The topic of exes meeting each other again after a period of estrangement had been tackled in two of the biggest box-office hits this year, namely "The Hows of Us" and "Exes Baggage." This very same topic is explored again in this new film "Wild and Free." However despite this commonality of theme, I don't expect this to reach the impressive ticket sales of the two aforementioned films.
Ellie was a driver for a transport network service called Driveby. One rainy night, she picked up a passenger, who turned out to be Jake, her ex-boyfriend. During the trip, they talked about how they met at the Toyota car showroom where Ellie used to work in sales, and the fun things they used to do together like road trips on Jake's motorbike, surfing in La Union, among other titillating things.
When their conversation got to the part when Ellie first met Jake's mother at a family gathering, this revealed a major secret that would lead to serious suspicions between the two of them. This eventually corrupted their bliss, leading to their parting of ways. Now that they had crossed paths once again two years later, will this chance encounter lead to a reconciliation of the two passionate lovers?
Sanya Lopez is sexy and alluring for sure, especially in that white string bikini on the beach. However, the way her character was so badly-written made you wonder why Ellie was behaving the way she did. Derrick Monasterio's acting was unnatural and very self-conscious. He actually came across awkward or scary when Jake was giving Ellie his "come-hither" looks. There was hardly any chemistry between them to convince us that there was love beyond the lust.
Cheska Diaz did not look nor act like Jake's mother. They had to mention that fact several times to remind us who she was. Juancho Trivino was barely onscreen as Jake's elder brother Carlo, but he still he got to have a sex scene of his own, which was actually better shot than those of Jake's. Ash Ortega was amusing as Ellie's frankly opinionated best friend Bangshie, a scene-stealer when she's on.
If you are watching this for the steamy sex scenes, the MTRCB rating of R-13 should temper your expectations beforehand. It was mostly the typical scenes of torrid kissing with modest flashes of skin and a washing machine to spice things up. Nothing really more daring given the actors involved are new to the genre. Even then, it is disturbing that they think 13 year-olds can already watch this type of movie without parental guidance. 4/10.
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