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Military Sgt. Delfin Mijares (Eddie Garcia) and his junior Lt. Del Mijares (Ronald Gan Ledesma)
have been successful in leading their troops against the insurgents in the countryside. As father and son are so effective working in partnership, they and their men are now
called to work with the civilian authority on a more urgent mission: to neutralize the urban terrorists and economic saboteurs. Their main target is the biggest and most
dangerous crime lord, Simon Ovarte called Ang Patron (Eddie Gutierrez). Will they be able to get their man, a dealer in narcotics, kidnap-for-ransom, gun-running and
smuggling? Will father and son be able to accomplish their mission in the urban jungle?
The story starts off with two fire-fight scenes, one encounter led by the young lieutenant
followed by the other with the sergeant in the lead. Four other battles come after these, escalating in violence according to their duration, the number of fighters involved
and, the amount and size of artillery used. The plot suffers because of the long battle sequences. Sometimes it is difficult to say with whom the military is fighting and why
there is no end of men on both sides coming into the battles. The delineation of characters and their roles is poor. The meager dialogue is either stilted or out of place. As
a result, the acting is not much in evidence.
There is the attempt to include values in Bro
Kahit Saan Enkuwentro. In evidence are love
and respect among family members, duty, loyalty and patriotism. Laura (Jean Saburit) worries every time her husband and son are on a mission. Delfin defers to Del, his senior
officer, when they are on duty or in uniform, while Del submits to his father when at home; or when he asks his father for advice in military situations. There are no
defections among the soldiers; they accept their duty whenever they are assigned. There is no question of their loyalty to the military and to their officers. Del refuses to
join his girlfriend when she urges him to migrate with her to the States. In spite of these positive aspects, which come on in flashes, the overall impression given is that of
senseless fighting, violence and aggression. What then will happen to a society where war and crime action movies are intended solely to entertain? Violence can never be an
acceptable way of solving problems.
(Date reviewed: January 7, 2002)
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