Thursday, February 21, 2008

My Bestfriend's Girlfriend

Good enough.

It's a mainstream teen Pinoy romance/comedy/drama movie starring mainstream matinee idols. It's about this girl who danced in a stag party because she needed some extra cash. While there, she encounters this "rude" guy who kisses her without her permission. After that encounter, her boyfriend arrives from abroad. Later, she discovers that the guy who violated her at the stag party is his boyfriend’s best friend. My best friend’s girlfriend, lol.

Purpose of watching the movie: Para ubusin ung movie tickets namin, mag-eexpire na kasi.

I'm quite sure it's a new feat of Pinoy films; there are annoyingly loads of advertising.
In addition to that, watching this movie feels like reading a male-oriented magazine, because together with the ads are boobs. Many of the scenes are subtle and yet glorious moments of cleavage, really.

The film is dubbed.
It sounds and feels weird when the speech in a movie is dubbed because of the noticeable delay whenever an artist opens his/her mouth.

The story doesn't make any sense, but the direction of the film is good that it drives the points of every scene. So even if you don't understand the plot (e.g. why is this girl who has a boyfriend flirting with another guy?), each scene still makes sense. Shrapnels of T.G.I.S. hahaha

All in all, the movie is about lies and betrayal. hahaha Seriously, the real deal being portrayed by the movie is the behavior of Filipino teenagers when it comes to dealing with relationships. It's like relationships mean less now as in getting in and out of one is just like buying food from a fast food chain. Nagiging 'kano na naman. Too bad. Look who's talking.
Another thing worth noting is the fact that whenever a person is in a relationship with another, honesty is essential. In the movie, the protagonist hid the truth from the person she is having a relationship with. It led to people getting hurt. Sad. hahaha
Relationships based on lies are ultimately, lies.
How romantic is lying? Apparently, very much.