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On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Spanx <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
