I actually like Pokwang. I believe she's one of the local stars who've really paid their dues before making it big in local showbiz - and that she's not physically attractive just shows she didn't go the route of the casting couch, which I'm sure some of the younger, more yummy men (and women) may have done to snare some big projects.
Anyway, this is the first time I've seen Pokwang act and she's so natural - so naturally funny! I know this was supposed to be a drama but Pokwang just delivers her line with so much deprecation you really end up laughing instead. I guess that was the producers' plan - to make this more of a story that Pokwang can carry, she, being a former OFW herself.
She has a very good supporting cast. Xyriel is a gem! This girl will really win all the acting awards soon as she becomes a lady. She's like a mini-Nora Aunor. Just look at her eyes! Nonie, being a theater actor that he is, can do this role in his sleep! Ditto for Daria Ramirez. Too bad they didn't ask Rayver to go shirtless here. I was already so down with all the weeping, seeing him naked would have been a good upper!
Well, this movie is really geared for the female audience. I really can't stand so much crying - but that is the formula that the director was aiming for. I know what Pokwang's character had to go through was detestable but I don't think normal people cry that much! Medyo OA na. Isn't Pokwang's character supposed to be a fighter? Oh well, some formulas just don't change. Bring tissue paper if you're the weeping kind.
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