There's something about Regal Films' Ang Henerasyong Sumuko Sa Love that you want to like but can't find quite the reason to. Written and directed by Jason Paul Laxamana (2 Cool 2 B Forgotten, Between Maybes) and starring a bevy of cute looking actors namely Tony Labrusca, Jerome Ponce, Albie Casino, Jane Oneiza and Myrtle Sarrosa, watching it is akin to getting the expectation versus reality experience: it just does not live up to its potential.
We follow a group of youngins who made a pact to see each other once a year after being absorbed into the real world. One year later, we already see them failing miserably at life and can't even be bothered to root for them. Oneiza is a newly minted social media influencer who can't seem to find satisfaction with the ever-moving yardstick of success in the online world; Ponce is a successful gay entrepreneur who gets what he wants, until he doesn't; Sarrosa and Casino are a couple with no label, one trying to lock down the other who wants to escape; Labrusca is a hardworking freelancer burdened by life and even though he's okay by normal standards, there's a nagging feeling that something isn't right.
The problem is that there's barely any context for their issues to stand on and maybe that's why it's hard to feel bad for them. So many agendas are being pushed in one movie that all of them were stunted to make room for each other and you might not necessarily care for all of them. This would've been better if it was a multi-part series for a streaming service as each character deserved their own time in the limelight. The actors were decent, but a couple of them could've been easily replaced and you wouldn't see a difference. The title is cool but didn't really fit the bill. The movie is not a waste of time per se, but it's not memorable as well.
We follow a group of youngins who made a pact to see each other once a year after being absorbed into the real world. One year later, we already see them failing miserably at life and can't even be bothered to root for them. Oneiza is a newly minted social media influencer who can't seem to find satisfaction with the ever-moving yardstick of success in the online world; Ponce is a successful gay entrepreneur who gets what he wants, until he doesn't; Sarrosa and Casino are a couple with no label, one trying to lock down the other who wants to escape; Labrusca is a hardworking freelancer burdened by life and even though he's okay by normal standards, there's a nagging feeling that something isn't right.
The problem is that there's barely any context for their issues to stand on and maybe that's why it's hard to feel bad for them. So many agendas are being pushed in one movie that all of them were stunted to make room for each other and you might not necessarily care for all of them. This would've been better if it was a multi-part series for a streaming service as each character deserved their own time in the limelight. The actors were decent, but a couple of them could've been easily replaced and you wouldn't see a difference. The title is cool but didn't really fit the bill. The movie is not a waste of time per se, but it's not memorable as well.
