was Tagalog.The plot really falls short. It's out of focus and doesn't leave for any character development except for Tere's character. Also, to just add in political and religious dialogue so randomly abrupt doesn't even give any of the issues substance at all. This movie had so much more potential to really push the limits of filipino upbringing in the US, American assimiliation, and the portrayal of deep internal conflicts to balance these two cultures.Unlike the people in the movie, I thought the adobo was really overated.
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