Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

BlazeLime Strong and Moving!

AboveDeepBuggy Some things I liked some I did not.

Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Aditya Gokhale A couple of Filipino guys put together a brilliant idea and decided to make a film on it. Neill Dela Llana and Ian Gamazon, two ambitious young men had the concept very much in place.The idea revolves around an American Filipino named Adam, returning to his homeland in the Philippines only to become the target of a mysterious caller on a cell phone who has kidnapped his sister and mother and threatens to kill them if Adam doesn't comply with certain demands of his. He is not allowed to hang up either. The caller has a task for Adam and Adam is supposed to see it through to its conclusion, failing which the consequences would be dire! Adam finds himself constantly stalked as he is made to travel all around Cavite city and explore its dark underbelly, in order to run the caller's "errand". Everywhere he goes he feels he is being watched and a lot of people seem to be "in on it", as at every step, Adam finds something which enables him to move forward in his task. What's more…the caller seems to know his every move! The plot thickens as Adam finds there is more to it than meets the eye. Why has he been chosen by the caller? Could it be some extremists who have involved him in something much more dangerous than he can handle? So there you have it. Sounds great on paper, right? But does every great idea transform into a well-executed motion picture? Sadly not, and "Cavite" is testimony to this fact."Cavite" partially works solely due to its interesting premise. It is this premise that somewhat manages to engage the viewer, not the execution; because the execution simply doesn't have much to talk about. Shot entirely on hand-held camera that gets irritating after a while with its constantly wobbly and brownish yellow cinematography, the film captures mostly the squalid parts of the city where there are squatter camps and garbage dumps and hungry, naked children! Now such visuals should normally move the viewer but blame it on the handling, it fails to resonate with the viewer or evoke any kind of emotion, barring a few scenes which speak volumes of the inherent hypocrisy of terrorists who scream "Jihad" at the drop of a hat! Certain props used to scare or disturb us clearly appear fake and that is another big failure on the filmmakers' part. The film feels slightly long even for its considerably short 80 minutes length, thanks to a lazy screenplay which just doesn't reflect the sense of urgency or anxiety that is very much essential for the subject at hand. There are hardly any tense moments and the apart from the filmmaker, the person largely to be blamed for this is the lead actor, Ian Gamazon! This is the kind of story that has to depend on the protagonist's able shoulders, because ultimately, it is his predicament that is supposed to evoke sympathy in his favour and thus engage the viewer. Sadly our hero proves to be the weakest link as he fails to bring out the helplessness or the vexation that any guy in his shoes would feel. If someone is holding your mother and sister hostage and wants you to carry out a task that could get you in trouble, you should be one big bundle of nerves! But Gamazon almost casually goes through everything, trying to force some emotions on his face once a while and swearing out loud when he is unable to. Alas, it amounts to hardly anything and this is the film's biggest failure. The actor just fails to connect with the audiences! Then how are we supposed to care about his outcome anyway. The background score is also very uninspired and incomplete; perhaps some attention to a good score could've provided some leverage to the film.Some suspense built in the final half hour of the film raises our expectations and one wishes the makers hadn't been slothful with the conclusion at least, but the film pretty much ends with a whimper. Add to that some done to death clichéd ramblings about how Muslims are targeted everywhere, thus forcing them to build terrorist outfits for "Jihad" all around the world and one particularly cringe-worthy scene about Adam's American girlfriend "not wanting to have a Muslim baby" further mar any bright prospects for the film in the audiences' favour."Cavite" is a solid idea that just barely makes it in getting successfully transferred to a gripping motion picture. It has its moments but as an overall product, it just about manages to stay afloat. Watch only if you must….(Trivia :-)…But here's an interesting fact. In 2008, Indian director Raj Kumar Gupta made "Aamir", a Bollywood film which rips off the premise and most of the screenplay of "Cavite". Only the action is shifted to streets of Mumbai city instead of Cavite! "Aamir" is a better made film, is considerably gripping and has a much better actor (Rajeev Khandelwal) playing the central actor. However, nothing can change the fact that it is shameless and unethical rip-off of "Cavite". One only wishes Gupta had officially purchased the rights instead of blatantly copying, thinking that no one would notice. Sad..Score: 6/10.

Mark Larsen I am watching the DVD while writing this comment. It's almost at the end of it, and I will be glad when it will be over. I imagine myself to be trapped inside a cinema to watch this crap. It would be simple torture.Some Philippino is testing his new videocam, and he sells it as a movie. The main 'actor' is so bad that I think he never had one lesson of acting in his life. The camera follows him through the dirty streets of Manila, and it will do the job to prevent you ever to go to that country. That's the good side effect of the movie.It says on the DVD cover that it won some prices. I wonder if was shown to a deaf and blind jury. Sorry for being so harsh, but I read many times on this website: This was the worst movie etc. But this one really wins the price.

jdccna The DVD box made it look like a watchable flick, but it was terribly misleading. It was a piece of crap. We get to watch some dope get led around by the nose for an hour or so by some terrorist wannabe on a cellphone. They want his money, they want him to blow up a building, and they will cut off pieces of his mother and sister to make it happen. The guy is told to close his bank account and give the bad guys the money. They couldn't get into the bank to film, so we get to watch a little kid eating a happy meal. How creative. The explosion at the church/mosque/whatever was equally impressive. Fast forward though a few phone calls and long walks and we get to the end. Same kid, same happy meal, sharing with grandma. How sweet. They couldn't bother to have an explosion sound effect and shake the camera a little? Then he goes home, talks to his cheating girlfriend, and curls up in bed crying....the end. What a waste of time. I got it as a freebie from Blockbuster, and I still feel cheated.

tomscratch2004 Is this the most widely theatrically distributed Filipino film in the history of cinema in the U.S. I believe so.This film will be an inspiration to independent filmmakers, showing what you can do with a gripping story, great originality, great field locations, a decent digital cam, no special effects, and (almost) no money, and (almost) no crew.The shaky camera was annoying because it was prominent for the ENTIRE film, except the final scene, where we are back in the States. I was shooting documentary footage for several weeks last October in the Philippines, and this is what your footage looks like when you are shooting from a moving jeepney. I can't stand my footage shot this way and it will end up on the cutting room floor. Here is a whole film shot this way, and it is a bit much. Many independent films have selective scenes shot this way and there is a point to them. I can only figure that they were in too much of a hurry to use a tripod, because the constant blur does't add anything to the dramatic impact of the film after the first few minutes. Too much "AUTHENTICITY" Mahhhhnnnn.Without the terrorism aspect, this is like a travelogue of the Philippines, unfortunately in the case of the squatter areas. I stayed in a barrio outside of Manila with poor people and it was more like the 'hood back in the States, with water rationing and no hot water, but a pile of garbage was not holding up the walls of the home where I stayed, something I noticed in the squatter areas near the Manila Airport. But EVERYWHERE you go in the Philippines, you will travel by tricycles(motorbikes/motorcycles with side cars), jeepneys, and no air con buses. Everywhere you go, if you are male, you will be invited to cockfights held in arenas the size of huge high school gymnasiums as found Stateside. Everywhere you go, there will be vendors wanting to sell you eggs with warm chickens inside waiting to have their heads bit off.I traveled extensively several hours to the North of Manila on Luzon Island, in areas of astonishing scenic beauty, not seen in the film. The terrorists/Muslim extremists are holed up in known spots to the South of Manila. Be careful if you go to those areas. In your first day in the Philippines you will effortlessly be able to experience all of the above, except you will not be dealing with kidnappers.The Philippines is a fantastic place to make a film. I will be back.