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Super Mega Major LSS. That’s what I got after watching the latest movie offering by Star Cinema, The Breakup Playlist. Directed by Dan Villegas (English Only, Please), written by Antoinette Jadaone (That Thing Called Tadhana), starring Piolo Pascual as Gino and Sarah Geronimo as Trixie.
The story revolves around Gino, a musician who is about to take a risk in his career and Trixie, a law student who later joined Gino’s band, Pencil Grip. The Breakup Playlist, although another movie that talks about falling in and out of love, reunion and second chances, is not your typical romantic-comedy film.
What I love about the movie?
1. That scene in a record store where Gino and Trixie used cd covers to talk about their lives. I find it really cute especially when Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears were mentioned.
2. I enjoyed seeing a lot of our music icons in the film. Appearances of Jamie Rivera, Yael Yuzon, Cris Villonco, Jet Pangan, Basti Artadi, Ebe Dancel, Teddy Corpuz and lot more, was like a musical treat for every music lover.
3. The songs. The movie has less musical scoring probably because it has songs (performed by the lead characters) that perfectly connects the story and the character’s situation.
4. The Hugot lines like;
“Sana ganon kadaling makalimot, pero ang hirap pala. Lalo na pag siya yung pangarap mo..... Yung magpapasaya sayo, yung hindi ka sasaktan..... Paano mo makakalimutan yung ganoon?”
5. A matured Sarah Geronimo. Well, compared to her other previous films. Here, a less laughing and a more serious Sarah is being presented. Something that her fans should love and appreciate.
6. Piolo Pascual. Definitely. I love how he exactly portrayed the life of a musician and how his character’s ego developed to make the conflict of the couple’s relationship. His irresistible charm, the way he makes pakilig, his masculinity and his very natural acting will surely blew any girl or anyone away.
I just find or thought that that getting-back-to-each-other scene a little “corny” and rushed. However, we can never really expect a movie to really be perfectly crafted, but I enjoyed how this film depicted the reality of a couple who went through a devastating breakup and the awkwardness of having to see each other again.
In conclusion, The Breakup Playlist, gets 4 out of 5 rating from me. :]
