laramia-garcia
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I am one of the biggest fans of Anndrew Blythe Daguio Gorostiza popularly known as Andrea Brillantes. She can play anything from sweet, to bratty, to scary, to funny, et cetera. In other words, she's versatile.
Here, she didn't only act so well, she also danced, plus so much more.
The actors who played the parents of the lead characters are all younger than me, but they are some of the best in the industry. Carmina Villarroel and Alfred Vargas play Sam(Andrea)'s parents, and Victor Neri plays Joel, the father of Jake.
Speaking of Jake, Andrea's leading man, Seth Fedelin, plays him. Seth is also her partner in the afternoon series called KADENANG GINTO(CHAINS of GOLD or better yet, SHACKLES of GOLD). They have good chemistry, but I think he still has a long way to go. Even so, he is very promising. His voice is not YET anything spectacular, but at least he can carry a tune, and with a few voice lessons, who knows? He might be a great singer one day.
The other supporting characters are good too. Not trying hard. I guess they all underwent workshops.
This movie is not without flaws, but I like it. It's an iWANT original, and if you want to watch is, you should download the app, then register.
I'm not giving it a perfect ten, but because of the great acting, especially by Andrea, I'm giving it an 8.
Thanks for your time.
Here, she didn't only act so well, she also danced, plus so much more.
The actors who played the parents of the lead characters are all younger than me, but they are some of the best in the industry. Carmina Villarroel and Alfred Vargas play Sam(Andrea)'s parents, and Victor Neri plays Joel, the father of Jake.
Speaking of Jake, Andrea's leading man, Seth Fedelin, plays him. Seth is also her partner in the afternoon series called KADENANG GINTO(CHAINS of GOLD or better yet, SHACKLES of GOLD). They have good chemistry, but I think he still has a long way to go. Even so, he is very promising. His voice is not YET anything spectacular, but at least he can carry a tune, and with a few voice lessons, who knows? He might be a great singer one day.
The other supporting characters are good too. Not trying hard. I guess they all underwent workshops.
This movie is not without flaws, but I like it. It's an iWANT original, and if you want to watch is, you should download the app, then register.
I'm not giving it a perfect ten, but because of the great acting, especially by Andrea, I'm giving it an 8.
Thanks for your time.
Whew.
It took about three months before deciding to write "here" about this. This isn't any spectacular review or anything close to it. This is just mainly about how I FEEL about the movie.
This movie is better than I expected it to be. It's based on MAROONED WITH A MAVERICK by Christine Rimmer, with some differences, but the movie made for UPTV tried to be true to the original.
I liked the chemistry between MADELINE LEON and BO YOKELY plus the dog who was like their "Cupid".
Willa was rejected by Collin years back, but the devastating storm brought them together...and may I repeat, the dog named Dancer.
The people around them noticed that there's a "vibe" between the two of them, but somehow, there was something stopping the two of them to be together, until after the storm.
The storm did bring them together, but Willa had a beau, but before you think that this is a simple triangle, think again. There's more to it than meets the eye.
Willa is a strong, steadfast woman of Faith, and only a man who could accept that...
The movie is predictable with a few surprises. I liked that the flashbacks were not confusing, and the acting didn't seem to be forced.
It surely wouldn't be a waste of your time.
:-)
It took about three months before deciding to write "here" about this. This isn't any spectacular review or anything close to it. This is just mainly about how I FEEL about the movie.
This movie is better than I expected it to be. It's based on MAROONED WITH A MAVERICK by Christine Rimmer, with some differences, but the movie made for UPTV tried to be true to the original.
I liked the chemistry between MADELINE LEON and BO YOKELY plus the dog who was like their "Cupid".
Willa was rejected by Collin years back, but the devastating storm brought them together...and may I repeat, the dog named Dancer.
The people around them noticed that there's a "vibe" between the two of them, but somehow, there was something stopping the two of them to be together, until after the storm.
The storm did bring them together, but Willa had a beau, but before you think that this is a simple triangle, think again. There's more to it than meets the eye.
Willa is a strong, steadfast woman of Faith, and only a man who could accept that...
The movie is predictable with a few surprises. I liked that the flashbacks were not confusing, and the acting didn't seem to be forced.
It surely wouldn't be a waste of your time.
:-)
This is my second favourite Cinderella Story. My favourite is EVER AFTER, starring Drew Barrymore, and like what I already said, this comes second.
People expressed their concerns about the age gap of the actors. Drew's role here is definitely older, but maybe not ten years. He probably stopped a year or so, and now, as an older person, he wanted to finish his last year of High School.
Why can't WE separate the real age of the actors with their roles? A thirty-year-old woman or man can play the role of a seventy-year-old person. A twelve year old, more or less, can play the role of a 33-year-old with hypopituitarism, a condition that stunts one's physical growth and causes proportional dwarfism(Isabelle Fuhrman as Esther in Orphan).
When we are watching stage plays, little girls play little boys. During Shakespeare's time, only men were allowed to act, so they play women(and they were EXPECTED to be straight in real life). If we still see the actor and not the role he or she is playing, it's either he or she is not effective, or the watcher is not truly immersed in the story.
The movie's story may be loosely based on the original version of Cinderella(fact:In Cinderella's case, an Italian fairy tale collector, Giambattista Basile, wrote it down for the first time. However, it is Charles Perrault who is credited with writing the version we know today. He added the pumpkin and the fairy godmother and is largely responsible for the tale's popularity.), but it could be as well a different story altogether.
The second part shows what comes after the "prince" finds "the one", and that makes the story quite interesting.
I've always admired Drew Seeley and Selena Gomez, but they also have an important supporting cast.
I gave it a nine because it's not perfect, but I would probably watch this again one day.
Thanks for your time.
People expressed their concerns about the age gap of the actors. Drew's role here is definitely older, but maybe not ten years. He probably stopped a year or so, and now, as an older person, he wanted to finish his last year of High School.
Why can't WE separate the real age of the actors with their roles? A thirty-year-old woman or man can play the role of a seventy-year-old person. A twelve year old, more or less, can play the role of a 33-year-old with hypopituitarism, a condition that stunts one's physical growth and causes proportional dwarfism(Isabelle Fuhrman as Esther in Orphan).
When we are watching stage plays, little girls play little boys. During Shakespeare's time, only men were allowed to act, so they play women(and they were EXPECTED to be straight in real life). If we still see the actor and not the role he or she is playing, it's either he or she is not effective, or the watcher is not truly immersed in the story.
The movie's story may be loosely based on the original version of Cinderella(fact:In Cinderella's case, an Italian fairy tale collector, Giambattista Basile, wrote it down for the first time. However, it is Charles Perrault who is credited with writing the version we know today. He added the pumpkin and the fairy godmother and is largely responsible for the tale's popularity.), but it could be as well a different story altogether.
The second part shows what comes after the "prince" finds "the one", and that makes the story quite interesting.
I've always admired Drew Seeley and Selena Gomez, but they also have an important supporting cast.
I gave it a nine because it's not perfect, but I would probably watch this again one day.
Thanks for your time.