Recent movies by Star Cinema follow a tried and tested formula that can do well in the box office and And I Love You So is one of them. You pair up two gorgeous leads, feature them in a romantic movie with cheesy lines and wait for the masses to patronize it.
Till death do us part is what Lara (Bea Alonzo) and Oliver (Derek Ramsay) promised during their wedding and after only five months into it, Oliver died due to an aneurysm. Thus the end of a fairytale love story. Lara is left trying to cope with the loss of a love one and saving her pre-school. To save the school that Oliver built for her, she had to lease out her condo unit. Chris (Sam Milby) ended up renting her place. As fate would have it, he recently lost his loved one as well.
Meeting someone else after the love of your life dies is a heavy concept but And I Love You So was lightened up with a couple of cheesy scenes. The movie managed to show that there comes a time when we have to let go of people or things, even those that can make us happy.
It might look like the ending would be tragic, especially when Lara found out that Oliver’s wife (played by Maricar Reyes) is very much alive and that they’re just going through a divorce. But this is Star Cinema and that means that it will have a feel-good ending. Yes, that’s how predictable these things are.
And I Love You So has a good combination of humor and heavy drama. This is due to the fine performances by the casts and the good script given to them. It was cheesy and predictable but was entertaining nevertheless. Good movie to waste your time on.
