June 4, 2024
Director: Ray Gibraltar
Headwriter: Frederick Castro
Donna (Denise Esteban), Rina (Chloe Jena) and Liezel (Aila Cruz) were all working as waitresses in a restaurant owned by Randy (Nathan Cajucom). Randy had taken a fancy on Donna, while Rina was involved with Rigor (Vino Gonzales), and Liezel was with Randy (Chad Alviar). It would seem that the three girls all got the partner best for them. However, it later turned out that all their ideal men were too good to be true.
This mid-length film was quite straightforward in its story, although quite male-centric in approach. These three women are fully aware that their boyfriends were all spoken for. However, as these two-timers were their keys to a better life, the girls were content to live in sin for as long as they can get away with it. Meanwhile the wives (Maan Pintado, Alyssa Alday, Abigail Calma) also fight to get their husbands back by whatever means. 4/10.
Director: Christian Paolo Lat
Writers: Maya Diaz, La Dhera
Fireman Ed (Felix Roco) lost his vision on the night that he rescued prostitute Dana (Sahara Bernales) from a fire. They got married and ran a massage spa on the beach. For six years, the couple lived a happy life despite Ed's visual handicap, coupled with his impotence. Dana topped her licensure exam as librarian, and quickly got a job in town. Ed hired 18 year-old illiterate boy Kokoy (MJ Abellera) to be his assistant.
Sahara Bernales and MJ Abellera get plenty of exposure (for dramatic scenes and for sex scenes), but sadly, their acting left a lot to be desired. Felix Roco was back to form here in his sympathetic portrayal of a blind man dealing with not only physical, but also mental issues. Acting-wise, Zsara Laxamana, who played Ed's ex-girlfriend Me-Ann, had the upper hand among the nymphets, as she kept her character ambiguous to the end. 4/10.
Director: Aya Topacio
Writer: Nigel Santos
Marketing executive Leslie (Angelica Hart) had been in a relationship with her boyfriend Khalil (Van Allen Ong) for three years now. One day, she was attacked by Carmina (Angeline Aril), who also claimed to be Khalil's girlfriend for one year now. When they found out that Khalil was going out with yet another girl, the two ladies became fast friends and decided to join forces in order to catch their philandering boyfriend red-handed.
The two leading ladies Hart and Aril are both very pretty, and actually had good chemistry with each other. Ong still had that boy-next-door charm, but as a neophyte actor, he was not yet able to pull off the nuances and demands of this role convincingly. The story was quite straightforward, with a wishy-washy feminist tone the way it was told. It made sense until the 11th hour when it had a very sudden rejection scene came from out of nowhere. 2/10.
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