Vivamax: Review of 5 In 1: Quirky Quintet

September 23, 2022

5-in-1 Coffee CEO and certified lover boy Johnny "Dick" Jordi (Wilbert Ross) has just passed away at the prime age of 34. At his wake, his sister Sister Teresa (Giselle Sanchez) wanted all the ex-girlfriends he had be juggling in a single year to speak at the eulogy. She wanted them to share their experiences with Dick and the lessons they learned from him. This was help her decide who deserved the one great treasure Dick had left behind. 

Five beautiful women stood up to give their testimonies: working-student coffee shop clerk Lana  Rose (Jela Cuenca), outspoken labor union leader Mia Kalisa (Debbie Garcia), smart business woman / Yakuza daughter Maria Osaka (Ava Mendez), suicidal runaway virgin Lexie Laurice (Rose Van Ginkel), and beauty contest wannabe Riley Red (Angela Morena). Apparently, Dick gave these ladies more than what he gave them in bed.  

Vivamax has been building Wilbert Ross up as its young sex comedy star (an heir apparent to 90s horny bros Andrew E, Dennis Padilla and Janno Gibbs) since his introduction in "Shoot, Shoot," his subsequent solo-starrers "Crush Kong Curly" and "Boy Bastos" and even in the series "High on Sex." In all of these projects, Ross has been cavorting with various sexy ladies which he charms with his raunchy sense of humor. 

The five sexy actresses who shared the title with Ross actually had very good acting skills. Cuenca ("Palitan"), Mendez ("#DoYouThinkIAmSexy?"), Van Ginkel ("Kitty K7") and Morena ("X-Deal 2") already proved their talents in previous films. This film gave Debbie Garcia more screen time and lines than before, and she gave it her all. Hopefully, they would be able to do their next films without having to take off all their clothes and act so lasciviously.  

Several Vivamax actors also show up in smaller roles and cameos to lend support to this project like Chad Kinis, MC Muah, Lassy, Marissa Sanchez, Kier Legaspi, Aurora Sevilla, Raquel Montesa, Carlene Aguilar, Bob Jbelli, Manu Respall, and current heartthrob Gab Lagman. Pio Balbuena stole all the scenes he was in as Dick's aide Bernie. Giselle Sanchez also had funny moments as a naughty nun (what is it about Sanchez and nuns?). 5/10.