Victoria Lansang is a popular news reporter who has been requested to mediate a hostage crisis. And in front of a national television audience, something horribly goes wrong and people are killed while Victoria suffers a mental breakdown. A year later, she's eager to get back into the game. However, the only assignment she can get is to do a documentary on the last night of The Diplomat Hotel in Baguio City, a crumbling and abandoned building infamously known for its bloody past and its hauntings. Looking for redemption, she arrives there with her crew and they start filming. But as they get deeper into the night, the place starts to exert its will on them and they find out exactly what monstrous evil awaits at The Diplomat Hotel. By daybreak, their lives will never be the same again. (Source: ClickTheCity) Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- עברית / עִבְרִית
- dansk
- Native Title: The Diplomat Hotel
- Also Known As:
- Genres: Mystery, Horror, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Gretchen Barretto in The Diplomat Hotel Philippines Movie (2013)]( "Gretchen Barretto in The Diplomat Hotel Philippines Movie (2013)")
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![Nico Antonio in The Diplomat Hotel Philippines Movie (2013)]( "Nico Antonio in The Diplomat Hotel Philippines Movie (2013)")
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![Alvin Anson in The Diplomat Hotel Philippines Movie (2013)]( "Alvin Anson in The Diplomat Hotel Philippines Movie (2013)")
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Reviews
It’s Disappointingly Good Enough
Like always, keep your expectations low so if you don’t get what you expected, you’re still surprised. What I’m saying is, I kind of had high expectations for this movie since I remember seeing little snippets of it as a child and thinking, “Damn, they went through some shit.” Of course, this isn’t to say that the movie is bad or that it was majorly disappointing.It’s good enough. I see some of the complaints with the film, criticising it for the plot and how they just “wasted their budget on it”. They complain that it wasn’t scary and it was nonsensical. I, however, have a different opinion. I don’t mind that the movie wasn’t scary. It has little to no jump scares. The only thing that might scare you is the little “trick of the eye” moments or the admittedly unnerving setting of the film. There are “ghosts”, sure, if we can call them that but I would argue that the supernatural element of the film is more psychological. Of course, there are certain points that contradict this opinion of mine but I think this because the film already begs the question of, “Is the place really haunted or is it haunted because the people say it is?” and kind of portrays how fear, paranoia, and anxiety play into the supernatural realm.
The one aspect I can confidently give praise to is the acting. The actors did well in this film. I was pleasantly surprised. I didn’t expect anything less of Gretchen Barretto.
In the end, the film is fine. Was I disappointed? A little, yes. But it’s good enough to find it interesting. The production and the acting save it from total dislike.
