very special

Who would have thought!

Here's the pitch. Laida (Sarah Geronimo) finally lands a job as an editorial assistant at a troubled men's magazine. Whaddaya know, her boss is grumpy cutie Miguel (John Lloyd Cruz), whose cut-outs and posters grace every available space in Laida's bedroom. Grumpy cutie meets bubbly lovelorn Laida. Will she be able to tame her grouchy paramour? Raise your hand for the affirmative. Otherwise, you deserve to jump off Mandaluyong Bridge right down to the brackish Pasig River. It's as predictable as the succeeding letters of the alphabet. That is, unless you are illiterate.

But for all its embarassing predictability, the almost-nonexistent chemistry between the 2 leads creeps up from the backdoor and grows on you. Thanks to the infectiously enthusiastic performance of Geronimo and the undeniable appeal of a gorgeous Cruz. It seems there is a premeditated effort to follow on to the formula that made Regine Velasquez a movie star, i.e. with non-ambitious, saccharine-sweet romantic crowd-pleasers. Good news is, Sarah has a more natural vibe about her than the songbird who appeared awkward in her first, say, 7 starrers.

Other than what was mentioned, never for a second did I believe that THAT was a publishing office. If all seemed like a high school class of bumbling dimwits (excluding Joross Gamboa - and only because he is a certified eyecandy who deserves his own romantic comedy LOL).

I love light romantic films. Makes you believe in fairy tales. Makes you think that there's goodness in everyone. Makes you believe that there is a feeling as genuinely pure as L-O-V-E. Makes my toes curl when, as the film closes, the reel couple starts frolicking and laughing in the rain.

Yeah, makes me blush. Who would have thought!





Sarah and John Lloyd say "eeee...!"