When I saw the title I thought maybe they captured Pollyanna McIntosh roaming the wilds and set her free in Africa like Elsa. There is no gorilla in the film. It takes place in the Philippines. Jason is from Canada and is visiting the home his father loved so dearly. He goes camping in the woods and comes upon a woman (Mercedes Cabral) who was a princess in ancient times. Because of his "third eye" only he and other with the gift can see her, as well as the other forest denizens. Jason gets involved in her life and everyone tells him, it will end badly as it always does.

I enjoyed seeing the folklore of other nations. Interesting tale.

Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity.

Granted, I sat down to watch the 2020 movie "Woman in the Woods" and I was expecting it to be maybe something in the likes of the old "Tarzan" movies, given the fact that the movie had a scantily clad jungle lady and a gorilla on the cover.

Right, well you can forget about the gorilla entirely, because there are no apes in the movie at all. So why that gorilla was on the cover at all just makes absolutely no sense. In fact, the woman on the cover wasn't in the movie either. So I have no idea what the people making the cover were thinking, much less trying to pull.

Yet, I must say that "Woman in the Woods" was actually a rather surprisingly nice movie when it comes to it, you just have to ignore the cover entirely as it had absolutely nothing to do with the actual movie.

The storyline told in "Woman in the Woods" is based on a Philippine legend. Now, I happened not to be familiar with the legend that the movie is based on, so I have no idea how true the movie was to the actual legend. But regardless, the movie proved to be an interesting and entertaining movie nonetheless.

In order to enjoy a movie like the 2020 movie "Woman in the Woods" from writer and director Kevin Ang, then you must have a healthy interest in Asian folklore and legends, or at the very least an interest in Asian culture and movies.

The movie has a relatively small ensemble of actors and actresses on the cast list, so those performing in the movie had a bit more resting on their shoulders in terms of carrying the movie with their individual performances. And I must admit that both Mercedes Cabral (playing Magayon) and Brian Sy (playing Jason) actually did just that.

While "Woman in the Woods" is hardly a movie that warrant more than a single viewing, then it is actually a movie that I would recommend you sit down to watch, should you find yourself given the opportunity. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and my rating of "Woman in the Woods" lands on a six out of ten stars.

After 5 minutes I skipped forward 5 more, after 2 minutes I skipped forward 5 more, After 1 more minute I skipped forward to the end. I wont waste my time on rubbish.