September 16, 2023
Emilio "Miyo" Mala (Aerol Carmelo) has been involved with various girlfriends since he was thirteen years old. Now working in the front desk of a hotel and up for a promotion, he thinks it is time for him to get serious and settle down. His last girlfriend April (Chloe Jenna) was a clingy insatiable nymphomaniac. Miyo was tired of their physically-exhausting relationship and decided to break up with her, but she is not giving up on him.
One day, he met his childhood hometown friend (and ex-girlfriend whom he ghosted) Ivy Bian (Yen Durano) at his hotel, and this rekindled his old crush on her. He now believes that Ivy is the one for him. However, he discovered that Ivy has been having a lesbian relationship for the past three years with his boss Ma'am Bianca Delfino (Apple Dy), the very person who will decide if his promotion to supervisor will be approved or not.
Yen Durano and Apple Dy were just recently launched in their respective lead starrers where they displayed their promising acting talents aside from their feminine curves -- "Litsoneras" for Durano and "Punit Na Langit" for Dy. Here in "Patikim-tikim," they both shined with their very natural free-flowing performances and good working chemistry with each other and their co-stars, proving that their auspicious debut projects were not flukes.
Up-and-coming Vivamax stud Aerol Carmelo also showed an entirely new aspect of his acting range from his last two films "Bisyo!" and "Punit na Langit." This young actor actually has a knack for physical comedy, especially in those scenes when Miyo's stamina was already all zapped by his fifth round with the tireless April. He had a convincing romantic chemistry with Durano, and his Miyo looked genuinely lovestruck during their scenes together.
Veteran director Joey Javier Reyes has crafted quite an entertaining romantic comedy in his latest film. However, being a Vivamax project, graphic sex scenes are of course a prominent ingredient, so it is for mature audiences only. This was too bad, because with its complex but well-written story could have been developed to be screened with a PG-13 rating, without any bed scenes. Reyes also added a nice touch breaking through the fourth wall at the end. 6/10.
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