Seven Sundays (2017)

This is my first Filipino movie and I really enjoyed it. It's the story of a family that drifted apart after the mother died years ago.

The story begins with the father of four grown children spending his birthday alone because his children are too focused on their own lives and problems to visit. On the day of his unattended party his receives news that he has cancer and only 7 weeks to live. He sends a text to his children to inform them of the news.

The eldest son took over the family store and is on the verge of bankruptcy. The second son became wealthy and successful but believes his family only likes him for his money. The daughter has three children with a philandering husband. The youngest child felt abandoned after the mother died and his siblings moved away and is now in legal trouble.

The children decide to come together on a Sunday and throw him a surprise birthday party, but old wounds flare up and arguments explode. After learning of their father's distress over their squabbles, the children agree to get along for his sake and to meet every Sunday at his house. Each Sunday the family comes together on various adventures and learn about each other in the process.

There are ups and downs in the story as wounds and secrets are revealed and healed.

I don't want to spoil the secrets, but I will say that this is not a downer or tragedy. This movie is the definition of heart-warming.

I can recommend this movie with a happy heart.

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A good family/slice of life movie

The storyline was superb. The acting of the casts was good. For me, the only problem is that the chemistry of the actors/siblings did not surpassed my expectations.

As I have said earlier, the storyline is somehow good and relatable. The problems are: 1) There are no chemistry between actors. It felt forced especially the confrontation scene; 2) It lacks depth and sincerity to the portrayal of their characters. Like they're just there telling their dialogue, and it doesn't feel authentic to me; and 3) The confrontation scenes felt empty. Majority of the scenes actually. If you will compare it to other successful movies with the same theme, there are relatable and became iconic like FSATW.

The movie felt like passable and has no rewatch value since the character did not bring something new to the table. That's why I rated the movie 5.0 for rewatch because this is not the kind of movie that can make you undestand or want more about their characters since they lack chemistry both as an actors and characters to the story.

Will I recommend this to other people who have not watched this? YES DEFINITELY I WILL STILL RECOMMEND THIS. I am an avid fan of Star Cinema/Pinoy films in general so I have watched hundreds of Pinoy films with the same genre. I know what movie is a remarkable one and forgettable. This movie is good but a forgettable one.

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