It is rare for me to go to cinemas unless it is a Harry Potter film, especially if it is a mushy Filipino movie that has a predictable ending. It's surprising how people reacted to KC Concepcion and Richard Gutierrez' team up. It's the talk of town. Everybody's singing "for the first time... I've been looking in your eyes". Some gave negative responses, but most of them handed a two-thumbs up to the chemistry between those two. I was at the mall yesterday with boyfriend, and I opted to spend my 200 Sodexho SM gift certificate to watch this movie. Boyfriend tagged along with me because he had no choice.

What I noticed about this movie is that it has awkward cutting of scenes, moving to one scene to the other. It made me think they rushed the film off because the editing was not that good, which I believe nobody would notice unless you're a film critic. (I'm not, just a keen observer!) As everyone says, the two had a different chemistry, in tagalog bagay na bagay sila. Both were products of showbiz royalty, and the characters they portrayed in the movie is somewhat similar to what they are in real life: rich, elegant, famous and smart. Considering it was KC Concepcion's first movie, she did great but has lot more things to learn. Richard on the other hand was a talent. It was a given fact since we've seen him in different soaps and movies.

As I mentioned, Fililpino mushy flicks have a predictable ending and this one wasn't an exception at all. Boy courted girl; Girl hated boy; Girl forgives boy; father forgives his daughter; father accepted boy for his daughter; and girl and boy lived happily ever after. Simple as that. This movie has a little of everything. Light love story, simple family problems, little drama, moderate kissing scenes and slight comedy. Santorini, Greece provided a superb backdrop for this movie, leaving viewers dropped their jaws on the beach and sunset views. But all in all, it sure was a box office hit. I didn't agree MTRCB rating it as "B", while A Very Special Love of John Lloyd and Sarah Geronimo received an "A". Oh, well.

For me, a good movie leaves a mark which is something you will never forget. Things like, "naka-relate ako ng sobra" or "ang ganda ng story!". What this movie had left in me was a last-song-syndrome for the entire day. I can't stop singing it over and over again! Watch it if you don't want to be left behind the talk of town. I swear, your 200 pesos will be worth it.