Graceland

Name: Graceland
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: April 26, 2013
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Arnold Reyes, Dido De La Paz, Ella Guevara, Leon Miguel, Marife Necesito

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Drafthouse Films | Release Date: April 26, 2013 | Not Rated

Starring: Arnold Reyes, Dido De La Paz, Ella Guevara, Leon Miguel, Marife Necesito, Menggie Cobarrubias, Patricia Gayod

Summary: When a kidnapping goes horribly awry, a desperate father risks everything to save his daughter from the men who took her.

Director: Ron Morales

Genre(s): Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 84 min

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Gary Goldstein

Apr 25, 2013

Graceland is a tense, twisty cinematic artichoke brimming with moral complexity and intriguing shades of gray. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Apr 25, 2013

Even while embracing the breathless beats of the crime thriller, Graceland holds tight to its concern for exploited children. Read full review

Farran Smith Nehme

Apr 26, 2013

Morales’ spin on the old ransom plot is fresher and more gripping than most big-budget Hollywood products. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Apr 30, 2013

The spare, tightly wound narrative ultimately turns on the hard-eyed, relentless efficacy of the plot, as well as the certainty of Reyes’ performance. Read full review

Adam Nayman

May 10, 2013

The overwhelming sense of physical and moral decay could be taken for social commentary, and if Graceland has a flaw, it’s that Morales gradually starts to overstate his case as the movie goes on. Read full review

Bill Stamets

May 2, 2013

Morales trafficks in familiar formulas of an everyman in a bind with evil men. What sets Graceland apart are the conflicted values of its characters. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

Apr 23, 2013

Striking the right balance between interior and exterior can mean the difference between compelling drama and accidental melodrama. Writer-director Ron Morales just misses equilibrium in the visually arresting Filipino thriller Graceland. Read full review

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DisCrimin8r

May 23, 2013

Finally, a Filipino movie that doesn't glorify gangsters with cheesy action sequences using 1970s camera technology; where the hero is not some guy with nice hair, a lit cigarette, and a couple of side arms; where drama is not expressed by the level of shrieking dialogue performed byFinally, a Filipino movie that doesn't glorify gangsters with cheesy action sequences using 1970s camera technology; where the hero is not some guy with nice hair, a lit cigarette, and a couple of side arms; where drama is not expressed by the level of shrieking dialogue performed by actresses playing the part of grieving mothers and wives. No. The drama is revealed in the character expressions more than their scripted lines. The setting is as dark as the story being told, and points to a REAL PROBLEM in the human trafficking underworld. This movie delivers a solid plot with unexpected twists and keeps you guessing until the end. Plus, it's always nice to have new or upcoming actors to help us Pinoys get out of the dark ages of movie-making, and start competing on an international scale.… Expand

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Friskytiger81

May 28, 2013

Terrible acting. I really thought this was a Mexican film, but I guess I really don't know my Spanish like I used to. Nothing in this is believable and it reads like a student film from a country just discovering motion pictures.

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