Babe, I Love You Articles & Reviews - 2

By Pinoy Gossip Boy | Published: Apr 6, 2010

I was able to watch the movie Babe, I Love You on its opening day, right after my final exam on Credit Law. As much as I would like to write a movie review of Babe, I Love You right after I saw the film, I decided to write about it the following day as I’ll be leaving for my belated Holy Week vacation.

As I mentioned on my previous post, It was the cinemas were jam-packed. I had to line on queue for about thirty minutes before I could lay my hand on my movie ticket of Babe, I Love You.

The movie serves as the reunion project of former lovers Anne Curtis and Sam Milby. Anne plays Sasa Sanchez, a promo girl, who impliedly moonlights as a you-know-what. Sam, on the other hand, plays Nico Borromeo, an architecture professor who came from a family of highly-educated individuals. His mom, played by Laurice Guillen has a Ph.D while Anne’s mom, played by Tetchie Agbayani, is a typical palengkera mom. By the way, Tetchie is a college professor in real life.

I do not intend to overdo this movie review of Babe, I Love You by giving a detailed flow of the movie. Hence, I will just highlight some scene I find very appealing.

I love the how Anne Curtis adds mass appeal to the movie despite her uber glamorous looking in real life. Though I was bothered by her heavy make-up as a promo girl, scenes where Anne was lightly made up were quite refreshing. Sam mildly constrained by the button-down aspects of Nico’s character, but he manages to be dapper, amusing, and the perfect foil.

I like how the movie started very lightly. But as the movie goes on, emotions begin to build. The first scenes of Babe, I Love You were the kilig type. Differences between Sasa and Nico, which were highly emphasized throught the movie, adds the kilig factor. Indeed, opposites attract.

Later on, Sam starts to accept Anne for who she is. Too bad Anne doesn’t have that same kind of acceptance for herself. I thought the movie was about to end when Sam had to forgo his best friend’s wedding reception to attend Anne’s event, where the latter knew how to accept herself. However, this scene was the turning point of the movie.

After Anne has learned how to accept herself for who she is, with the help of Sam of course, this is where external conflicts start to pour. I guess this movie review of Babe, I Love You should give more emphasis on this part. Sasa was beginning to be haunted by her dark (not so dark, actually) past. There comes a point where Nico gave up on her.

I thought there would be a reconciliation between Nico and Sasa on the scene where one of Sasa’s friends asked for Nico’s help. Nico had to compromise his chance of getting promoted to attend to Sasa’s need. However, that scene gave closure to Nico and Sasa’s romance.

I won’t talk about the ending of Babe, I Love You as I want you to personally appreciate it.

Though Babe, I Love You’s basic plot was not that original (poor girl meets rich boy), the movie was loaded with heart and even more chemistry between the two leads. What I love about the movie Babe, I Love You that it is not your typical fairy tale adapted into real life type of movie. Sasa was not as pristine as Cinderella but despite her shortcomings, she is a princess in her own right, who deserves a loving Prince Charming.