The Spiders' Man

A good film hat deserves a wider audience. I watched it for free on TubiTv, I really enjoyed it. The ads running every 15/20 min are spoiling the flow of your watching experience, but it's the price you pay for not paying watching it. Back to the film, it's a Philippine-Italian production (but little has been filmed in Italy), rather low budget, but that has a pretty good story to tell. Funny at times, sarcastic sometimes it shows how a bunch of good actors in a few location can make a good film if directed by a good filmmaker.

I enjoyed it. Original, well done. Interesting start with good characters presentation and wraps up nicely.

Yes. I wanted, I hoped to give this film more than 6 but I cannot. Sincerely I can't. I was hoping from a better work from this director I like but this film had a great potential that the director, somehow, did not take advantage of. The acting is really good but there are some problems in the story. It feels like they run out of money and they cut it short, without exploring further, without trying to find a better ending. it's still enjoyable somehow but I was hoping for something better, for a deeper exploration of the characters. The actor who played Mike, the trouble minded guy, gave a great and deep performance and make me believe in his character. The others not so much.

There are a few scenes in this film which gave me a few healthy good laughs. A couple of others almost made me cry. That's why I am here writing this review. Worth the time watching it. This film has a good look, a good cast, an interesting story. It certainly borrows from Quentin Tarantino but, on the other hand, Tarantino took full hands from the Italian films of the '70. The director of this film is Italian so I guess he just got something back.

Release on the same day as the Marvel's Spider Man Far From Home, this indie film from the Philippines is a nice discovery. It's a dark comedy but also a thriller involving mental challenged characters (both the hero and the villain, this is the thing that stands out in this film) that makes you meditate about brotherhood and the father and son relationship. I watched it on Amazon Prime and I recommend it.