Was supposed to go to two wakes and visit a friend in the hospital. But yesterday I had the blues.
Meanwhile my friend Grace was in the neighbourhood and dropped by.
“Kaladkarin ka ba today?” I asked.
“Sure. Huwag lang super late ha,” she said.
“Can we watch a Tagalog movie?”
“Sure!” she said.
I love Tagalog movies, but rarely go to the cinema. And it’s really hard to find friends who are willing to watch Tagalog movies.
The day before, my friend Mark who is visiting from Ireland and had watched Maybe This Time with his mom and sister at Megamall.
“What that about?” I asked.
“Sarah G works for the PR company of Ruffa Gutierrez. In order to get promoted as executive assistant, Ruffa gives her the task to makeover her boyfriend (Coco Martin) from styling to communication skills, not knowing Coco was in Sarah’s past pala. Coco needs a makeover because Ruffa is embarrassed to introduce him to everybody because he’s baduy.”
Ah! It looks so cringy, I couldn’t resist!
How can I not with Ruffa as the evil cougar. She is 39 in real life, while Coco is 32, according to wiki.
I know Sarah G stands 5’6″ (lucky her) and Coco Martin is also 5’6″, while Ruffa is a towering 5’10″—what more with heels??
The casting is a mismatch, I just had to see it.
The first time I saw Coco Martin onscreen was in Masahista in 2005.
When your introducing movie is a seedy gay movie by Brillante Mendoza, it’s hard to imagine that one day Coco would rise to become the big mainstream star he is today.
Once upon a time I also dated a model who was five years younger than me. He was 19, I was 24.
He was rough around the edges, but had terrific abs, was 6 feet tall, and spoke good English. But I was ashamed to introduce him to my friends. That’s why I could relate to Ruffa’s character.
But I digress, I now understand why the masses love Coco Martin. He looks like a wholesome Filipino boy with a good nose, dimples and always smiling. He is terribly sweet to Sarah, I could imagine I was one of the masses on my day off getting kilig with Coco Martin.
Same with Sarah G who is so wholesome and relatable to the masses (if there is such a word).
While Ruffa was maleficently evil to watch, I feel they could’ve casted a person who speaks less sosy and is more of Coco’s height. For example, Marian Rivera, who is not known for her English skills.
Some of the audience in the cinema were especially hilarious with their comments about Ruffa looking more like Coco’s mother.
Knowing of Ruffa Gutierrez’s exes in real life, it is really hard for anyone to imagine her hooking up with Coco Martin who makes furniture and “home accents” out of “dreepwood” (driftwood).
Unfortunately he is not the next Kenneth Cobonpue.
Ogie Diaz (Coco’s Gay Friday) next to a lamp Coco made
Other cringy moments were when Coco’s thick foundation was too orange (think Oompa Loompa)
He does have his good moments though when Sarah fixes him up.
Watch out for Garlic Garcia as Sarah’s barkada in the movie. I must say Garlic is one of the reasons I watched.
Maybe This Time is now showing in cinemas nationwide.
To know more, click HERE.
