WE HAD such high hopes for "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" because the tandem of Barbie Forteza and Ken Chan has such a huge fan base after their TV romcom, "Meant To Be", became such a big toprater. But after watching the movie, we realized it's not really successful in pleasing their fans.
It starts quite well, with Barbie as Erika, a writer in their school paper who has a big crush on Ken as Tristan, a varsity swimmer. Just when she thought she and Ken already have a relationship, another girl comes along to say she and Ken have long been going steady.
Barbie is crushed but gets over it and a couple of years later, she meets Ken again and she thinks love is lovelier the second time around. But history repeats itself for her and she feels betrayed once more. Actually, their split seems more just like plot mechanics because it could have been so easy for Ken to explain that he and the girl who claims to be his fiancee (Thea Tolentino) have actually broken up because Thea cheated on him. So Barbie goes to Cambodia to work there while nursing a broken heart.
If the movie just focused on their relationship, perhaps viewers would have embraced the film more, but somewhere along the way, it gets inexplicably over dramatic when one major character dies from a plane crash.
The airline is owned by Ken's company who refused to pay the orphaned family members of the passengers who died. And we see Barbie and Ken comforting three children whose dad is a crash victim and accompanying them to their home where there worried mom is very hostile to Ken for being the son of the airline owner. This is a tedious and messy subplot from which the movie never recovered.
Instead of helping the narrative, this plot contrivance bogs it down and makes it cumbersome viewing. What's worse, it's quickly forgotten in the next sequences. Even Ken's dad, Neil Ryan Sese, who seems to be a cruel contravida giving unwanted complications to the story, suddenly exits and is never seen again.
The film doesn't succeed in making us truly care for the insensitive character played by Ken who doesn't at all deserve the sympathy of the viewers. Also, we don't really feel excited seeing him and Barbie end up together by the film's conclusion.
The ending is really so weak instead of being a triumphant finale for Barbie. You'd really wonder as to why she is such a masochistic doormat and forgives easily after Ken caused her a lot of pain. Barbie and Ken can both act well and they really deserve a better material for their first big screen outing than this bland and tepid romance. Sayang.
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Thursday, 23 November 2017
Kris Aquino's smile from the heart is back again
What made Queen of Social Media Kris Aquino smile from her heart again?
?i just blurred my surroundings but pretty much just zoomed in on my reflection, because while looking at my face i noticed- the smile is back in my eyes so i won't use an app to remove my eyebags...
i fought hard to be able to do this- smile again naturally, from my heart- not just from discipline or because i was in front of people... this was actually a quick picture taken after a full day of work.
My necklace is called the "Circle of Love"- i've been loved & i'm continued to be loved by so many who really prayed & supported me to bring this smile back.
So this is a very grateful me sincerely saying, eyebags and all- THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME SO MANY REASONS TO SMILE AGAIN. ??????"
- Kris Aquino
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Spotted: John Lloyd Cruz and Ellen Adarna's unguarded moment
Ellen Adarna and John Lloyd Cruz did it again. The controversial couple was seen in this photo during an unguarded moment which Ellen herself posted in her Instagram account.
The photo got more than 127K likes on Instagram.
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