in related newsi spotted Brillante Mendoza in a meeting with Tikoy Aguiluz at the Starbucks in Fully Booked Serendra yesterday.
multiple choice on what kind of film they were discussing: a) violent porn b) soft-core porn c) hard-core porn d) all of the above Of Two Worldsby Philbert Ortiz Dy posted on Wednesday, September 02, 2009 in Movie Reviews<http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/?attrib=26> [image: Of Two Worlds]I have often lamented on these pages about Eugene Domingo playing second fiddle to stars with half her talent in some pretty terrible films. And so I was delighted to hear that she was finally getting her turn in the spotlight with a starring role in her own vehicle,*Kimmy Dora <http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/movie.php?id=12334>*<http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/movie.php?id=12334>. And sure enough, Eugene Domingo makes the most of it. *Kimmy Dora* still hasn’t shed many of the bad habits of the movies that had Ms. Domingo stuck in supporting roles, but as it goes, it’s a far better comedy than the mainstream establishment has produced in a long time. Wealthy businessman Luisito Go Dong Hae has two daughters: Kimmy and Dora (both played by Eugene Domingo). Kimmy and Dora are twins with opposite personalities. Kimmy is smart and ruthless, while Dora is simple and kind. The two are constantly in conflict, as Kimmy is jealous of the attention that Dora gets from her father (and a hunky executive she has eyes for), while Dora doesn’t understand why Kimmy has to be so mean. A strange mix-up has the two sisters switching places, putting Kimmy in the path of some misguided kidnappers, and Dora at the head of the family business. Local comedy has over the years degenerated into a primordial soup of isolated comedic moments, often slapstick in nature, these moments never forming anything that we could call a cohesive narrative. It seems strange to say this, but it’s refreshing to see a local comedy that actually tries to tell a story. The story ends up being pretty conventional, and the characters are a little broad, but it works out overall. The movie can be pretty delightful at times, especially when it commits itself to a subtler brand of comedy, little throwaway lines and jokes in the background rounding out the much broader visual humor of the film. The movie does employ an uncomfortable amount of computer-generated imagery. More often than not in our local films, CG serves to detract rather than add. Some of it isn’t particularly well done, with the grading shifting between scenes, and some of it is just tired, like the ten millionth *Matrix* send up to appear in a comedy. It all seems pretty unnecessary when a clever line and an actor’s expression can deliver more laughs than a random special effect shot. And that’s really the case here. Eugene Domingo has enough talent to make all the computer effects seem completely unnecessary. In this film, Domingo is saddled with taking on two personalities, and the added Meta layer of those two personalities imitating each other. And she makes it all look effortless, switching gears between tones and personalities faster than you can even imagine it. The supporting cast is pretty strong as well. Ariel Ureta is always a safe bet, Dingdong Dantes looks quite comfortable doing comedy, and Baron Geisler’s manic energy always brings something interesting to the screen. *Kimmy Dora* is the best local comedy I’ve seen in a while, but I do still have problems with it. The thing is, it’s still a little too close to the bad habits of the films that it’s supposed to be subverting. *Kimmy Dora* is at its best when it transcends the typical moment-based, slapstick-y, computer enhanced sloppiness of comedies past, and concentrates on the talent already present in the words and in the cast. What’s clear, though, is that *Kimmy Dora* is a pretty good sign for the future of comedies. And with Eugene Domingo at the fore, it isn’t difficult to have faith. *My Rating: [image: Of Two Worlds] * -- spanx' blog: http://spankyenriquez.blogspot.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gimik" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gimik?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
