My Amnesia Girl is probably the most "corny" Filipino film you'd ever watch not because of the corny plot but because all of the hit corny Filipino jokes used all through out the movie. If you know Nicole Hyala's Mahal Kita Kasi song, you know what I mean!
Mall of Asia's Premiere Cinema was jam packed with long queue of line 20-30 minutes before the 5:30 showing. "Patok sa Takilya" sabi nga ni Ate Guard habang umuusad na yung pila nang magpapasok na sila sa loob.
My expectations before watching the movie: I first knew the movie from a tumblr blog pinoymovies-something and after watching the traiker, I initially had thoughts of the movie as somehow patterned to 50 First Dates. Then I've read Aileen Apollo's blog about this. After watching the movie, I personally think it is new that Star Cinema was able to provide the audience with the ""Ahhhh" feeling. From the trailer kasi akala ko nga, parang 50 First Dates. So I really got curious kung pano sya gagawin ng SC. But then, it's a different story pala. After that scene in the grocery when Apollo and the boys went near to Irene, I asked with a concluding tone, "ahhh.. wala syang amnesia?! ?"
General comments:
1. Di ko lang maintindihan kung bakit magagalit/magtatampo si Apollo nung nalaman nya na hindi pala nagka-amnesia si Irene, parang mas maganda nga yun--well coming from a girl's perspective.
2. Ipilit ang totoong amnesia kay Apollo.
3. Would have been a tragic ending --well buti na lang at hindi. The scene when Apollo and Irene are trying to reconcile on each other, it was already predictable of what's going to happen. Gusto ko na lumabas ng sinehan nung mababangga na si Apollo.
4. Nakakatawa. Ewan ko lang kung napanood mo to at never kang natawa sa mga korny lines nilang dalawa. Most of the pick up lines are gasgas na pero mabenta pa rin.
5. Heart-breaking. Honestly, hindi ako naiyak. Pero yung kasama ko naiyak. Feeling ko kasi di ako nakakarelate sa situation ni Irene(Bride left by a RunAwayGroom), but I would commend that twist of the story kasi at least it's really worth Irene's amnesia act.
Notable scenes:
1. Grocery scene and Irene's "Sino ka?"
2. Apollo's realization scene in a marketing plan meeting.
3. Irene and Apollo phone call,
4. Apollo's freakin efforts to pursue Irene again.
5. Irene and Apollo in the nipa hut.
6. What else?
Happy Ending as usual. Very Filipino-ism :)
