Okay, before I start, let me just inform everyone that I'll try to be objective as much as I can with this review. I am a fan of Sarah Geronimo so the following comments about her movie might be tinged with biases. And oh, this post contains spoilers.
A Very Special Love is not an art film. So, for those people who are looking for films that will make them think, please just go and watch The Dark Knight instead. JZ, an esteemed journalist of "The Philippine Star," has just lambasted AVSL in her blog and provided several reasons why the movie appealed to so many viewers. Her review has given me an impression that the people who went and "actually" enjoyed the movie have mediocre level of intelligence. Anyway, I will not refute her review. She is highly artistic and she is entitled to her opinions.
A Very Special Love is a movie for anyone who just want to have a fun and clean entertainment. For her first leading role in a movie, Sarah Geronimo did so well as Laida, a girl who harbored strong romantic feelings for her boss, Miggy Montenegro, played by John Lloyd Cruz. Miggy is a boss from hell. Everyone is scared of him. He is such because he is highly pressured by the inevitable closure of his publishing company because they cannot seem to make it to the top spot. But more than anything else, he has become a cold person because he felt he was never accepted by his family. Miggy is the son of the mistress of the Montenegro patriarch. Laida's love for Miggy was tested to its utmost limits during her stint as one of Miggy's harassed employees.
All in all, AVSL was a fun and refreshing movie. Sarah's comedic moments in the film did not appear forced. Maybe that's because she is a bubbly person in real life. I also do not find Sarah's and JLC's "kilig" scenes corny. Star Cinema's decision to launch the untested tandem of Sarah and John Lloyd was a success.
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