Sana Dati

SANA DATI: FILM REVIEW

Sana Dati is a 2013 Filipino romantic drama film written and directed by Jerrold Tarog. The same director who directed the famous Heneral Luna film which gained a lot of praise from teenagers and even adults.

     The film is a love story about a woman named Andrea (Lovi Poe) whose wedding is thrown into disarray when a mysterious guy, Dennis (Paulo Avelino) arrives and reminds her of the man she really loved back then.

     I admit I have no idea and haven't heard of this movie before when we watched it but as soon as I saw the name Jerrold Tarog I immediately remembered the movie Heneral Luna. Since, the movie was so famous and was well made I had interest on watching this movie and expected a lot and I wasn't disappointed. It was a great movie indeed with a deep meaning in it. Just like some good movies it starts where you have no idea what the plot of the movie was, then it starts to build up slowly. I really like those kind of movies it makes me interested and attached. 

     The story is absolutely beautiful, and the acting is really superb. It makes us feel the emotion of each and every character portrayed. The characters were really stuck in my mind who they are and how they reacted on every circumstances makes them stand out in their own way. 

     The eye contact of the main characters really enhanced their actions no matter how minimal they are. Even in silence, no words were needed to make us understand their feelings. I love how consistent they are on the characters like how broken Andrea is, how Robert feels that Andrea is not contented on their marriage, how gentle Andrew is even with the excruciating pain he's hiding, and how Dennis is curious with the girl his brother fell in love with.

     The story is so unique that every moment is unpredictable but is still beautiful because of the mystery that we're trying to unveil. Until now, I still find myself being haunted by the story, it is sad and sweet. There's a lot of ways on how this movie could've ended but I don't know why am I so satisfied with the ending. 

     Overall, this movie is perfect. The film is good in every way the content, the cinematography, the design everything. Jerrold Tarrog is a genius and this movie is a masterpiece.