March 16, 2024
Directed by Carlos Alvares
Written by: Gelo Catamio, Maya Diaz
Nurse Audrey (Cess Garcia) was fired from her job, following naughty shenanigans she did with her ne'er-do-well boyfriend Richard (Chad Alviar). The recruiting agency she relied on to work in Australia also turned out bogus. She got accepted as a caregiver of Demi (Rica Gonzales) who suffering from an unknown disease. Audrey admired Demi's husband, Dr. Stan Monasterio (Matt Francisco), for his dedication to his wife, his kindness and good looks.
Cess Garcia is a pretty lead actress, and had potential for dramatic scenes. However, the way her Audrey was written was quite haphazard. She wanted Dr. Stan for herself, but she also wanted to stay loyal to Ms. Demi. The reveal was not really surprising, no one that perfect could be true. Like he did in "Haliparot," Matt Francisco could convincingly portray decent-looking men hiding demons within. Chad Alviar had that roguish bad boy look and presence that Vivamax boys should exude. 6/10.
Director: Artemio Abad
Writers: Roni Benaid, Nigel Santos
Arnel (Van Allen Ong) was a budding auto mechanic moonlighting at the repair shop of his uncle BJ (Raul Montesa). Despite having a girlfriend Jenna (Arah Alonzo), Arnel could not help but fantasize about the sexy new neighbor who just moved in across the street, Sal (Shiela Snow). Nothing prepared Arnel for a big surprise when his new professor for his major subject Engineering Economics walked into the classroom.
The three main actors in this Vivamax short film (Ong, Alonzo and Snow) may be relatively new, but were actually quite natural in the acting department (that is, when they were not involved in sex scenes, which were practically happening one after the other).Van Allen Ong can give Gold Aceron a run for his money as Vivamax's go-to boyish loverboy-next-door. Arah Alonzo played Jenna with spunk. Shiela Snow was not really credible as an engineering professor, she could have tried harder to project intelligence on top of her sex appeal. 4/10.
Directed by Jose Abdel B. Langit
Written by Quinn Carrillo
In the private bar - nightclub of Madame E (Boobita) called The Den, rich female clientele were entertained by a group of male dancers. The current team were Carlo (Sean de Guzman), Primo (Marco Gomez), Jason (Calvin Reyes) and Benjie (Mon Mendoza). Aside from their dancing, they had their respective sugar mommies. One day, Carlo brought in Angelo (Itan Rosales), an 18-year old delivery boy who wanted a better way to earn tuition.
This was just another one of those Vivamax films about people who prostitute their bodies to earn money for themselves and their families. This time, the boys were the dancers and the women -- Tanya (Ataska), Abbie (Thia Ledesma), Anne (Apple Castro), Bianca (Tiffany Grey) and her aunt Tonette (Panteen Palanca), Mica (Rica Gonzales) -- who were the sex-starved predators. There was nothing new with the cliched story, the lazy acting, and the predictable final turn into violence. 3/10.
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