Nasaan Ka Man. To begin with, the set-up of two spinster sisters raising three adopted and biologically unrelated children (a girl and two boys) is already unusual. But for a while, things looked quite well with their family. On the outside at least. In reality, two of the children, Pilar and Joven, have been planning to get married. The other son, Ito, was also secretly in love with Pilar. Things started to get even more complicated when Pilar and Joven reveal their romance and plans to their family. The two sisters were shaken and Ito was outraged. Before I start revealing anything more, I’ll end it there.

I was browsing through the user reviews in ClickTheCity.com, and I find it odd when people cry foul when Filipino movies use free and general concepts which they claim have been borrowed from Hollywood “originals”. There is no such thing as a truly original concept anymore. Sixth Sense or The Others weren’t “originals” in the first place. The concept used in the said movies have been thought of long before. They do not hold exclusive rights to it. It’s a free idea for sciptwriters to use and re-engineer to make it more unique. And Nasaan Ka Man was able to do that. And it was beautiful.

The story, being a re-engineered concept, was all right. The sharpness and freshness of the cinematography was considerably more aesthetically pleasing than the stereotype Filipino commerical film. In addition, the overall performance of the actors were generally exemplary and commendable.

My rating: 7.25/10

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