Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Mano Po 4 Film/Movie Review
AKO LEGAL WIFE
CAST:
Zsa Zsa Padilla .... Chona Chong
Cherrie Pie Picache .... Patty
Rufa Mae Quinto .... Gloria
Jay Manalo .... Elton Chong
Pinky Amador
Mon Confiado
J.C. de Vera .... Nixon Chong
Ella Guevara .... Anthurium
Bianca King .... Trixia
Julianne Lee .... Hibiscus
John Prats .... Hamilton
Marissa Sanchez
Nova Villa
O, bakit kanyo pagkatapos ng tumataginting na 1 Utot na rebyu ko sa Mano Po 3 eh nanood na naman ako ng isa pang Mano po? Hello??? Eh nanjan kaya si Rufa Mae, the most byutipul and funniest comedienne. Kaya maski labag sa kalooban ko eh, pinanood ko pa rin ang Ako Legal Wife.
PLOT: In this Mano Po franchise, it again showed how Chinese men are highly regarded and Chinese women are not. Pabling po si Jay, pero ina-aallow lang ng clan ang pagka-pabling nya dahil lalaki nga sya. Ok lang na pagtaksilan ang mga babae kasi they're not as important as the men. Eh kasi, Zsa-zsa found out about it. So she keeps on competing with Cherry Pie (the other woman), unbeknowgst to them na may isa pang babae si Jay, si my darling Rufa nga. Tapos add to the fact na Zsa-zsa's only son is bading.
On the contrary, this movie is not as bad as the preceding mano po. Funny sya. Zsa won a best actress for this. Para sakin, hmmm... maybe, pero siempre I can't say kung magaling nga sya dito kasi hindi ko naman napanood yung ibang contender. As usual, asar ako sa accent kasi hindi talaga Chinese accent. Tapos yung pananagalog ni Zsa, nawawala yung Chinese accent at times. Halatang-halata. Medyo over-acting din sya dito.
Ni-mention din dito ng katiting ang pagkampi ni Cherry Pie at ni Zsa sa isa't-isa para matalo si my darling Rufa. Kaya lang, it would've been funnier kung ni-explore pa deeply itong sentiment na ito, kasi parang bitin. Isang beses lang silang gumanti tapos balik-away na naman sila.
Ini-explore din dito ang culture na arranged marriage, which is good. Interesting kasi sakin ang topic na ito.
Dito ko unang nasilayan si Bianca King. Aba, may tsura pala ang batang ito. Ala-Nelly Furtado ang byuti nya ha? She's the girl who's arranged to be married to John, who's bading.
At the wedding, hindi ko masyadong naintindihan ang nangyari. Basta ang alam ko kinidnap si Bianca nung half-bro ni John, tapos hinabol sila ni Jay, which lead to his accident. Unrealistic no? I mean really, bakit mo kikidnapin yung babae tapos ipapaalam mo na ikaw ang kumidnap? I don't get it. Siempre, nandito yung common theme na car accident. Sana maiba naman. Madami pa namang ibang accidental deaths jan no? Heart attack, tetano, nabagok ang ulo, kinagat ng aso... maski ano, basta wag lang car accident. Lumang-luma na ang style eh.
Although pagod na akong manood ng tema na "lalaki-good, babae-no good", medyo nag-enjoy naman ako ng konti dito sa movie na ito. Ok naman ang acting nilang lahat. Si Zsa lang, medyo over. I wish mas madaming screen time si Rufa dito. Parang extra lang sya eh. It would've been funnier sana.
My rating? 3 Utots.
grr.
Eh samantalang the Chinese culture is one of the oldest ancient civilizations. Kung culture ang pag-uusapan, eh maraming magagandang chinese cultures ang pedeng ipakita. I don't understand why they have to show the shortcomings instead of the positive ones.
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