October 7, 2025
Gen Z lesbians Charlie (Janella Salvador), Hannah (Jasmine Curtis-Smith), Mihan (Leanne Mamonong) and Kit (Klea Pineda) had been lovers with each of the others in the past. While they were technically were all exes of each other, yet they remained very close friends. One day, Hannah announced her engagement to her client Matteo (Migs Almendras). She didn't think that her upcoming wedding would triggered a sense of regret in one of the girls.
The cast was led two mainstream movie stars, Janella Salvador and Jasmine Curtis-Smith. They are already well-known quantities as actresses and they delivered on their portrayal of their respective characters as expected. Salvador's Charlie was a "real talk" type of friend, the talkative one, the active one. Curtis-Smiths's Hannah was the beauty of the group, both of face and of heart, so she was the easiest one to love among the four.
This is Klea Pineda's first major film role, as she had mostly been acting on TV since winning StarStruck in 2015. A lesbian in real life, Pineda was striking with her morena beauty and her height. However, Kit's current relations within their friend group had been purely platonic. To lengthen her screen time, Pineda's Kit was a pre-school teacher who had a clandestine affair with Alexa (Yesh Burce), the mother of one of her students.
The major spotlight was shone on lesbian musician Leanne Mamonong on her promising feature film debut. Her Mihan stood out because she was the only one of the four who wore a suit and pants when they tried out their wedding outfits. She had a mother Rina (Jackie Lou Blanco) who fully supported her. It was Mihan's emotional journey which was tracked most fully in this story, and Mamonong's sincere portrayal made us root her on.
With the big name stars and the lush cinematography, this Nigel Santos film was a very mainstream type, than a "Cinemalaya" one. While there have been a number of GL films before, this was probably the only one where the four main lesbian characters all were ex-lovers. This gave this film a unique psychological milieu upon which the story of these friends revolved. Writer Keavy Vicente's ending was just as the title said it was going to be -- I wish it wasn't. 6/10
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