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‘Unexpectedly Yours’ Movie Review: A Romance Film Out Of Time

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">“Unexpectedly Yours” is a romantic film hampered by its relentless attempt at recapturing what is already outdated, and in the process, wasting the opportunity to flesh out a better movie.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwon2yfum5UU2FFwvvKEC_CeGuXE5O1dglGLbRhVLj6RI_1VabKXzyEbU8_BbQsFrt_vHZ2tvFXFuxcjN7Qlqi5TYWYR3189AcOFccPHr2LxBN4PrCM-olkk6I_9mBDW-gWji-38_bISPu/s1600/unexpectedly-yours.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Robin Padilla as Cocoy, Sharon Cuneta as Patty, Joshua Garcia as Jason and Julia Barretto as Yanny Unexpectedly Yours" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="785" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwon2yfum5UU2FFwvvKEC_CeGuXE5O1dglGLbRhVLj6RI_1VabKXzyEbU8_BbQsFrt_vHZ2tvFXFuxcjN7Qlqi5TYWYR3189AcOFccPHr2LxBN4PrCM-olkk6I_9mBDW-gWji-38_bISPu/s1600/unexpectedly-yours.jpg" title="Robin Padilla as Cocoy, Sharon Cuneta as Patty, Joshua Garcia as Jason and Julia Barretto as Yanny Unexpectedly Yours" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robin Padilla as Cocoy, Sharon Cuneta as Patty, Joshua Garcia as Jason and Julia Barretto as Yanny in ‘Unexpectedly Yours’/Star Cinema</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i>*Minor Spoilers Ahead*</i><br /><br />Directed by Cathy Garcia Molina, “Unexpectedly Yours” is the reunion project of Robin Padilla and Sharon Cuneta who play former high school batchmates reunited after three decades. Padilla’s character, Cocoy, still harbors feeling towards Cuneta’s Patty and tries to pursue her upon learning that she is separated. Joshua Garcia’s Jason and Julia Barretto's Yanny play the roles of his nephew and her daughter respectively, who are also supposed to have their own romantic narrative thread going on. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1T6FtTf3WRMzdHKujgWQy14R-UIX9Pu-znXkBnvclKziAXJQGsA_q4TFdrlGV7V4dq9E9gv8YnOnRrxqwVSPeNKTHpyJz7JxyH2NMg0mVkW4EPwIWTx0GWkSkEHi1xM3bWnvug9a4D25/s1600/unexpectedly-yours-joshua-garcia-robin-padilla.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Joshua Garcia as Jason and Robin Padilla as Cocoy in ‘Unexpectedly Yours’" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="836" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1T6FtTf3WRMzdHKujgWQy14R-UIX9Pu-znXkBnvclKziAXJQGsA_q4TFdrlGV7V4dq9E9gv8YnOnRrxqwVSPeNKTHpyJz7JxyH2NMg0mVkW4EPwIWTx0GWkSkEHi1xM3bWnvug9a4D25/s1600/unexpectedly-yours-joshua-garcia-robin-padilla.jpg" title="Joshua Garcia as Jason and Robin Padilla as Cocoy in ‘Unexpectedly Yours’" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joshua Garcia as Jason and Robin Padilla as Cocoy in ‘Unexpectedly Yours’/Star Cinema</td></tr></tbody></table><br />For a romantic movie, this film fails big in the romance department. The overly-cute millennial type of love story just does not work with Cuneta and Padilla, not because they do not have any chemistry, but because it’s jarring that these two grown-ups act as if they are in their teens. The dialogs tend to be inappropriate, borderlining cringeworthy. And instead of developing a well-balanced story by highlighting the relationships of all the people across the board, “Unexpectedly Yours” focused its energy too much in making its veterans more like kids dabbling on the idea of first love.<br /><br />While the movie attempts to destigmatize mid-life crisis, it does it in an insensitive way. Patty’s weight and reaching menopausal stage were hammered way too much in the movie, to the point that despite being presented as humorous, it is almost a hurtful insult sugarcoated as a joke. The impact is no way diminished by having her acknowledge the same thing in a self-deprecating way, only made worse by her trying to act seductive all of a sudden. It double downs on the weight aspect in a bad way by giving her assistant a speech impairment just for a couple of chuckles every time people hear her call her boss “Fatty.” The intention to inspire women who might find themselves in a similar position is there, however, it was very poorly executed.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwzKAsF9v7hTkVCoYFcJ7VlNgIQ9upeLREavHdgRK4CMGjVoyrB5ImBq2AdgHI31l7SMh6Aj3QEjMolBxfvUg0XKg-1mNbG6W-xwhjJ_5kFSdhH4RZR0KWU8rR6-pGPSGz-Rs8dQF3pfQ/s1600/unexpectedly-yours-sharon-julia.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Julia Barretto as Yanny and Sharon Cuneta as Patty in ‘Unexpectedly Yours’/Star Cinema" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwzKAsF9v7hTkVCoYFcJ7VlNgIQ9upeLREavHdgRK4CMGjVoyrB5ImBq2AdgHI31l7SMh6Aj3QEjMolBxfvUg0XKg-1mNbG6W-xwhjJ_5kFSdhH4RZR0KWU8rR6-pGPSGz-Rs8dQF3pfQ/s1600/unexpectedly-yours-sharon-julia.jpg" title="Julia Barretto as Yanny and Sharon Cuneta as Patty in ‘Unexpectedly Yours’/Star Cinema" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Julia Barretto as Yanny and Sharon Cuneta as Patty in ‘Unexpectedly Yours’/Star Cinema</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Luckily, there are two major saving grace for the movie. First, Garcia and Barreto once again prove that they have the acting chops to be worthy of being called actors. The two exudes chemistry despite not having much physical interaction. It’s such a shame that they were pushed aside, almost neglected, just to give way to their co-stars’ supposed love story.<br /><br />The second one is the superb dramatic scenes acted out by the cast, especially from Barretto and Cuneta. Their mother-daughter moments stood out in a way that they do not get over-the-top. No loud bawling, no screaming, no unending streaming down of tears, but audience can definitely feel the weight of their emotions just by looking at their faces. <br /><br />It’s hard to come to terms with the fact that despite great potential, “Unexpectedly Yours” misses the mark on several key points when it comes to rom-coms. Truly, it is not because Cuneta and Padilla can no longer work as a love-team given their age. If anything, Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta have proved that love stories are just for young adults. If only there  was a more appropriate narrative for their characters then the film could have worked. <br /><br />Watch full trailer:<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aUCRSvEtXtk" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br /><b>— ALD, The Summit Express</b></div>

‘Unexpectedly Yours’ Movie Review: A Romance Film Out Of Time

“Unexpectedly Yours” is a romantic film hampered by its relentless attempt at recapturing what is already outdated, and in the process, wast...

VIDEO: Cathy Garcia Molina speaks out on viral ‘open letter’

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines  - Blockbuster film and TV director Cathy Garcia-Molina turned emotional as she finally spoke up about the <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/open-letter-against-forevermore-director-cathy-garcia-molina-goes-viral.html" rel="nofollow">viral open letter Rossellyn Domingo and Alvin Campomanes have shared on social media</a> on alleged humiliation and cursing they received during "Forevermore" taping in Baguio City.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirhnFtoxipQPZ-vmSCK0nnGqpDt8vxsszmx6Of0pi-_rYTJtYh_dTWlN9anEVZgPdWO7chN0rJ5djWI8eyAK5ncBqMSQJl86CY3xymX9clnwyk4qLWYk9D4K9sjb2TDzceVD7p4pmytXt/s1600/cathy-garcia-molina-reacts.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cathy Garcia Molina: "I'm not an evil person"" border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirhnFtoxipQPZ-vmSCK0nnGqpDt8vxsszmx6Of0pi-_rYTJtYh_dTWlN9anEVZgPdWO7chN0rJ5djWI8eyAK5ncBqMSQJl86CY3xymX9clnwyk4qLWYk9D4K9sjb2TDzceVD7p4pmytXt/s640/cathy-garcia-molina-reacts.jpg" title="Cathy Garcia Molina: "I'm not an evil person"" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cathy Garcia Molina: "I'm not an evil person". Screengrab from Youtube.</td></tr></tbody></table>In an interview with Boy Abunda, Molina clarified that cursing issue is true but it was "with good intentions na sana napaganda ang show, mapaarte ang artista, makuha ang kailangan para mapaganda ang show."<br /><br />"He was right, I really cursed. But not at him, ilalagay ko lang sa konteksto. Hindi nakalagay doon sa letter kung gaano kadalas siya nagkamali. Hindi nakalagay sa letter ilang beses kinunan 'yon. Hindi nakalagay sa letter ano ang sinabi niya kung bakit ako nakarating sa gano'ng emosyon."<br /><br />She also recalled the exact words that possibly hurt Campomanes: "sino ba ang kausap mo bakit hindi ka tumingin? Tignan mo, ang kulit mo naman, e, paksh*t ka."<br /><br />Molina explained she's wrong on cursing but clarified it was a normal "language" in the industry.<br /><br />"Hindi ko sinasabing tama ang pagmumura, hindi siya mura to degrade or to humiliate or to insult anyone."<br /><br />Molina added if she was aware that Campomanes don't know their "language," she would have immediately apologized.<br /><br />"Kaya ko naman mag-apologize, e. Kayang kaya ko. Hindi niya pala alam ang lenguwahe ng industriyang 'to. Kung sinabi lang niya right away, I would have go to him and say, 'sorry, hindi ka pala sanay.'"<br /><br /><b>WATCH: Cathy Garcia-Molina breaks her silence on viral ‘open letter’ </b>(video courtesy of ABS-CBN Entertainment/Youtube)<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s361XX_H8f8" width="560"></iframe></center><br />She added that her family was being dragged on the issue and she is also receiving some death threats.<br /><br />She even asked: "Nangyari ito October 2014. Ang alam ng mga staff at mga boss na tapos na ang issue. Siguro may naipangako, hindi ko alam na magso-sorry ako. Bakit deretso sa social media? Bakit January 1? Bakit pagkatapos ng pelikula ko? Bakit hindi nung kasagsagan ng "Forevermore? Bakit kelangan ako sa masira sa maraming tao?"<br /><br />Molina said she prayed for the Lord to guide her so she will not hurt other people again. She also apologized and admitted that she was careless on using words.<br /><br />"Sana may matutunan kami rito, pati ang kompaya at mga katrabaho ko. Things happen for a reason."<br /><br />Meanwhile, “Forevermore’s” business unit head Des Tanwangco also released an <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/abs-cbn-issues-statement-on-cathy-garcia-molina-controversy.html" rel="nofollow">official statement</a>. It states: <br /><br /><i>“ABS-CBN acknowledged and responded immediately to Alvin Campomanes when he wrote to us in October 2014. We also sought a meeting with Mr Campomanes and Rossellyn Domingo through MTQ Promotions and Talent Management, the agency that engaged their services for the project.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>“But we were later informed by MTQ Promotions and Talent Management owner Mary Ann Trumata-Rejano that there was no need for a meeting as they had met with Mr Campomanes and Ms Domingo and settled the issue.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>“When Ms Domingo posted an open letter on her Facebook last Dec 30, we were surprised to learn that the issue has not been resolved, contrary to what the talent agency owner told us. At present, we are in communication with Mr Campomanes and both parties have agreed to meet to resolve the matter.”</i></div>

VIDEO: Cathy Garcia Molina speaks out on viral ‘open letter’

MANILA, Philippines - Blockbuster film and TV director Cathy Garcia-Molina turned emotional as she finally spoke up about the viral open le...

ABS-CBN issues statement on Cathy Garcia-Molina controversy

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines  - ABS-CBN has responded to the talents who complained against Cathy Garcia-Molina's alleged verbal abuse happened in the set of the defunct TV series “Forevermore.”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_Di71ghU0mKIg40OBCf48pGIVppCl9BV7w-v1PaiTFt3MXTcryRezMHGN-NpEmfWcktv0zO4et6zo99xc0sBfbObzyTRafCtiZ7v8DVSU3RGAHsZcWWJRahH1ePwL2M7CxFstHtLhiKD/s1600/abs-cbn-cathy-garcia-issue.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ABS-CBN issues statement on Cathy Garcia-Molina controversy" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_Di71ghU0mKIg40OBCf48pGIVppCl9BV7w-v1PaiTFt3MXTcryRezMHGN-NpEmfWcktv0zO4et6zo99xc0sBfbObzyTRafCtiZ7v8DVSU3RGAHsZcWWJRahH1ePwL2M7CxFstHtLhiKD/s640/abs-cbn-cathy-garcia-issue.png" title="ABS-CBN issues statement on Cathy Garcia-Molina controversy" width="560" /></a></div><br />In a statement sent to showbiz news site Philippine Entertainment Portal, ABS-CBN said it acknowledged and responded immediately to the letter of  Alvin Campomanes in October 2014. Campomanes served as a substitute actor for a minor role in the former primetime drama, who said, he was cursed and humiliated by Molina.<br /><br />READ: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/open-letter-against-forevermore-director-cathy-garcia-molina-goes-viral.html" rel="nofollow">Open Letter against “Forevermore” Director Cathy Garcia-Molina goes viral</a><br /><br />The Kapamilya network added that they were surprised that the issue was not resolved despite of the advice of agency, who engaged Campomanes and her girlfriend Rossellyn Domingo's services for the said project that the issue was already settled.<br /><br />Here's the full statement of ABS-CBN:<br /><br /><i>“ABS-CBN acknowledged and responded immediately to Alvin Campomanes when he wrote to us in October 2014. We also sought a meeting with Mr Campomanes and Rossellyn Domingo through MTQ Promotions and Talent Management, the agency that engaged their services for the project.</i><br /><i><br /></i> <i>“But we were later informed by MTQ Promotions and Talent Management owner Mary Ann Trumata-Rejano that there was no need for a meeting as they had met with Mr Campomanes and Ms Domingo and settled the issue.</i><br /><i><br /></i> <i>“When Ms Domingo posted an open letter on her Facebook last Dec 30, we were surprised to learn that the issue has not been resolved, contrary to what the talent agency owner told us. At present, we are in communication with Mr Campomanes and both parties have agreed to meet to resolve the matter.”</i></div>

ABS-CBN issues statement on Cathy Garcia-Molina controversy

MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN has responded to the talents who complained against Cathy Garcia-Molina's alleged verbal abuse happened i...

Open Letter against “Forevermore” Director Cathy Garcia-Molina goes viral

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Blockbuster director Cathy Garcia-Molina is at the center of controversy after a former talent revealed the alleged verbal abuse experienced by her boyfriend during the taping of the 2014 ABS-CBN hit TV series "Forevermore."<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFNParIC9CEoe9eBqK-kgOfUKUlgwwiKbaM2fvocr9NxAM3FXgQksN7fXiz4ksrsFtOW-PDf6l7wjVnHw9OjbyLVI4RzrbqplgR39YdlpQrT-xEm65IX0xHNE0kl28f4ZexzR_wxErpx4/s1600/cathy-garcia-molina.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cathy Garcia-Molina is embroiled in a controversy involving a former talent. " border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFNParIC9CEoe9eBqK-kgOfUKUlgwwiKbaM2fvocr9NxAM3FXgQksN7fXiz4ksrsFtOW-PDf6l7wjVnHw9OjbyLVI4RzrbqplgR39YdlpQrT-xEm65IX0xHNE0kl28f4ZexzR_wxErpx4/s640/cathy-garcia-molina.jpg" title="Cathy Garcia-Molina is embroiled in a controversy involving a former talent. " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blockbuster director Cathy Garcia-Molina is embroiled in a controversy involving a former talent. <br />Photo Credit: GMA Solid Global Fanpage</td></tr></tbody></table>According to a Facebook note by Rossellyn Domingo on Thursday, December 31, her boyfriend Alvin Campomanes, who served as a substitute actor for a minor role in the former primetime drama, was cursed and humiliated by Molina during a location shooting for Forevermore on October 6 to 7 in Baguio.<br /><br />“Napakasakit para sa akin na mura-murahin niyo nang pauli-ulit ang boyfriend ko sa harap ng maraming tao. Nakatatak sa alaala ko ang mga ngisi at tawanan ng mga staff at cameramen niyo kapag nagpapakawala kayo ng mga mura. Hindi niyo alam kung gaanong iginagalang ng napakaraming tao ang “ekstrang” minura-mura at ipinahiya ninyo,” Domingo wrote in her Facebook note.<br /><br />(It’s very painful for me to witness my boyfriend being cursed in front of many people. The smirks and laughs of the staff and cameramen as she says curse words are in my memory. You don’t know how much respect people give to that “extra” you cursed and humiliated.)<br /><br />Campomanes, a University of the Philippines educator and historian, filed a complaint addressed to ABS-CBN broadcast head Ma. Socorro V. Vidanes on October 22, 2014. He urged the network giant to take disciplinary actions against Molina, a certain Jeng and talent coordinator John Leonardo, who took Camponanes as a substitute actor.<br /><br />In the letter of complaint, Campomanes detailed how Molina verbally abused after he failed to follow the instructions she gave him during the first day of taping. The first-time actor claimed that he was “denigrated” by Molina during the second day of taping after he committed errors in blocking. <br /><br />“I was verbally abused. ‘P*tang *na! Ang hirap turuan!’ ‘K*nang *na!’ ‘P*ksh*t ka, Makoy!’ At that point, I remember Joey Marquez spared me from further humiliation by coaching me on how to position my body for that particular scene. I believe he was uncomfortable seeing me endure all those hurtful remarks, aware as he was that his daughter Winwyn was my student in San Beda. As a matter of prudence, I struggled to maintain my composure. I did not want to engage a woman who is almost as old as my parents in a shouting match. I am the better person. I was raised well by my parents. I was formed well by my teachers. I am an educator. I had the moral ascendancy,” Campomanes wrote.<br /><br />Read the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/rossellyn-domingo/isang-open-letter-kay-direk-cathy-garcia-molina/952070928211438?__mref=message_bubble" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full open letter of complaint to Cathy Garcia Molina here</a>.<br /><br />Through the letter of complaint, Campomanes wishes to voice out the silent rage of all the extras and behind-the-camera workers who had been “abused and dehumanized”. <br /><br />His controversial post has gone viral amassing more than 6,000 shares as of this writing. <br /><br />Molina has not released a statement regarding the issue. <b><i>-Mini/TheSummitExpress</i></b></div>

Open Letter against “Forevermore” Director Cathy Garcia-Molina goes viral

MANILA, Philippines - Blockbuster director Cathy Garcia-Molina is at the center of controversy after a former talent revealed the alleged ve...