(MOVIE REVIEW) ‘Breakup Playlist’ Will Let You Express, Forgive & Love Again


I mentioned on my recent article about 13 reasons why you should watch The BreakupPlaylist that the expectation seems high in this Sarah Geronimo and Piolo Pascual project.

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The film is writen by Antonette Jadaone who’s behind the success of ‘That Thing Called Tadhana’ and Directed by Dan Villegas. Sarah plays Trixie, a lawyer student and an aspiring singer who collaborates with Rock star Gino played by Piolo Pascual. The conflict started when they fell in love with each other and begin to compare someone’s success over the other. This is Antonette Jadaone’s writing style, she is changing the way how love stories are nowadays.

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To be honest, I had a reservation when the first trailer was released. It is very serious and intentions were direct to the point, something I didn’t expect from the usual Sarah Geronimo feel good movie. But I was wrong, the movie is precise and brave to introduce a different Sarah Geronimo and Piolo Pascual— to tackle real talk and to discuss real issues about relationships.

I like how the story narrated the love story. They made sure that each chapters of their lives are properly explained.

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After going out of the Cinema I know that the movie’s intention is really serious that it makes the audience re-validate past relationships, reconcilable differences and how one agree to disagree and make amends. I am still in awe. I think I have learned a lot today.

I think in this movie what works are the stellar performances of main cast. Piolo Pascual & Sarah Geronimo are in a fine fettle here – both should get acting nominations, especially Sarah Geronimo who gave me that anger I have seen in every broken individual.And Piolo Pascual gave these scenes to her. Watching Pascual and Geronimo throw lines at each other is a great and terribly pleasurable, though you wouldn’t want to re-enact their battles in your own home anytime soon. Sarah Geronimo is delivering a coming of age performance in this movie. Flawless acting. I havent seen her determined as this.

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There are also some fine doses of selling the OPM Music, too, as when two of them perform and jam, including “Paano Ba ang Magmahal” each expressing the pain of being in love. Agony! The movie is the best avenue to sell the playlist. Though I saw product placements again which somehow distracts me at some point, I guess we just have to live with it as product placement is here to stay. I’m a little bit worried on Piolo Pascual’s scratch on his face considering the plot in between chapters. Those are forgivable though. and by the way, Maris Racal and Diego Loyzaga are believable teen actors in this movie.

The usual signature cinematography of Star Cinema was there. Sometimes I am too technical but the outfit always exceed my expectation. With the perfect tandem of Villegas and Jadaone, The Breakup Playlist is a combination of reality thrown in our face, something we usually deny or hide — acceptance and forgiveness. The movie gave me more time to rethink, of moving on and forgive.
Also starring Rio Locsin, Dennis Padilla, Diego Loyzaga, Maris Racal, Anna Luna, Teddy Corpuz, Cris Villonco, Badji Mortiz and Jet Pangan.

The Breakup Playlist opens today, July 1 2015 in more than 180 Cinemas Nationwide! The movie is Graded A by Cinema Evaluation Board. Rod Magaru >>>> 9/10.


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