The Road

You almost get the feeling that in The Philippines you can run into a ghost at every turn. One road, one building, three decades, three short stories, lots of characters and one hundred and ten minutes is maybe a little too much for one film. The first story, taking place more or less in the present (2008), sets the horror bar pretty high and the remaining two stories never reach it – in fact, they don’t get even close. This doesn’t mean that the first story is the best, it’s just somehow the scariest and creepiest. Overall, the film left me with very mixed feelings. There’s plenty to complain about (for instance, the pointless twist), but some moments are really very intense. 60 + (2012.05.18)