November 27, 2024
Director: Bobby Bonifacio Jr.
Writers: Wiro Michael Ladera, Bobby Bonifacio Jr.
Gin (Stephanie Raz) was a blind woman who rented out her bedroom to lovers who wanted to use it for a short-time lovenest, while she listened to their moans of sexual ecstasy outside. One day, there were two strangers, Leo (Chad Solano) and Ola (Audrey Avila), who rented her room. Gin confessed to her best friend Abet (Ghion Espinosa), that she was mesmerized by Leo's moans, the quality of which she had never heard before.
Because of the auditory nature of the provocative title, director Bobby Bonifacio really made the sound effects the main star of this movie. He even made his lead character Gin blind, so that she could only be seduced by a man's voice and yes, moans. The main premise was interesting, but the final act was disappointingly formulaic in the VMX sense. Good performances turned in by Stephanie Raz and Ghion Espinosa in the lead roles. 4/10.
Director: Sigrid Polon
Writer: Quiel dela Cruz, Sigrid Polon
The doors of the condo units of Alice (Athena Red) and Mika (Alessandra Cruz) were facing each other. Alice was the mistress of Michael (Chester Grecia). Mika was the mistress of Van (Juan Paolo Calma). One night, both women were feeling neglected by their respective partners. They went drinking at the same bar, met each other and became friends. Not long after, they became more than just friends.
For a movie with such a simple and predictable premise of kept women, director Sigrid Polon decided to tell her story in a ploddingly slow manner. Her two leading ladies may have beauty of face, but unfortunately, their acting was leaden and uninspired. Alessandra Cruz, in particular, practically only had one nebulous expression on her face throughout the film, even during the epilogue that happens three months in the future. 1/10
Director: Rodante Y. Pajemna, Jr.
Writer: Rodante Y. Pajemna, Jr.
Among seamen, Marya (Sahara Bernales) was famous and expensive for the massage prowess of her palms. One night, she went up the ship M/V Alejandrea where Lando (Vince Rillon) and his cousin Allan (Mark Dionisio) worked. It turned out that Lando already had a crush on her back then in their teens in the province, when she still went by her real name, Rhea. Believing in "first love never dies," Lando decides to court Marya now.
Unlike her previous sullen and drab roles, Sahara Bernales was smiling beautifully here, looking radiant from her very first scene when she boarded ship. More than that, Bernales gives what it probably her best performance in a VMX film, with her relaxed, natural and confident portrayal of Marya. As his usual, Vince Rillon gives another raw yet nuanced portrayal of the lovestruck Lando. Their chemistry together here was off the charts. 6/10
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