By: Mario Bautista
SOME READERS emailed us asking why we didn't write even a short review of "Love Me Again". Actually, we wrote a full review of it in another outlet. We said we're not surprised that it didn't hit it big as expected as the romance movies of Star Cinema have become so predictable as they follow a now familiar cookie cutter mold and formula. The plot of "Love Me Again" is not so different from their other films made abroad, notably "Sana Maulit Muli" where Lea Salonga leaves for the U.S., then Aga Muhlach follows her, they have a rift, but eventually, they return home for the usual reunion and happy ending.
SOME READERS emailed us asking why we didn't write even a short review of "Love Me Again". Actually, we wrote a full review of it in another outlet. We said we're not surprised that it didn't hit it big as expected as the romance movies of Star Cinema have become so predictable as they follow a now familiar cookie cutter mold and formula. The plot of "Love Me Again" is not so different from their other films made abroad, notably "Sana Maulit Muli" where Lea Salonga leaves for the U.S., then Aga Muhlach follows her, they have a rift, but eventually, they return home for the usual reunion and happy ending.
That's exactly what happens to Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin in "Love Me Again", which also has elements of "Dubai" and "Milan". The difference is only in the setting and the stars. Which is a pity since Bukidnon, featured in the film's first half, really offers beautiful locations with its awesome hills and pastoral scenery. In contrast, the Australian outback looks so bleak and dry, prompting some viewers to comment why the movie still has to go to a foreign land just to show those shots of desolation. Other than some shots of kangaroos and koala bears, you won't really feel that they shot it Down Under. Maybe the characters should have been shown taking a side trip to Darwin to show the beautiful sights there to local viewers who look for such travelogue footage.
Another drawback is the fact that there's not much electric chemistry between Piolo and Angel. Even their acting leaves a lot to be desired, just like their much ballyhooed love scene that their director, Rory Quintos, quite tactlessly declared during the presscon to be have been ordered cut and shortened by their own creative committee, thereby dampening the interest of viewers who are looking forward to it in the film.
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