Girlfriend for Hire (2016)

"Girlfriend for Hire" is a 2016 Filipino romantic comedy starring Yassi Pressman and Andre Paras. This rom-com movie was based on a Wattpad novel of the same name by Yam-Yam28.

Synopsis: A rich guy hires an orphaned poor girl to be his pretend girlfriend in order to escape his grandfather’s plan of marrying him off to another woman. In exchange of her service, he gives her a posh condo unit and a big weekly salary but there’s a catch: she’s not allowed to fall in love with him. Eventually, they start falling for each other and just when everything is going fine, his ex-girlfriend (and first love) resurfaces. Will he give their old love a second chance or will he choose to be with his hired girlfriend?

Genre: Romantic, Comedy

Studio:
Viva Films
SM Development Corp. (SMDC)

Director
Vanessa U. de Leon

Supporting Cast:
Donnalyn Bartolome
Shy Carlos
Josh Padilla
King Certeza
Clint Bondad
Jovic Monsod
Ara Mina
Abby Bautista
Ronaldo Valdez
Janna Roque
Clark Merced
Via Aurigue
Jelson Bay

Nice Movie!

Love is Blind (2016)

"Love is Blind" is a 2016 Filipino romantic comedy starring Derek Ramsay, Solenn Heussaff, Kean Cipriano and Kiray Celis. This rom-com movie was Ms. Celis' first movie as the starring role.

Synopsis: Fe (Kiray Celis), an intern in a hotel, admits to having an unappealing appearance, which she blames for her being sad and lonely. She immediately falls in love with Wade (Derek Ramsay), a freelance model who is being forced by his dad to take over their farming business. Wade however is in love with Maggie (Solenn Heusaff), his girlfriend who he can’t exactly parade around his friends because she prefers simplicity to glamor. To fix her dilemma, Fe pays part-time masseur and full-time vendor of love charms Yari (Kean Cipriano) to concoct a potion that will make her look like the most beautiful women in the eyes of Wade. Her plan works. She becomes the spitting image of Maggie soon after Wade drinks the potion, at least in his eyes. Everybody else only sees Fe, the imperfect girl who is supposedly lucky enough to be desired by near-perfect Wade.

Genre: Romantic, Comedy

Studio:
Regal Entertainment Inc.

Director
Jason Paul Laxamana

Supporting Cast:
Chynna Ortaleza
Ken Alfonso
Betong
Maureene Larrazabal
Beverly Salviejo
Johnny Revilla
Kiko Matos
Niña Jose
Lem Pelayo
Jef Gaitan
Rolando Inocencio
Izzy Canillo
Kleggy Abaya
EJ Jallorina
Maey Bautista
Gonzalo Matos
Lawrence Yap
Rolini Pineda

Funny Movie!

Always Be My Maybe (2016)

"Always Be My Maybe" is a 2016 Filipino romantic comedy starring Gerald Anderson and Arci Muñoz. This rom-com movie was Star Cinema's Post-Valentine's movie offering and it also marks Gerald and Arci's first project together.

Synopsis: Jake del Mundo (Gerald Anderson), a handsome playboy who comes from a privileged background. After years of being a carefree bachelor, is now ready to settle down. On the night that he proposes to his long-time girlfriend, Tracy, she finally had enough of Jake and dumped him for another man. At the same time, Kristina "Tintin" Paraiso (Arci Muñoz) a make-up artist, the idealistic one who always dreams of a near perfect relationship believes that the guy she's seeing is about to ask her to marry him, suddenly she finds out (via Facebook) that her man has already committed himself to another girl. After that she shares her heartbreak on social media in a video that immediately went viral.

After six months, the two who both came from a failed relationships found themselves in a beach resort that was owned by Jake while Tintin who's a make-up artist had a "raket" in the beach resort with her bestfriends and co make-up artists Esang (Cacai Bautista) and Ms. Andrè (Ricci Chan). The two cross paths and end up spending one entire night drinking and an endless conversation about their personal lives until dawn. Hopeless romantic Jake gets intrigued by the jaded and outspoken Tintin. After discovering they are on the same wavelength, the two end up spending more and more time together. On a night out at a bar, they both agreed to be each other’s wingman to help find someone better than their exes. What happens next is a realistic and simple love story that almost everyone can relate to. Then, Tintin and Jake love each other. Will they be, meant to be or not?

Genre: Romantic, Comedy

Studio:
ABS-CBN Film Productions

Distributed by:
Star Cinema

Director
Dan Villegas

Supporting Cast:
Jane Oineza as Telay
Cacai Bautista as Esang
Ricci Chan as Andre
TJ Trinidad as Jake's Brother
Tirso Cruz III as Jake's Dad
Irma Adlawan as Mila
Nikki Valdez as Tintin's Sister
Carlo Aquino as Fred
Matt Evans as Pancho
Ahron Villena as Mikey
Pepe Herrera as Bernard
Jairus Aquino as Tintin's Brother
Victor Silayan as Jeric Valdez

Very Nice Movie!

My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore (2015)

"My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore" is a 2015 Metro Manila Film Fest Entry starring Ai-Ai de las Alas and Vic Sotto with Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza. This romantic comedy movie is the first film of the love team of Richards and Mendoza (collectively known as AlDub) and is also the reunion film of delas Alas and Sotto after their film Enteng ng Ina Mo, which was also a Metro Manila Film Festival entry in 2011.

Synopsis: Dondi (Alden Richards) is a nerd and an obedient nephew to his aunt Cora (Ai-Ai delas Alas) who makes decisions for him. Meanwhile, Anna (Maine Mendoza) is a stubborn and rebellious girl who seeks the attention of her father Vito (Vic Sotto) who is a widower. Dondi and Anna cross path and their different personalities collide. They eventually fall in love with each other and solve their own problems. Vito and Cora are bitter business competitors and because of their rivalry, they disapprove the romantic relationship between Dondi and Anna.

As their rivalry continues, Vito and Cora are caught up in a romance and this time, Dondi and Anna are the ones who disapprove of their relationship. Anna in particular strongly expresses her disagreement with the developing relationship between her father and Cora. She states that her departed mother was more beautiful than Cora. In the end, after they saw Vito and Cora being depressed because of their separation, Dondi and Anna set up a surprise party for their reunion and even inviting Aegis, close friends and business partners of Vito. After Vito and Cora were reunited and all seems well, Dondi and Anna almost kiss but was interrupted by a heart wipe transition leaving up to speculation to the audience if they were able to kiss at all. At the post-credit scene, Lola Nidora (a character in Kalyeserye) appears and urged the audience to wait for a "part two", presumably of the film.

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Studio:
Octo Arts Films, M-Zet Productions, APT Entertainment and MEDA Productions

Distributed by:
GMA Films

Director
Jose Javier Reyes

Supporting Cast:
Arlene Muhlach
Valeen Montenegro
Ryan Yllana
Sancho Vito delas Alas
Manny Castañeda
Lilia Cuntapay
Rolando Inocencio
Paulina Sotto
Joey de Leon
Jose Manalo
Wally Bayola
Paolo Ballesteros
Ryzza Mae Dizon
Pauleen Luna
Ruby Rodriguez
Jimmy Santos
Tito Sotto
Anjo Yllana
Aegis

A Must-Watch Movie!

#Walang Forever (2015)

"#Walang Forever" is a 2015 Metro Manila Film Fest Entry starring Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado. This is Mercado's seventh MMFF entry after her 2014 award-winning film entry, English Only, Please. This also won as Best Picture in the recently concluded 41st Metro Manila Film Festival.

Synopsis: Mia, a celebrated writer of romantic-comedy films, is at a turning point in her life which makes it difficult for her to believe that love could last. Everything comes to a head when Ethan returns, only for her to find out that he has become a cynic of lasting love because she broke his heart.

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Studio:
MJM Productions, Tuko Film Productions, Buchi Boy Films

Distibuted by:
Quantum Films

Director
Dan Villegas

Supporting Cast:
Lorna Tolentino as Betchay Nolasco
Jerald Napoles as Tolaits
Nico Antonio
Pepe Herrera
Cai Cortez
Kim Molina
Juan Miguel Severo
Sebastian Castro
Irma Adlawan
Myke Salomon (DJ Myke)
Patrick Sugui

Special Participation:
Matet de Leon; cameo appearance
Sofia Andres; cameo appearance
Julian Estrada; cameo appearance
Jon Lucas; cameo appearance
Michelle Vito; cameo appearance
Melai Cantiveros; cameo appearance
Jason Francisco; cameo appearance
Sid Lucero; cameo appearance
Liza Diño; cameo appearance
Yves Flores; cameo appearance
Alyanna Asistio; cameo appearance
Jane Oineza; cameo appearance
Khalil Ramos; cameo appearance
Derek Ramsay; cameo appearance
Maja Salvador; cameo appearance

Very Nice Movie!

All You Need Is Pag-ibig (2015)

"All You Need Is Pag-ibig" is a 2015 Metro Manila Film Fest Entry starring Kris Aquino, Bimby Aquino Yap, Derek Ramsay, Kim Chiu, Xian Lim, Jodi Sta. Maria and Ian Veneracion. This family movie marks the film debut of Julia Concio and Talia Concio, both of which are Ms. Charo Santos-Concio's twin grandchildren. This also marks Bimby's third film fest entry.

Synopsis: To remind everyone how inspiring it is to love and to feel loved, "All You Need Is Pag-ibig” explores and celebrates the complexity of human relationships in all their forms. The movie features varied forms of love: family love, sibling love, puppy love, unrequited love, ruined love, prospering love, in denial love, jaded love, and true love, among others. After all, what the world needs now is love.

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Studio:
Star Cinema

Director
Antoinette Jadaone

Supporting Cast:
Talia Concio
Julia Concio
Pokwang
Ronaldo Valdez
Nova Villa

Very Good Movie!