Finally Found Someone (2017) General Patronage

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A lot of people wonder what we see in John Lloyd Cruz.  They claim he's not even that handsome and he is overrated.  I beg to differ.  This young man is very charismatic and he acts well.  His eyes are very expressive and he is a natural.  Advertisers think he is bankable and so do production outfits, et cetera.

Here he plays Raffy Sandoval, a Public Relations specialist/expert who chances upon Aprilyn Esguerra(Sarah Geronimo) when she was having one of her episodes after being jilted by her "future husband" on their supposedly wedding day.  It was by the fountain at Serendra.

The story has light and funny moments, and maybe that's why the film ratings board rated this G, but there are topics not for kids like threats made by Mayor Garcia(no relation to us) played by Dennis Padilla.

Sarah G has improved her craft(I've seen her in person...she looks more beautiful and she looks sweeter...Signorino Matteo Guidicelli was with her and was very protective during the Michael Bublé concert at the MOA Arena) and she's even nicer to look at.  At first you would want to throw your shoes at Aprilyn for being so obsessed/fixated with her supposedly "future husband" played by Enchong Dee, but later, one would, like what happened to Raffy Sandoval, slowly like her...she grows on you.


The story is not new.  Yes.  It is INDEED formulaic, but it works.  It's not perfect, but it's very enjoyable.  

The main actors have great chemistry and the supporting cast did do justice to their roles.

Christian Bables as Noah is not as spectacular as Barb, but he delivered.


I don't need to do a roll call. I'll just say what I always say when I like(not love) a certain film:

Kudos to everyone involved in this film!

(But maybe, just maybe, you guys need to think about another "formula" for Sarah and Lloydie/ AshLloyd for their "future" tandem(s), if there's any in the offing)

Main Cast

Supporting Cast

  • Joey Marquez, April's dad
  • Yayo Aguila as Maebelyn, April's mom
  • Dennis Padilla as Mayor Garcia, Randy's dad
  • Tetchie Agbayani as Mrs. Sandoval.  She has dementia. (Wow.  Just wow! Superb non-acting!)
  • Alwyn Uytingco as one of Raffy's brothers, dad of the two kids. (He is a seasoned thespian, I believe)
  • Alexa Ilacad as Junnilyn, April's sister
  • Joj Agpangan as Mary
  • Justin Cuyugan as Raffy's nemesis
  • Ruby Ruiz
  • PJ Endrinal as Markus
  • Lemuel Pelayo as Harold
  • Cara Eriguel as Denise
  • Negi/Neggy as one of the barangay tanods (the tallest one)
  • Marnie Lapus as Rachel, the interviewer
  • Axel Torres, my great nephew/grand nephew(apo ko sa pinsan) is here too 
  • April Matienzo, as Raffy's sister-in-law
  • Leo Rialp as Mr. G (Raffy's boss/mentor)  He never disappoints
  • Milo Elmido Jr. (One of Raffy's assistant in the "Aprilyn Project")

Special Participation

  • Enchong Dee as Randy Garcia (no relation to my cousin of the same name---LOL), Aprilyn's fiancé. 
This is a beautiful trailer(it even got us interested in watching this film), but it does not do justice on how wonderful this movie really is...but it does show it's formulaic
OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS:
*WANDERING BAKYA'S REVIEW(with lots of spoilers)
*'Finally Found Someone' review: Dear future rom-coms
*Direk Ted on the challenges of working with ASHLLOYD
*An Honest Review Of 'Finally Found Someone' By An AshLloyd Fan
*Joys of Asia review (noted that there’s that kind of awkwardness and longingness(sic) in their eyes)
*I needed to include this review.  Even if I like this movie, Stephanie Mayo's opinions are very, very valuable and she makes sense. (warning: there are some spoilers---btw my dear favorite(one of my) critic, Raffy was given another project not because of "the client's" preference, but because Raffy was closed minded---that's how the people in the cinema saw it because Justin Cuyugan's role took advantage of "the situation"---nevertheless, I really love how you think)



Breaking news ;-p
‘Finally Found Someone’ hits the 100-M mark in four days!
HUGOT LINES:
FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE – HUGOT EDITION
What a great "cover"/rendition
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