There’s nothing new to expect
with the latest Wenn Deramas comedy Sisterakas. It is pretty much in
line with his recent movies that were all box office hits. This brand of comedy
clicks with the mainstream audience mainly because it’s easily digestible but
one can’t help but think what more can they do if they had a better storyline
and not just a barrage of jokes.
Perfectionist fashion czar Bernice (Vice Ganda)
hires Detty (Ai Ai Delas Alas) to replace the executive assistant he fired. Unbeknownst to
Detty, Bernice is her illegitimate half-brother whom they threw out of their
house (along with Bernice’s mom) when he was a child. To seek revenge, Bernice
plans to make Detty’s life a living hell while she works for him. Meanwhile,
Bernice’s rival Roselle (Kris Aquino) plans to pirate Berna to finally beat
Bernice’s company.
While the main plot is actually
decent it is still nothing but an excuse to set up jokes, parodies and skits.
With this kind of set up, the comedy is pretty much a hit and miss. Vice Ganda
did his usual sarcastic and personal jokes and he can really sell a joke no
matter how old or corny it is. He can effortlessly deliver one-liners and snark
that seems so natural and out of the blue.
Delas Alas is fine although her “baby voice” is grating but the energy is there. And as for
Aquino, well, you could see the effort to do things broad but she doesn’t have
the comedic chops to pull it off. The movie was also hesitant to make Aquino’s
character a full-blown antagonist and I think if they only embraced that, they
could have squeezed out more substance from the character which to be honest is
really not needed. And speaking of unnecessary stuff, the subplot of the teens
(Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla) is so minor that I don’t think even the
love team’s diehard fans will enjoy it completely (their scenes in the trailer is pretty
much it for them).
Sisterakas reportedly
topped the first day of the 38TH Metro Manila Film Festival, which
will likely begin another franchise in this annual festival. The audience clearly
likes this type of comedy and the stars will add this to their roster of box
office hits. I admit I laughed in a couple of scenes. It’s silly fun but I hope
this team will be inspired to change things up and not be afraid to explore
more areas in comedy next time. At this point, they can pretty much sell any
movie with their names alone, so why not take some risk (even a small one) in
the next project? I hope this is not just wishful thinking. 5 / 10
3 comments:
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I realized a part of this sa trailer pa lang. Di ako natawa :( Love how you wrote the review by the way, Jec. Thanks!
Its a trash at kumikita...immature moviegoers
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