SummaryWhen a kidnapping goes horribly awry, a desperate father risks everything to save his daughter from the men who took her.
Directed By:Ron Morales
Written By:Ron Morales
Graceland
Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
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Mixed or Average
5.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
77% Positive
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Apr 25, 2013
90
Graceland is a tense, twisty cinematic artichoke brimming with moral complexity and intriguing shades of gray.
Apr 26, 2013
88
Morales’ spin on the old ransom plot is fresher and more gripping than most big-budget Hollywood products.
Apr 24, 2013
83
It’s a dark, grim, suffocating story that only missteps by overplaying its hand, making the larger message about prostitution increasingly overt.
Apr 30, 2013
80
The spare, tightly wound narrative ultimately turns on the hard-eyed, relentless efficacy of the plot, as well as the certainty of Reyes’ performance.
May 2, 2013
75
Morales trafficks in familiar formulas of an everyman in a bind with evil men. What sets Graceland apart are the conflicted values of its characters.
Apr 23, 2013
60
For all the alleged ethical complexity in this thriller’s noirish narrative, everything’s a little too neat here.
Apr 23, 2013
40
Striking the right balance between interior and exterior can mean the difference between compelling drama and accidental melodrama. Writer-director Ron Morales just misses equilibrium in the visually arresting Filipino thriller Graceland.
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May 23, 2013
9
Finally, a Filipino movie that doesn't glorify gangsters with cheesy action sequences using 1970s camera technology; where the hero is not some guy with nice hair, a lit cigarette, and a couple of side arms; where drama is not expressed by the level of shrieking dialogue performed by actresses playing the part of grieving mothers and wives. No. The drama is revealed in the character expressions more than their scripted lines. The setting is as dark as the story being told, and points to a REAL PROBLEM in the human trafficking underworld. This movie delivers a solid plot with unexpected twists and keeps you guessing until the end. Plus, it's always nice to have new or upcoming actors to help us Pinoys get out of the dark ages of movie-making, and start competing on an international scale.
May 28, 2013
3
Terrible acting. I really thought this was a Mexican film, but I guess I really don't know my Spanish like I used to. Nothing in this is believable and it reads like a student film from a country just discovering motion pictures.
Production Company:
- Imprint Pictures
Release Date:Apr 26, 2013
Duration:1 h 24 m
Tagline:A life for every lie.
Awards
Star Awards for Movies
• 7 Nominations
San Diego Asian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Gasparilla International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
