But even with my doubts, I decided to go since there wasn't anything else I wanted to do anyway. And I was pleasantly surprised to see that the movie was actually pretty good. It was quite long, over 2 hours, and it could've been made shorter if some of the songs weren't quite as long. But nevertheless, I was pretty entertained the whole time. It was also refreshing to see virtual unknowns make such an impact on this movie. There were hardly any big names except for a select few like Julia Clarete and Dulce (who was amazing in this movie), but they still weren't huge stars either. The main character was played by Frencheska Farr, whom I've never even heard of. I think she won some singing contest in GMA. Even the extras in the movie were entertaining. And there were a lot of extras mind you.
The movie was actually funded by the government which explains the big budget and the beautiful production design. This just goes to show that we are actually capable of creating beautiful movies if only we can have the proper budget for it.
Yes the movie had a lot of flaws. It is a first for us Filipinos after all. But, for the first time in years, I was able to really enjoy a Filipino movie because I was able to see talent. Not just from the actors but from every single one who made this movie. So bravo to the team of Emir. Hopefully, we see more of these kinds of movies and be able to finally step away from the usual love story formula movies we Filipinos are known for.
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