Four Sisters and A Wedding
was unexpected. Although I was told beforehand that the movie was “dramedy”
(mix of drama and comedy), I thought it would portray the family on a light
note, cracking jokes and witty comments in every scene, like with any Filipino
feature film. Boy, was I partially wrong.
I said “partially” because the witticisms are still intact but the
story about the family dynamics and the relationship among siblings brought the
heart-warming, tear-jerking and effective drama into the screens; it drove me,
and the rest of the cinema audience for that matter, into tears. As I am
writing, my eyes still burn from crying for half of the movie.
So what’s with the drama, really?
