BITTER MELON is the third feature film from filmmaker H.P. Mendoza (Colma: The Musical, Fruit Fly, I Am a Ghost). It is the story of a Filipino-American family who reunites for a Christmas party at the family home in San Francisco only to find out that Troy, the second oldest child, has been ruling the house with fear-intimidating everyone who lives there-including his mother, and even physically abusing his wife. What starts as a fun holiday reunion turns into a darkly humorous crime scene as Declan, the youngest son, leads the family as they conspire on how to best murder the violent and abusive Troy. Bitter Melon is a 2018 American English-language Comedy Crime film starring Jon Norman Schneider, Patrick Epino, Josephine De Jesus, L.a. Renigen, Theresa Navarro, Brian Rivera and Douglas Lippi. Bitter Melon was Produced by Mark Del Lima, Brian Benson and Michael Oberst. The movie is written and directed by H.p. Mendoza. Gravitas Ventures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. Bitter Melon was released on 7th December 2018 in English and Ilocano languages and takes a screen time of 95 minutes. Bitter Melon was made on a budget of $0 million. Cinematography was done by Juli Lopez and editing by H.P. Mendoza. The music was composed by H.p. Mendoza along with Marco D ambrosio.
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Jini Score 4.9/10
Critics Score 33%
Rating 5.7/10
Jini Score 4.9%
Critics Score 33
Rating 5.7
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Release
Date07 DEC 2018
Budget$ 0 MILLION
Language
English
Genre
Comedy
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Crime
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Drama
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Bitter Melon Reviews and Ratings
Average Review Rating : neutral
Positive Review Rating : 33%
Dennis Harvey
Domestic violence and black comedy dont seem a natural match, but to an impressive degree Bitter Melon pulls off their shotgun marriage. ( Read More )
Ben Kenigsberg
The movie grinds to a halt in its final third as the characters talk things out, which might be helpful in life but in drama tends to belabor the obvious, as well as offer an easy exit. ( Read More )
Gary M. Kramer
COURTESY OF NEWFEST Another frustrating entry is Ondi Timoners ambitious but flawed biopic Mapplethorpe (Oct. 27, 8:30 p.m.; SVA Theatre). ( Read More )
Avi Offer
Just because its family friendly doesnt mean that its entertaining or heartfelt like a truly great family film. ( Read More )
G. Allen Johnson
What makes the movie smart is its refusal to cast Troy, a difficult role well played by Epino, as strictly a villain. ( Read More )