A straightforward opinion on the blockbuster film Bride for Rent..
Bride for Rent is a FEEL-GOOD film. It seeks to make a viewer feel light and happy, long after the popcorn and soda are gone. If you are the type of person who appreciates simple joys such as laughing out loud inside the cinema, getting that tingly sensation from seeing two characters fall in love with each other and ogling at biceps and black under-shirts *wink*, then BFR is definitely queue-worthy. :-) And yes, the underlying values and 'lessons in love and life' depicted on the film would make you say, "This movie sure has depth."
Oh yes, depth-wise, BFR doesn't really seek to deconstruct the anatomy of love and marriage. For a typical movie-goer (and there's a "typical movie-goer" in all of us), the plot, the script, the lines, the execution are not hard to digest. Yes, a moral lesson is delivered to the audience, but the over-all execution won't make you feel like you just had a scholarly analysis of love and commitment. You just get to relax and enjoy the Rocco-Rocky story and the transition of scenes without getting lost in translation. And that's how it should be, plain and simple. You just laugh, get kilig, cry a bit maybe, fall in love and again, laugh. After all, it's a romantic comedy you're watching and not some period drama or political drama movie (if you got the message).
Bride for Rent is a STRESS-FREE film. And there are several of us movie-goers who go to the cinema to relax and enjoy a good laugh plus an equal dose of kilig without racking our brains on the "whys" "hows" and "what ifs" of the film. Again, simple joys. :-)
Do we want a Rocco-Rocky sequel? Hell yes, we do! Kim and Xian's big screen magic as Mr. & Mrs. Espiritu surely deserves a follow-up. ;-)
