Pain. It is the unpleasant feeling caused by an injury or disease. We would often use drugs, medicines,
pain killers particularly, just to be free from pain even just for a while. That is for physical pain. How about
for the emotional pain, which is usually caused by sadness, loss or frustration? Is there any pain reliever
that can actually suppress that emotional pain we sometimes feel? Is there any drug that can at least
alleviate the pain in our hearts which we can take every four (4) hours or round the clock or as needed?
If there’s any, I’m quite sure a lot of people would flock the drugstores to avail this medicine. Well,
whether it is physical or emotional pain, we all go through it, we would all feel it. According to the movie
Ex With Benefits, pain is what makes us human. And the best way to recover from pain, is to endure it, because then and only then, can we heal.
Endure it because... Pain demands to be felt. And so I heard that line again. But this time in another film,as it
was just quoted in the latest movie offering by Star Cinema, Ex With Benefits. Starring Derek Ramsay as the most successful and renowned Dr. Adam Castrences, and Coleen Garcia as Arkishia Aragon, a Medical Representative who happens to be on top of her field. The story is about the ex lovers, Adam and
Arki, whose paths crossed after the break up that took place ten (10) years ago.
What I liked about the film
1. The Story. It has a good take on a modern day love story which includes sex and everything. I also liked how what was supposed to be a light sexy movie turned to have a deep background story especially on Arki's life after the break up.
2. Derek Ramsay. We've seen countless Derek Ramsay movies where he would surely strip and show off his body then do love scenes. Here, I've noticed how careful he was to Coleen but still, his hotness didn't make any less. And for his acting, he is effective but still the same Derek in his previous films.
3. Coleen Garcia. She was really pretty and sexy. I did not expect much from her since this is just her first lead role in a movie, but, she nailed it. And I guess she was a good choice. She's fresh and seems like, has more to offer in her coming films.
4. The Characters. Adam Castrences as the best doctor who has a broken heart. It just goes to show that even the people in the health and medical field are having problems with healing their own heart. Arki Aragon as the person who would do anything to get on top and anything for the ones she loves.
5. Music. There were no slow, nostalgic, mushy love songs played as background music in the movie. New.
6. Health and Medical terms. As a health care provider, I find it amusing to hear medical terms in a sexy film such as, placebo, fungi, congenital disease, tetralogy of fallot, duty, drug names, and etc.
There were flaws, i think it was the editing problems and rushed scene but definitely, the story wasn't affected at all. In addition, I loved how attraction levels were discussed during the first part of the movie. Informative. However, what I really loved the most was how the movie taught us about pain... on how pain can make or break a person and all the struggles one would through because of pain. Cry, Get drunk, be sober, endure the pain, until such time, we get healed... eventually. Ex With Benefits, a film on love, relationship, lost love, pain and healing gets, 4 out of 5 stars from me! :)
