Doll House

When I sat down to watch the 2022 Filipino drama "Doll House" from director Marla Ancheta, then I have to admit that I wasn't really expecting much. Why? Well, because the track history of Filipino movies haven't exactly been lined up with fantastic movies for me.

But I opted to give "Doll House" a fair chance, as I hadn't already seen it, though I was told that it was just a so-so movie.

I have to say that director Marla Ancheta delivered more than just a so-so movie here. "Doll House" is without a doubt one of the most sincere and heartfelt movies in the Filipino cinema that I have seen. The storyline in "Doll House", as written by Rona Lean Sales and Erwin Blanco, really was spot on and hit home. The writers really knew how to construct a good, genuine and wonderful storyline, and knew exactly what buttons to push in order for it to be all the more impactful.

While the storyline certainly was great, then the movie would have been nothing without some great performances. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, but lead actor Baron Geisler was nothing short of spectacular in his performance here. He really carried the movie phenomenally with a very convincing and realistic performance. And I was also impressed with the talent of Althea Ruedas, playing young Yumi. And the chemistry between these two performers was just genuine and convincing. The movie also had a great performance by Phi Palmos, just a shame that he didn't have a larger role to play.

Take heed, you might want to bring a tissue or two within hands reach when you sit down to watch "Doll House", because it is a narrative that really is emotional and beautiful.

I was more than genuinely entertained by "Doll House", and I am very happy that I took the time to sit down and watch it, because this movie is nothing short of beautiful. If you enjoy Asian cinema, then "Doll House" is definitely a movie that I can and will recommend you to take the time to sit down and watch.

My rating of "Doll House" lands on an eight out of ten stars.

How many times did I watch a Filipino movie that from the start you will know the ending.

Kudos for the acting skills but the story is lack of plot twist and is a typical Filipino movie.

An overrated movie thanks Netflix for the good marketing!

How many times did I watch a Filipino movie that from the start you will know the ending.

Kudos for the acting skills but the story is lack of plot twist and is a typical Filipino movie.

An overrated movie thanks Netflix for the good marketing!

How many times did I watch a Filipino movie that from the start you will know the ending.

Kudos for the acting skills but the story is lack of plot twist and is a typical Filipino movie.

An overrated movie thanks Netflix for the good marketing!

I was skeptical in the beginning cos the story was very slow, Some antics were abit off, some scenes were not necessary but added. But i do like the film, specially in showing the world class talent of filipinos to international audience. The story was predictable, but what I like about the movie was the cinematography too. I love how it shows the beauty of Philippines and Rotterdam. It was a heart warming movie and brilliant acting from Baron and the young and old Yumi. Nearing to the end the essence of the film shine through burst with emotions. . The last scene was perfect to end, i cried truly..

First of all, I'm not a fan of drama films, but I changed my mind when I watched this movie.

The movie was carried because of the wonderful performance of the actors and actresses in this movie. This is not the typical movie you see in the Philippines, so it's so cool that Filipinos can keep up when it comes to the world of drama.

Kudos to Baron Geisler, with so many sad events in his life, he was able to redeem himself with a superb performance in this movie.

There are only scenes here that are very predictable, the kind where you already know what's going to happen next. But the movie is not perfect, it's just that the actors in the movie are so good that it brings emotions. You'll laugh, cry, be thrilled and be annoyed, that's the magic of this movie, that's why we're talking about it.

As always Baron's acting is superb and he never fails to play his role well however this movie is extremely boring and way too predictable from the very beginning. This is why I rarely watch overrated Filipino movies because they never failed to disappoint you.

I mostly doze off the entire movie and you just know you didn't miss out on any good scenes -it felt like I was watching another MMK episodes and what's worse is that MMK episodes mostly make me cry and this one didn't like literally I didn't shed a single tear unlike what most viewers claimed. I highly do not recommend this movie to anyone.