Highlights:
- the first 45 minutes of the movie provided a delightful experience. Charming, humorous, and at the same time respectful of the audience's intellect
- film's pace provided perfect rhythm for quick-witted humor
- move over Mercedes Cabral, Nova Villa is the goddess of Cinemalaya X. Her portrayal of Corazon is a thoughtful departure from the popular sitcom characters she has created. Her charming performance carries the movie throughout. And the scene where she was alone in the car after her first date, simply touching
- the slow-mo scene at the cafe and the FB "funny" and "beautiful" scenes actually worked
- what an endearing and rational performance from Dante Rivero
- also, there is strong screen presence from the young 3rd and Corazon, eliciting swoons from the audience every time they appear
- based on crowd turn-out and reaction, this might be the darkhorse for the Audience Award in the New Breed Category
Lowlights:
- while some of the flashback scene worked, it felt overused towards the end. The MTV flashback not only cheapened the otherwise intelligent sense of humor of the film, it likewise distracted the audience from the fluidity of the narrative. all of a sudden, the movie became uninterestingly slow-paced
- the scene between BFFs portrayed by Nova Villa and Ruby Ruiz seemed overworked and gave a righteous, pulpiteering feel onto it, in the process completely contradicting an otherwise smart beginning of the movie
- the much-awaited scene seemed anti-climactic
- the movie had a huge promise at the start, only to stumble in the middle and self-destruct towards the end. One good thing is that it was on its way back, but was too late
Rating: 5/10
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