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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.

The story mirrors the life of the lead actor Baron Geisler, who suffered from addiction in real life.

The core of the story is on redemption, the father and son daughter actors had near perfect connection and you can feel the love. 4-6 actors only carry the movie but the drama based on real life story tugs the heart. The music score relied on the Pilipino song "Pangako" written by Ogie Alcasid.

Cinematography made use of modern technologies like drone shots, and bokeh effect in some scenes. Flashback scenes are not tone restricted but still understood. Dialogue flows naturally and does not feel scripted.

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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.

Slow paced story transition. Amateur cinematography. Predictable like most Filipino movies are. Great story concept ruined by Sub par Directing and script writing. The production budget might have been low, but they could have picked a cast with a better acting skills. So many unnecessary lines and scenes added just to make the movie longer. The only highlight of the film was on the near-end part.

People need to stop patronizing overrated movies like this to encourage film makers to do a better job. This movie was supposed to be Baron's redemption, but became just another run-of-the-mill Filipino film.

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!