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Cavite (2006)

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Reviews Counted:40

Fresh:29

Rotten:11

Average Rating:6.4/10

Consensus: A gritty, low-budget thriller, Cavite takes us on a heart-pounding ride through the seedy Filipino underworld.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:May 26, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: In the town of Cavite, Philippines, people will do just about anything to survive. This is the harsh reality for many Filipinos living in a poverty stricken nation. Adam, an American citizen... In the town of Cavite, Philippines, people will do just about anything to survive. This is the harsh reality for many Filipinos living in a poverty stricken nation. Adam, an American citizen visiting his home country for his father's funeral, soon realizes this when he arrives at the Philippines Airport and receives a phone call from an anonymous caller letting him know that his mother and sister have been kidnapped and will be killed if he doesn't comply with his demands. Helpless and alone in a country he barely knows he must submit himself to the fanatic's every wish or face the consequences. Soon Adam realizes that the caller on the other end is with the country's most infamous bandits, the Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim terrorist group fighting the Philippine government for Muslims to own the southern part of the country. Known for their kidnap and ransom and beheading of their victims if demands aren't met, he is at the caller's mercy. But when he finds out the caller's real motivation Adam finds himself in a dilemma to sacrifice the ones he loves or commit a horrendous act that will cost the lives of many. [More]

Starring: Ian Gamazon, Dominique Gonzalez

Starring: Ian Gamazon, Dominique Gonzalez

Director: Ian Gamazon, Neill Dela Llana

Director: Ian Gamazon, Neill Dela Llana

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Arbitrarily arranged and awfully acted... proof positive that well-meaning creative wishes and savvy, low-fi merging of production means and narrative concept doesn't automatically produce heady results.

Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | comment Comment
09/17/06
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Now Playing Magazine

A microbudget exercise in sensory overload that leaves you sick on all sorts of levels.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
05/30/06
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine
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Suffers from a ceaselessly roving camera and overuse of shaky handhelds, as well as even less successful editing tropes, and some very fake-looking blood.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

An overlong and slightly pretentious indie effort.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
12/06/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

A harrowing but ultimately empty indie political thriller about Muslim terrorists.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
08/23/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Its herky-jerky camcorder style, jump-cut editing and sustained takes soon wear out their welcome.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
07/27/06
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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The film suggests Jennifer Connelly's snorri-cam puke scene from Requiem for a Dream stretched out to 80 minutes.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/08/06
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

The hand-held camera work gives the film an effective documentary pulse, but it adds up to only half a movie.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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A last act full of reversals would have filled in the holes in Cavite.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
05/26/06
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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a fresh bid for indie-thriller cred....[but] watching Gamazon and Dela Llana charge through their limitations is a bit like watching a sprinter run in clogs.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
06/06/06
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

It might have worked if co-director/star Gamazon had taken an acting class, or if the kidnapper didn't sound like a villainous GPS navigating device.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
05/25/06
Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias
AV Club

A thrilling and scary ride through the side streets of a third world that is rarely seen in the movies, and carries a revolutionary message that is frightening in its political implications.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
06/29/06
Bill White
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The budget for this film is one of those miniscule amounts when compared to a studio film, which just goes to show it's not how much you spend to make a movie, but what you put into it.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
07/07/06
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Alarming and unrelenting

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
05/25/06
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

Gamazon is a capable actor for this hard tour. He and Dela Llana filmed with the kind of brave hustle and bustle that plows vividly through glib touches, repetition, razzle effects and shocks that whomp us hard.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
06/16/06
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

A paragon of guerrilla resourcefulness and a model citizen of the global village, Cavite is a more anxious and vivid experience than most movies with budgets literally a thousand times bigger.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
05/24/06
Dennis Lim
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
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The film maintains an impressive narrative momentum throughout, but its documentary details make the biggest impression.

Full Review Source: Filmjourney | comment Comment
06/13/06
Doug Cummings
Doug Cummings
Filmjourney

It's amazing what you can do with almost no money nowadays.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
05/26/06
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

Story of a young Filipino-American who returns to the Philippines and becomes the pawn of Muslim terrorist with a malevolent plan for him to execute.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/26/06
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Shows how a movie with no budget can still thrill.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
05/14/06
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve
 
 
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