Kasal, kasali, kasalo

I have no idea why this movie won Judy Ann Santos a Best Actress award, and how this was rated "A" by the cinema board.

This year's MMFF movie lineup was so ho-hum compared to previous years'. Sadly, as reflected in the criteria by the award-giving body, up to 40% of the points were tied to the movie's box-office ticket sales so I suppose that mass appeal and commercialization had the edge over more thought-provoking films this year. It's sad that every year, the fate of Filipino films seem direr, when our talent pool should be so deep (but is it, truly?).

But back to Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo, this movie was so shamelessly a moneymaker capitalizing on real-life betrothed couple Juday and Ryan Agoncillo. There was no story, just a litany of, again, stereotypical situations of the stages in the usual Pinoy couple's life (one rich, one poor of course) from planning the marriage to welcoming their first born.

Nothing original or memorable was added to the bored moviegoers' consciousness (again, why give this an "A" rating? it shames the other previous, obviously more superior movies receiving the same).

Ryan was totally upstaged by Juday, the bigger star and the better actor, which only served to bemoan the movie once more. Then again, just because they lack on screen magic doesn't necessarily mean they don't click in real-life, so let's just cross our fingers on that. The kilig-factor in previous Juday-Piolo starrers was their undeniable chemistry on screen, with both able to balance out each other's star power (despite real-life allegations of Piolo being gay).

Also, the treatment of Ryan's character's infidelity in the story was so blasé that I can't believe women's groups aren't bothering to pick up on this, winning the Gender Sensitivity award at that!

I completely disagree with some of the comments in here. I think this movie just re-enacts how couples who got married early, not having plans in their lives and not knowing each other well suffer their decisions. Judy Ann and Ryan A. do have on-screen chemistry! I may not like them as Judy Ann and Ryan nor an avid fan of both, but, I did like their performance in this movie. Also, the script, I think was one of this movie's biggest assets, natural and realistic. I wouldn't say this movie was perfect but it definitely deserves better than what these critics are saying.

Those who said that this movie was "nonsense" are perhaps those who didn't really understand the thought of this whole thing.

I didn't expect it to be this good and fun ^^ I really hate the fact that most of the movies we Filipinos make today are all "mushy/feel-good/detached from reality" movies but this one rekindled my hopes that indeed we could be at par among the best movie-making industries in the world.

I really believe that Filipinos deserve more than junk movies and this is what I'm talking about. The married life problems that are tackled in this movie are so "real" and were presented in a very fresh way. The acting was pretty good too :)

This one made me proud that I am a Filipino ^^ Excellent work! Keep it up ^^

Jose Javier Reyes, one of the best directors in the Philippines, does it again with an excellent film starring real life lovers Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo. Santos, who won best actress for this film, captured the essence of the character with her excellent delivery of lines and natural acting. Agoncillo, a neophyte in film acting, came out rather lame but with the superb support coming from Santos, was able to give a commendable performance.

Aside from Santos, veteran actress Gina Pareno gave an outstanding performance. "Outstanding", actually in an understatement. She practically stole every single scene she's in! From start to finish (including the outtakes in the end credits), Ms. Pareno is a gem. Great, great, great performance!

Highly recommended to everyone, you musn't miss this one.

I am continually surprised by how much movies are praised because of the popularity of the actors involved in them. This is just one example of just that. Judy and Ryan don't seem to have much chemistry here, surprisingly, for a real-life couple. Also, the story does not make sense! Two bratty people who get married, start a family, etc. I was annoyed throughout the whole thing, and can't stand Ryan's acting! Totally unacceptable for a movie deemed a serious drama. Everything about this movie-the actors, their characters, the story, massively stinks! Please, Philippines, there are some great movies coming out of your country, don't give your awards away to mindless yuck with big names.