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Mano po 5: Gua ai di (I love you)

  • 2006
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
53
YOUR RATING
Mano po 5: Gua ai di (I love you) (2006)
ComedyDramaRomance

A culinary romance set in Binondo, where Chinese traditions are still very much observed, Mano Po 5: Gua Ay Di is a touching story of how a young Chinese woman fights for the man she loves. ... Read allA culinary romance set in Binondo, where Chinese traditions are still very much observed, Mano Po 5: Gua Ay Di is a touching story of how a young Chinese woman fights for the man she loves. She is doomed by strict family traditions to only wed someone of pure Chinese descent. But... Read allA culinary romance set in Binondo, where Chinese traditions are still very much observed, Mano Po 5: Gua Ay Di is a touching story of how a young Chinese woman fights for the man she loves. She is doomed by strict family traditions to only wed someone of pure Chinese descent. But Charity finds love where she was not supposed to find it... at least according to her col... Read all

  • Director
    • Joel Lamangan
  • Writers
    • Lily Y. Monteverde
    • Andrew Paredes
    • Dode Cruz
  • Stars
    • Richard Gutierrez
    • Angel Locsin
    • Lorna Tolentino
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    53
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joel Lamangan
    • Writers
      • Lily Y. Monteverde
      • Andrew Paredes
      • Dode Cruz
    • Stars
      • Richard Gutierrez
      • Angel Locsin
      • Lorna Tolentino
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Richard Gutierrez
    Richard Gutierrez
    • Nathan
    Angel Locsin
    Angel Locsin
    • Charity
    Lorna Tolentino
    Lorna Tolentino
    • Yolanda
    Christian Bautista
    Christian Bautista
    • Timothy
    Gina Alajar
    Gina Alajar
    • Mollie
    Boots Anson-Roa
    Boots Anson-Roa
    • Ama
    Tirso Cruz III
    Tirso Cruz III
    • Williamson
    Tony Mabesa
    Tony Mabesa
    • Ang Kong
    Ketchup Eusebio
    Ketchup Eusebio
    • Emerson
    AJ Dee
    AJ Dee
    • Anderson
    Joyce So
    • Caroline
    Michelle Madrigal
    Michelle Madrigal
    • Kate
    Jim Pebanco
    Jim Pebanco
    • Johnny
    Ethel Booba
    Ethel Booba
    • Baday
    Jaclyn Jose
    Jaclyn Jose
    • Nathan's Mother
    Lorenzo Mara
    Lorenzo Mara
    • Nathan's Father
    Ella Guevara
    Ella Guevara
    • Susie
    Aria Clemente
    • Young Charity
    • Director
      • Joel Lamangan
    • Writers
      • Lily Y. Monteverde
      • Andrew Paredes
      • Dode Cruz
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    5Jay_Exiomo

    Not as genuine as it thinks it is

    Just like a visitor overstaying her welcome and instead insists on continuing to tell her story even if it has all been said before, high-profile film producer Mother Lily further milks the "Fil-Chinese" franchise dry with an overlong pedestrian romantic comedy in "Mano Po 5: Gua Ay Di (I Love You)" directed by Joel Lamangan, one of the most prolific filmmakers in the local scene today.

    Which doesn't really matter if it actually had something to say underneath the guise that it's a study on the Chinese culture. The problem is, remove the Oriental trappings and accents and what remains is a bone-dry story that has been recounted a million times. Issues regarding Chinese traditions are mostly superficial. Also, can't Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin play a couple smacked in the SAME socio-economic status? Huh? Just once?

    Here, Locsin is Charity, a young Chinese woman who has probably lived long enough in the Philippines that she looks less Chinese than, say, Thai. Forced to date different Chinese guys by her ultra-conservative mother (Lorna Tolentino), Charity finds that elusive "love-at-first-sight" in Nathan (Gutierrez), a Filipino veterinarian who faces an uphill battle in impressing his girlfriend's family, as well as competing against international pop star Timothy aka Felix (Christian Bautista) for Charity's affections.

    The film trudges too long and doesn't seem to know when and how to end. It takes so many twists and turns that at one point I was seriously hoping the film would take the hard way out (i.e. the non-conventional ending) just as so the film would reach the inevitable denouement and not prolong the protagonists' agony any longer. This wouldn't be the case if the story has an emotional impact but the thesis is so simplistic and tired it fails to elicit sympathy. The acting between Locsin and Gutierrez isn't so strong although the chemistry is. Tolentino doesn't have much to do except speak like a Chinese speaking like a Filipino for most of the time. Same with Boots Anson-Roa as Locsin's grandmother, only mellow.

    It's as simple as this: Do you like seeing Gutierrez and Locsin standing in the rain lovestruck upon seeing each other for the first time? Do you like your dialog awkwardly shifting between Tagalog and Fookien with passable accent? And do you like to see Filipino versions of Chinese martial arts epics, albeit with bad blue screen effects? If yes, then this film might just be for you. But if you're looking for a more insightful look on the Chinese culture, you won't find it here. Might as well eat at Chowking and call it a Chinese dinner.

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    • Trivia
      The movie was initially headline as Dennis Trillo - Angel Locsin movie. However, Dennis was "fired" from the project and was replaced by Richard Gutierrez.
    • Connections
      Followed by Bahay kubo: A Pinoy mano po! (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      My heart has a mind of its own
      Performed by Christian Bautista

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 2007 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Philippines
    • Official site
      • Regal Films
    • Languages
      • Finnish
      • Filipino
      • Tagalog
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Mano Po 5: Gua ai di (jag älskar dig)
    • Production companies
      • Regal Entertainment
      • Regal Multimedia
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1(television ratio, Finland, original ratio)
      • 1.85 : 1

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