Fan Girl

The scenes together with the acting was perfectly amazing, the concept of the story was actually good as well, it's just that in the later part of the movie on my perspective, though I understand the ending it still lacks in execution.

Since it's been released in Netflix, I've always wanted to watch it; but I was waiting for a moment because I preferred watching it with people.. and that was a great move. Watching it with different types of people brings out the opinions I wouldn't have thought about if I watched it alone.

It's a perspective and it served its purpose. Masterpiece, and I would love to watch more of this type of stories. The casting was perfect, but we are entitled to our own opinions, thus we might have different thoughts about it.

If you're looking for a sign, this is it. Because overall, I think you should watch this.

The first few parts of the movie is kind of weird, with all the maladaptive daydreaming of Jane and the excessive use of beers, cigs and profane words, but past that is what make Fan Girl a great movie. It's a metaphor of how a person escapes her reality with her fantasy but realizing that you can't escape the real world. It also shows how blind fanaticism and passionate support to a personality can affect a person's judgment. The acting is superb. We all know that Paulo Avelino is great, but Charlie Dizon is something else. She portrays Jane perfectly and her acting is on the same level as her co-star.

I was dubious at the first two acts. I was constantly wondering about all the fuss on the leads' acting when all I could get is excessive cursing, beers, and cigarettes, and even drug use. I mean nothing spectacular is happening, just the fan girl's yearning and delusions.

But then the third act came, and it's like all the message it has were unpacked all of a sudden. When her eyes got opened on the situation she found herself in, so were the viewers. You could clearly feel her emotions. Charlie Dizon's acting is superb! She better win best actress for this!

In the end, this is a film about one's realization of self-worth, of transformation and empowerment. You'd feel weirded out about some scenes, it even went to some extent that you'd feel uncomfortable watching it, but this is the kind of film we need. It's daring yet beautiful.

It's more of an indie kind of movie. Great movie to watch if you wanted something serious and unconventional. Both of the main leads did really well! They are very natural when it comes to acting that I might find it hard to separate their movie role from their true selves. This movie deserves the awards they got from the MMFF. I thought this is something that is light and very typical but it isn't.