Beautiful Scars (2023)

Short and poor script and sound

I'm all for supporting low budget productions and this is one of them. 4 episodes makes it short and I think with a poor script it was hard to really get into what the writer was trying to do. It felt choppy and disconnected. The sudden appearance of characters in ep 3 and 4 just threw you. The actors did well though but it's hard if the raw materials aren't there.

I would recommend those who have patience and aren't really bothered by the (lack of a consistent) story line should binge watch this whilst doing something else. They are raising sponsorship for their next project already so hopefully a bigger budget will give these actors a better end product.

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An Excellent Low Budget Filipino Series

This series has a lot going for it; including a beautiful setting, great editing, and nice cinematography; not to mention some great acting from most of the cast members; of which Rod Grande Corpuz, Cris Jay Cabides and Axl Romeo deserve particular mention for some great performances.
If I had to point to something that could be improved, I would say the length of the series; both in terms of each episode and the number of episodes; as the story seemed to be pressed for time there at the end (in episode 4). Given the fact that it was produced on such a small budget however; I think the writer / director of Beautiful Scars deserves a lot of praise for the success of the series; along with the young and obviously talented cast of actors.

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