We Review: Bride For Rent

Bride for Rent serves as the opening salvo of Star Cinema for the year 2014. This also Kim Chiu and Xian Lim's second movie after the success of Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo last year, and director Mae Czarina Cruz' follow-up after the box-office hit She's The One. When the trailer was first aired last year, I already got excited and I really looked forward to watching this movie. And I guess, the movie did not fail, not only my expectations, but the audience. The movie may be had used a formulaic plot from other movies that we had, but it still offered something new and at the same time, something which can the audience can store in their minds.

On the eve of his 25th birthday, Rocco Espiritu (Xian Lim) spends every cash that he has for an endless drinking party, as he is about to get the trust fund his famous celebrity grandmother Lala (Pilita Corrales) gave him. Unfortunately, when he is about to acquire everything, he learns that there is one condition before getting the fund -- and that is a marriage contract. He needs to get married first before acquiring the money. Meanwhile, Raquelita Dela Cruz a.k.a. Rocky (Kim Chiu) is a bubbly, perky wanna-be actress who is willing to do everything for her family. She constantly goes to auditions that's why she was hired as Rocco's 'bride'.

Something New: Star Cinema's Bride For Rent

This 2014, for its opening salvo and still part of its 20th anniversary, Star Cinema gives you its first romantic film of 2014! At ito na nga ang Bride For Rent! It stars the love team of Kim Chiu and Xian Lim (fresh from Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo?) with Miss Pilita Corrales.

Basing from the trailer, ang kuwento ng Bride For Rent ay tungkol kay Rocco (Xian) na kailangang makuha ang trust fund from his grandmother (Pilita Corrales)... but before he can get that, kailangan niyang sundin ang kundisyon ng lola niya - at yun ay ang magpakasal. Kaloka diba! Kaya naman naisipan niyang mag "rent" ng bride, at yun na nga si Rocky (Kim) na nangangailangan din ng pera. They will act like a real couple, and soon they will find each other falling in love!

We Review: She's The One

Last October 16, 2013, nag-showing na ang isa sa pinakainaabangang movies ng Star Cinema this year for its' 20th Anniversary, ang She's The One. Ito ay pinangungunahan ng top-Kapamilya actress Bea Alonzo and top-Kapuso actor Dingdong Dantes. This is the first non-MMFF movie of Dantes and his 3rd movie for Star Cinema. Kasama rin dito sina Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano. This is under the direction of known-director for SC's kilig movies (and my personal favorite!) Direk Mae Czarina Cruz.

She's The One is about bestfriends Cat (Alonzo) and Wacky (Dantes). Despite their chemistry and despite a kiss that happened one night, never na naging sila and they remained bestfriends. But they have hidden feelings for each other...well except for Cat na alam nang buong barkada niya. One night, in a middle of a typhoon, nasiraan si Cat ng kotse, and a guy named David (Gil) saw her and immediately caught his attention, kaya naman vinideohan niya ito and he posted sa Internet with the hashtag #girlintherain. At dahil pabagsak na ang ratings ng morning show ni Wacks, he helped David about this Girl in the Rain. Later on, malalaman na si Cat pala ito. Fast forward to everything, magiging si David and Cat, and Wacky will get jealous.