Movie Review: Biyernes Santo

Biyernes Santo story is about Roy Asuncion (Gardo Versoza), a former Senator who brings his traumatized daughter Aurora (Via Ortega) to a rest house in a distant province for the Holy Week, one year after he lost his wife in a gruesome supernatural attack. He enlists the help of his distant cousin and a young, talented spiritual healer Grace (Ella Cruz) to protect Aurora from dark forces that has been haunting his family every Holy Week.

As the Holy Week progresses, Roy, Aurora, and Grace lock themselves inside the rest house which had been prepared to protect them from the demons that begin to make their presence known. The spiritual attacks intensify on Good Friday – the day when Jesus died. Roy and Grace do their best to overcome their personal differences in order to protect Aurora. But Grace discovers the secret Roy has been hiding from her and it is too late for her to get out of the rest house and to escape from the devil. 

Biyernes Santo will not just scare and thrill you but it also offers a good cinematography and production design that effectively set an eerie atmosphere for the film. The sound, music and special effects were good, making this horror film more watchable. Ella Cruz after her good performance on a Cinemalaya film, Edward blooms as well into a mature actress for this film. Biyernes Santo is not just the typical jump scare and scream fest as it hooked you as the story progress. Generally, Biyernes Santo is technically good contained atmospheric horror film that you can watch at home this holy week.

 

 

My Verdict: 3.5/5