My Father, Myself:
Joel Lamangan
Jake Cuenca, Sean De Guzman, Tiffany Grey, and Dimples Romana.
3:16 Productions
Electral Love-that’s the main theme of My Father, Myself. The movie tells tales of the different layers of love within the family, from the Father falling in love with his adopted son and his adopted son having a sexual relationship with her own biological daughter, and the adopted son eventually falling to having an affair with his own father, that’s how complex the story of this movie is.
It’s a collection of different kinds of love that is presented in a single motion picture that tackles a controversial theme that is still not acceptable in our society, the movie was bombarded with criticisms and was even rated R-18 or for mature audiences only.
My Father, Myself is indeed not your typical MMFF movie as it doesn’t only show sensitive scenes, but also it presents a sensitive topic as well.
Dimples Romana and Jake Cuenca are the saving grace of the film. They both owned their role like it was them in their own character's shoes. It was an acting feast when both of them went on with their confrontation scenes, they were both effective, moving, and emotionally contagious that they are deserving of an acting recognition.
I must say, Dimplexs was so deserving of that Best Supporting Actress award, I was actually thinking she could’ve gone home as the Best Actress if she was the lead star of the movie.
Sean De Guzman portrayal was a slow burn in the making, his acting prowess steadily coming out as the film progresses and for a neophyte in the film festival Sean definitely gave a good performance in this movie. On the other hand, Tiffany Grey, the Mica of the film, was a bit of a let-down. Her acting needs to improve more for her to successfully connect and affect her audience.
My seatmate in the cinema, whom I don’t know, was actually repeatedly saying “Ano ba yan, hindi siya makasabay sa actingan nila Dimples” whenever Tiffany appears in the frame. I couldn’t disagree with him more since there are lots of heavy and important scenes that were wasted because of Tiffany's lackluster performance.
The unnecessary 16:9 aspect ratio, the dull color grading, the minimal scoring, and the confusing cinematography also all add up to the negative elements this film has.
But on a positive note, the surprising twist on the 3rd act and the unexpected conclusion of the film was an enough redeeming factor that still makes My Father, Myself a satisfying LGBT+ movie.
Rating : 1.5/5
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