Bitter Melon

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Patrick H Bitter Melon was an interesting watch. It branches off slightly with different through-lines for different characters, and then it all comes back together through a singular family. In the runtime it has, I feel like it's not overly ambitious but hits that sweet spot of speaking to the dysfunctional dynamics that can exist within a Filipino-American family and then tilts your perception of it and the expectations you might have for the film ever so slightly so to surprise you with how stories are resolved. Some things left me wanting more, but I feel like overall it was a pretty solid film. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/15/25 Full Review Happiest P Fruit Fly was a great take on the domestic violence situation within a Filipino household and me being a white man, I was looking into a situation knowing nothing except what domestic violence is and what happened in my situation and I found many similarities. What made me astounded was that the family reacted to this abuse with just hide the violence and move on. I also saw that even the abuser, Troy, seem to think there was nothing wrong with his actions even up until the end of the movie. I would love more movies or even a follow-up from H.P. to explore this concept further and what we could do to help and one day eliminate the issue. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/15/25 Full Review Kari R This was my first H.P. Mendoza film. I saw it at the Tallgrass Film Festival. It turned me into an H.P. fan for life! Truly, once you see one of his films you will find yourself going down the creative rabbit hole of his catalogue and you will have so...much...fun. I promise....but I also digress. Bitter Melon is a film that serves as an important creative commentary about gender based violence while also providing you with a glimpse of exposure into Filipino family dynamics. A riveting and thought provoking film. One of my all time favorite movies. Highly recommend. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/14/25 Full Review john f Hits home for me on several different levels, namely for its unflinching look at the devastation caused by abuse in families, and navigating social worlds in which you are an outsider. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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