Highly predictable with some cheap, easy jokes and fun moments, "AFAM" (meaning "A Foreign Assigned in Manila") shows two Philipino female friends (Robb
Quinto and Jela Cuenca) who becomes rivals when a great-looking foreign rich man (Nico Locco) comes up seeking for the love of his life. They work at a
hotel and thanks to an acquainted guest who taught about the art of grabbing wealthy man in order to improve their lives, the duo end up participating in a
sort of improvised "The Bachelor" scheme where they fight for the man's heart, body and pockets. May the best one win.
This falls on the guilty pleasure category, turn your heart and mind into autopilot mode and enjoyment will come easily despite the absurdity of it all.
But with attentive eyes one sees right through that friendship conquers everything, and love is a word here to confuse people since the women's dates with
the handsome guy barely deals with deep, affective conversations. Instead, it's countless sex sequences and everybody's enjoying each other exteriors.
Speaking of sex, I was quite surprised to see it with such a near-softcore intensity and recurring manner as usual comedies don't go for that route,
unless if it's something to be made fun of with hilarious sequences. This one was quite bold at times (and funny with the garlic perfume thing).
If looking for some easy laughters and some escape from anything, this can be a fun thing to watch without high expectations. 6/10.
