She’s equal measures crass and vulnerable stoic but occasionally rendered helpless by love. Much of the film’s magic comes from Habac and Giancarlo Abrahan’s cutting dialogue and an unforgettable lead performance from Salvador. Will she tell him on this trip? Will it ruin the friendship they’ve cultivated for nearly a decade? The film’s biggest hurdle is Carson’s (Maja Salvador) seven-year crush on her best friend Dio (Paulo Avelino). “I’m Drunk, I Love You” (JP Habac, 2017)Īt once a road film, a music film and a rom-com, JP Habac’s “I’m Drunk, I Love You” tells the story of a college barkada’s final road trip the weekend before graduating. Photo from I'M DRUNK, I LOVE YOU/FACEBOOKĢ5. And despite the dominance of one big film studio, the only constant supplier of this subgenre on a regular basis, it is apparent that the love stories that endure are the ones that sustain our fantasies, yet real enough to exist even when the credits have stopped rolling.Įditor’s note: Click here for the voting process. It is a reflection of our memories, how films sit in our subconscious, idealized and waiting to be summoned. In a way, the list doubles as a survey and evaluation.
We see these films in the hopes that it will be better than the last one and in some cases, we get out of the theater with a new gem to be held up against all that come after it. No matter how hard we try to hide the fact, kilig reigns eternal, perhaps second only to fear. At some point, you have to ask, who’s really watching these films? It doesn’t help that most of them take titles from one songbook, and one by one they start to resemble each other. But most of their Filipino counterparts have subscribed to a formulaic droll that have become all too familiar come Valentine’s day - or when a studio needs to build up interest for their hottest love team. On the other side of the pond, Nora Ephron, Woody Allen, Mike Nichols, and Cameron Crowe have made a living out of romantic comedies. Great filmmakers have always drummed up interesting ways to tackle this wildly Filipino obsession. The prince - or both him and the princess - slays the dragon and paves way for a happily ever after. It's the story of the damsel, the prince, and the dragon, but in this case, the dragon takes on many forms: youth, old age, stardom, obscurity, death, societal conventions, and even amnesia. It’s a tale told too often, with scenarios that have been played out endlessly to the same karaoke ballad. That despite the odds, fate will bring two unlikely lovers together, preferably forever. Manila (CNN Philippines Life) - The rom-com is an enduring testament of hope and faith.
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