PLAYTIME

Playtime (2024)

Directed by: Mark Reyes

Apat lang ang karakter na madalas makita sa palabas na’to. Kung kaya’t imposibleng hindi mo mapansin kung paano sila umarte. Kalahati sa kanila ay hindi epektibo.

Si Sanya Lopez ang pinaka-magaling sa lahat. Nung lumabas na siya sa eksena, nakuha niya kaagad ang hinihingi ng kanyang karakter. Sobrang nakakabilib yung eksena na sumasayaw siya. Dapat seryosohin ang husay niya sa pag-arte. Ang kanyang talento ay dapat alagaan at hindi dapat pinaglalaruan.

Nakakaaliw ang presensya ni Faye Lorenzo. Nabigyan niya ng saya ang ilang eksena. Kinukulang si Coleen Garcia, at halatang umaarte lang siya.

Si Xian Lim ang pangunahing kontrabida rito,

pero siya ang pinaka-mahina sa lahat.

It’s not the first time that he gets to play a dark character. He has done it before in 𝘜𝘯𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘦, and he was good at that movie. However for his latest movie 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, he lacks authenticity and authority.

His character likes to hurt women and play with them. His acting is annoying which makes you want to hate his character even more. The hate and annoyance is coming from his ineffective portrayal.

The story is not believable. The supporting scenes are unintentionally funny and absurd. The characters are not introduced well, so you’re not affected with whatever is happening to them. The lines are cheesy. The direction is giving comedy more than thriller.

The movie began and ended with a voice-over message, trying to summarize its story and lesson. The closing song “Sino Ang Baliw” sung by Hannah Precillas was captivating, making you feel that what you’ve watched is a good movie.

The voices you hear are sometimes not matching the actors' energy you see on the screen. The color grading and cinematography is unsatisfactory. The overall look of this film felt like a TV special more than a movie.

Hindi mo kayang seryosohin ang palabas na ito.

Kalahati ng mga artista ay kinukulang sa aktingan. Hindi makatotohanan ang istorya at ang mga ginagawa nila.

Hindi siya nakakatakot. Nakakatawa na siya.

Imbes na playtime, naging joketime na lang siya.

PLAYTIME

Rating: 1/5

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• Xian Lim
• Coleen Garcia
• Faye Lorenzo
• Sanya Lopez

Cast: Sanya Lopez, Xian Lim, Coleen Garcia, Faye Lorenzo, Kim Perez, Bruce Roeland

Story and Original Concept by: Mark Reyes

Screenplay by: Noreen Capili, Dustin Celestino, Mark Reyes

Presented by: Viva Films, GMA Pictures

Date Released: June 12, 2024 in Philippine cinemas nationwide

A Movie Review by: Goldwin Reviews

Storytelling: 1

Emotions: 2.5

Screenplay: 0.5

Technical: 0.5

Message: 0

AVERAGE SCORE:  0.9