Tenement 2 aka T2 is about a building situated in FTI, Taguig City, Philippines were some of the scenes had been shot. This starred Filipina actress, Miss Maricel Soriano who is dubbed as the “Diamond Star” of Philippine movies. She played the role of a volunteer of the “Save An Orphan” Foundation. The conflict in this particular Filipino made movie began when Claire decided to adopt an orphan, But the ragamuffin girl has a mysterious genetic origin. She came from a family of “engkantos” (another term for black or negative spirits) How will Claire deal with the paranormal dilemma? Will she be able to make the orphan a normal being? Alternatively, will she in way or the other accept the child despite of her extraordinary spiritual nature?
Chito Rono, a multi – awarded and an internationally acclaimed movie director from the Philippines, had made other films with the same genre, proudly admitted that this was one of the most expensive horror movie ever made in the history of Philippine cinema , after his flicks Feng Shui and Sukob respectively. His reason for this was the special effects used in the movie, especially in its last eleven minutes of the film. Rono utilized the CGI technology to make it realistic due to its superb special effects. Of course, the effects would be a “bunch of nonsense” if the story plot was not carefully thought of. Undoubtedly, Chito Roni did it again! Tenement 2 was excellent like no other Filipino horror movies that I had seen To add, its uniqueness would show the viewers how a cruising ship through the rivers and planes were possible in their spiritual dimension. As a paranormal enthusiast, this was something worth watching likewise, nice to explore about. Paranormally, the movie was well – researched, Thus, adding to it flick a sense of “great cinematic zest and vigor”.
Though the story of the movie seemed too ambiguous from the beginning, the real intent of the picture unfolds as the story unwrapped eventually. In essence, it tried to come across with a message that extraordinary entities were in our midst, no matter how civilized and modern our society is now. On the other hand, the golum made me scream to death Whew! More than ever, the luster of the “Diamond Star still shines.
Overall, this is highly recommended.
