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There's something about Regal Films' Ang Henerasyong Sumuko Sa Love that you want to like but can't find quite the reason to. Written and directed by Jason Paul Laxamana (2 Cool 2 B Forgotten, Between Maybes) and starring a bevy of cute looking actors namely Tony Labrusca, Jerome Ponce, Albie Casino, Jane Oneiza and Myrtle Sarrosa, watching it is akin to getting the expectation versus reality experience: it just does not live up to its potential.

We follow a group of youngins who made a pact to see each other once a year after being absorbed into the real world. One year later, we already see them failing miserably at life and can't even be bothered to root for them. Oneiza is a newly minted social media influencer who can't seem to find satisfaction with the ever-moving yardstick of success in the online world; Ponce is a successful gay entrepreneur who gets what he wants, until he doesn't; Sarrosa and Casino are a couple with no label, one trying to lock down the other who wants to escape; Labrusca is a hardworking freelancer burdened by life and even though he's okay by normal standards, there's a nagging feeling that something isn't right.

The problem is that there's barely any context for their issues to stand on and maybe that's why it's hard to feel bad for them. So many agendas are being pushed in one movie that all of them were stunted to make room for each other and you might not necessarily care for all of them. This would've been better if it was a multi-part series for a streaming service as each character deserved their own time in the limelight. The actors were decent, but a couple of them could've been easily replaced and you wouldn't see a difference. The title is cool but didn't really fit the bill. The movie is not a waste of time per se, but it's not memorable as well.

Very interesting premise with a stellar cast. It just felt like it's better off as a web series or something because at the end, it felt so incomplete. It felt like they made such a strong setup... then they just ended the movie.

The couple and the workaholic's stories felt the most complete. Kudos to the five main actors for a job well-done.

A group of friends decide to meet again after a year and this movie chronicles how they went about their lives. Each one of the characters have their own struggles with one thing in common, they do not want commitment or they don't prioritize love. It starts out strong with the first story of a girl who wants to make it as a youtube sensation. By the third character, it becomes tiresome and you can't relate to what happens to them. Still, an commendable attempt to make things different