Tag: romantic comedy
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GMA Public Affairs presents new rom-com ‘Owe My Life,’ premiering Feb 15
Lovi Poe and Benjamin Alves are paired anew — this time in the latest romantic comedy TV series from GMA Public Affairs, #OweMyLove, featuring an impressive supporting cast that includes veteran comedians. Premieres February 15 on GMA Telebabad at 9:35 PM.
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‘Yesterday’ review: A world without The Beatles
As a charming offbeat romcom that highlights the music of The Beatles, ‘Yesterday’ is easy to let into your heart. As a Beatles fan myself, I’m inclined to say that any film that features their music is automatically worthy of the admission price. The band rightfully deserves their pedestal in rock n’ roll history –…
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‘My Letters to Happy’ review: Exquisitely handles a touchy subject
‘My Letters to Happy’ tells a relevant and heartwarming story of lovers trying to overcome their personal flaws outside the relationship. If you think that My Letters to Happy is just another local love story, brace yourself because it’s not. The romcom theme in it is actually just a facade to a much deeper subject…
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‘Stranded’ review: Silver lining in hopeless situations
Ice Idanan’s ‘Stranded’ shows how a chance encounter can change your life perspective. In Stranded, a go-getter delivery boy Spencer (Arjo Atayde) and a workaholic pretty girl Julia (Jessy Mendiola) find themselves stranded inside an office building due to a heavy typhoon. With no one else to keep them company but themselves, the two soon…
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‘Isn’t It Romantic’ review: Half-hearted satirical romcom
Isn’t It Romantic embraces too much of its satirical elements that it becomes the very thing that it’s trying to avoid. Presented as a satirical take to romcoms, Isn’t It Romantic is supposed to mock the conventions of its genre as meta as it can. In its center is a cynical architect Natalie (Rebel Wilson)…
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‘Little Italy’ review: More like cheesecake than pizza
The clichéd poster of Donald Petrie’s ‘Little Italy’ is already an indication of the cheesy tropes that will be served throughout the film. There’s no secret recipe in Little Italy. It’s one of those whimsical romcoms trying to make a comeback in Hollywood using a classic formula. You can easily compare it to the far…
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Romantic comedy ‘My New Sassy Girl’ awaits funny misadventures
From the surprise romantic blockbuster South Korean film “My Sassy Girl,” the comical and lovable Cha-tae Hyun is back in his latest romantic misadventures in “My New Sassy Girl.” Following the sincere, funny and hapless Gyun-Woo (Cha-tae Hyun), he is now married in “My New Sassy Girl” to his childhood sweetheart played by Victoria Song.…
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Plus-sized woman finds ‘Relative Happiness’ in new romantic comedy
Plus–sized and 30 years old, Lexie Ivy is a feisty bed & breakfast owner who desperately needs a date to her sister’s wedding. In small town Nova Scotia, that’s no easy task, especially when the most eligible bachelor is Joss, the rough handyman fixing her roof. When Adrian, a handsome and charming guest, arrives and seems…
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