StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Theo Robertson If you've got the slightest interest in boxing you'll know there's a highly anticipated match coming up featuring Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jnr and this is a throwback to the good old days of boxing when we had boxing Gods such as Hearns , Hagler , Leonard and Duran all fighting one another to be crowned undisputed greatest pound for pound champion on the planet . If you're not a boxing fan - and why would you visit this page if you're not ? - Manny first became world champion at flyweight in 1998 . Over the next 17 years he won several more world titles in different weights including light middleweight . So what ? you ask . Well the difference in weight between a flyweight and a light middleweight is just over forty pounds . It is possible to put this type of weight on but not if you're a supreme athlete with very little fat on your body . It's virtually unknown for a boxer to start off in one division and be fighting 20 years later with a duration of eight weight classes . In fact it's also rare for a boxer to have a professional career lasting this long so twenty years after an unknown flyweight makes his professional debut he's involved in one of the most eagerly anticipated fights in sporting history gives you a small hint of the superhuman achievement of Manny . This film KID KULAFU shows the early steps Manny took to sporting immortality KID KALAFU is an obvious love letter to its subject and don't mean this in a negative way . You can tell Manny is a genuinely decent man and his fight with Timothy Bradley where he lost a split decision in the worst points decision in the history of the sport was met by him by almost saintly polite disbelief which says so much about him as a person . The film also concentrates on a feelgood factor and looking at screenwriter Froi Medina previous credits he did write a previous film called VOICES which involved a music teacher trying to find redemption via a street child . This type of real life feel good story keeps many Hollywood workers in a job but screenwriter Medina and director Paul Soriano do make a film that does have does have sad bits and happy bits but never over does the manipulation of emotion . Shooting the film in the Filipino language does help a lot as does using a native cast who will be absolutely unknown to an English speaking audience and it was good to see a film that states no matter how hard life punches you in the mouth you can succeed if you've got it in you As for the fight coming up at the weekend the head says Mayweather and the heart says Manny . Let's hope the heart wins out in the end !Update 3rd May 2015 . Hardlines Manny

prospectus_capricornium The latest Paul Soriano movie chronicles the early life and humble beginnings of Manny Pacquiao, who for many, is a hero. The mere mention of the name is compelling enough to ignite interest among curious audience, but this movie isn't about the hero Manny has become today, it's about KID KULAFU, the zero he once was.KID KULAFU feeds on the tragedies and sacrifices of the young Manny Pacquiao and his family, to deliver its message with utmost effectivity. The spine of the whole narrative alone, is haunting enough, but it struggles to construct a coherent and fluid storyline. The real problem here is that so many things are happening but almost nothing gets resolved—one dramatic moment looms up and shifts abruptly to another, killing the excitement before it could even hit home, like a potentially strong blow that never landed on the face. Such lack of congruence takes away the heat and ceases the momentum, and leaves the critical audience wondering if the rest of the movie has still something left that could be of any sense.Yet, no matter how messed up and terribly flawed KID KULAFU's script is, it does what it is designed to accomplish: highlight Manny Pacquiao, sell his name and earn further respect and recognition. That seems the very point of dotting the entire narrative with dramatic expositions—regardless of how more often than not they felt unnecessary—that enumerates Manny's endless string of struggles. Working against this scarcely-written material, are brilliant actors who are left with nothing but to do their job. Alessandra de Rossi is an effective Mommy Dionisia here, forget her forced visayan accent, and she's perfect, as is Cesar Montano for his role. But most strikingly, is Buboy Villar, who for most part, effectively portrayed Manny. To forget the beautiful and crisp cinematography, and the effective musical scoring doesn't sound forgivable, too. For a maindie production, the visual drama is quite superb, and together with a timely inserted score, somehow and often not sustained, the movie is able to tug at the heartstrings.KID KULAFU throws as many punches as it can to impress its audience, yet only a few are precise enough to hit its targets. Yet again, on those few moments where it does, the movie delivers exactly what it is supposed to offer: a front seat view to the young life of one of the greatest boxers of our time, a glimpse of an icon's rough and rocky road to success, and a message of courage and determination to those who are on the same path as Manny. If this is a big boxing event, there's no denying in Manny ending up being victorious, only not unanimously, and certainly, not by knockout

marcco-24159 (This is only my opinion)The texture and cinematography of this film; to simply explain how amazing it is; its somehow close to slum-dog millionaire. which is amazing. Im not an avid fan of watching PH indie films or those MMFF entries, most of them are unbearable and cheezy in terms of acting and lines. there have been movies with great textures as this film but the execution are still amateurish; like that Jazmin and Nora film. The story-lines of this film is exactly as how it should be; it didn't dwell long on other supporting characters, but other characters' presence where all clearly developed. Mistakes ~ for me; the film lost its texture quality when Manny had a surreal dream, it looked like those comedy fantasy Star Magic movie texture at that point. wth. I love Bisaya; I had friends who talked the film's language so I get some of the words, but I miss some details because it miss some hard coded subs. At the end of the film; you'll realize a lot of smart depictions and allegories of the execution. an example of this is - at the end of the film verses where shown; its what Manny always say to the public, but then it is revealed that it is a Bible verse. from the book of Philippians. get it? "Philippians". The film is amazing. iRate it 9.5/10

raulcustodio08 A lot of things are shockingly executed, amazing cinematography (just a lot of confusing shaky cam in fight scenes), fresh score (since most of Filipino movies score are recycled especially Romance Movies) the acting especially well portrayed by Robert Villar, Alessandra De Rossi and Cesar Montano. When they use our Cebuano accent, they got it like they live in General Santos. It can be the first dark sports film of FIlipinos and this is an example of the untold story. Conclusion, way more better, more mature and more believable than Pacquiao: The Movie of 2006 and a must watch to all FIlipinos. Out of 10 Direction: 8 Screenplay: 10 Score: 10 Editing: 8 Cinematography: 9 Story/Content: 9