You Changed My Life

[soulsiren]

congrats lloydie : Box Office King!!!! you deserve everything!

[mhie]

HighSpeed
‘You Changed My Life:’ Continuing romance of Miggy and Laida
Ronald Constantino

VERY SPECIAL – And they said that JOHN LLOYD Cruz and Sarah Geronimo have no chemistry. But that was last year, before their first starrer, Star Cinema’s "A Very Special Love," was shown – and broke box-office records.



Now they’re saying that the Lloydie and Sarah tandem is, indeed, very special.

Of course, a sequel is in order, titled "You Changed My Life," telling of the romance between suave Prince Charming that is Miggy Montenegro and the innocent Cinderella Laida Magtalas.


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OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS – It’s been six months since Laida has won the heart of Miggy, and her life is now a bed of roses. Miggy feels the same. He’s been accepted by his family and, for the first time, into a meaningful relationship.

But there are hitches. Miggy gets promoted in his job but is assigned in Laguna. Laida is being offered a job in Canada. With their careers going in opposite directions, will love survive?

They realize that living their dream is actually harder than attaining it.


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NO GIMMICK, PLEASE – Then and now, there were attempts to drum up a make-believe romance between Lloydie and Sarah. The gimmick is really uncalled for. Even without offcam relationship, the tandem worked in "A Very Special Love" and will likely also work in "You Changed My Life."

Thank God Lloydie and Sarah are not exactly into the gimmick, but for inane lines like "I’ve got a crush on you" (from Sarah) and "I find you easy to love" (from Lloydie).

Truth is Lloydie’s still going steady with Liz Uy and Sarah is loveless – ayaw ng parents niya.

Leave the kilig moments to the adept hands of their director, Cathy Garcia Molina. She also megged "A Very Special Love."

In the cast are Rayver Cruz, Dante Rivero, Irma Adlawan, Al Tantay, and Rowell Santiago.


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‘PATIKIM’ – Here are some patikim lines from "You Changed My Life."

I can’t be jealous, I’ve never been jealous… ngayon lang! – Miggy Montenegro.

Feeling ko magaling ka talaga sa puzzle, kasi kakaumpisa pa lang ng araw ko, nabuo mo agad! – Laida Magtalas.

How about this repartee?

Miggy Montenegro, ’wag mo ’kong sanayin sa ganito, kasi baka hanap-hanapin ko – Laida.

Eh, di masanay ka, wala naman akong balak na itigil ’to. – Miggy.

[mhie]

ABANTE
Ni ROSE GARCIA

JOHN LLOYD, malungkot sa paghihiwalay nila ni Sarah





MEDYO senti sa tingin namin si JOHN LLOYD Cruz pagkatapos niyang mapanood ang ikalawang pelikula nila ni Sarah Geronimo na You Changed My Life sa premiere night nito noong Martes ng gabi sa Megamall.


Kung pagbabasehan ang kabuuan ng movie ay masasabi naming hindi ito lumaylay at na-maintain ang kilig, tamang drama, comedy at impact sa manonood.


Pareho kung paanong formula rin ang masasabing ginamit noon sa A Very Special Love, kaya hindi na nakakapagtakang aabangan talaga ito ng mga na-in-love sa first movie nina Lloydie at Sarah.


‘Yun nga lang, nagulat kami sa reaction ni JOHN LLOYD na instead na sabihin nitong masayang-masaya siya dahil sa obvious naman na positive reaction ng mga manonood noong premiere night, may kahalong lungkot daw ang nararamdaman niyang saya.


“Masayang-masaya ako, pero, hindi ko rin maiwasang hindi makaramdam ng lungkot. Alam ko kasi na matatagalan pa bago ulit kami magkasama ni Sarah or makagawa ng ganitong klaseng movie kung sakaling masusundan pa nga,” pag-amin niya.


Oo nga naman, sabi nga, ang premiere night na `yon ang simula ng paghihiwalay nila ni Sarah, o ang pagtatapos ng halos araw-araw na pagsasama nila, mula nu’ng ginawa nila ang pelikula, hanggang sa promo nito.


Anyway, sa dalawang movie na pinagsamahan nina JOHN LLOYD at Sarah, hindi na nakakapagtakang kahit paano ay may na-develop na talagang friendship sa pagitan nila.


Huwag na ngang idagdag pa ang talaga namang super bonggang chemistry ng tandem nila.


Graded A ng Cinema Evaluation Board ang You Changed My Life at kasalukuyan na nga itong palabas sa mga sinehan ngayon.

[mhie]

PILIPINO STAR NGAYON
SHOW-MY Ni Salve Asis

Movie nina Sarah at JOHN LLOYD Graded A uli!

Graded A ng Cinema Evaluation Board ang You Changed My Life nina Sarah Geronimo at JOHN LLOYD Cruz na magsisimulang mapanood sa mga sinehan ngayong araw. Graded A din ng CEB ang nauna nilang pelikulang A Very Special Love.

True, nasa ibang level na ang pelikula at grabe ang kilig factor nang panoorin namin kahapon sa CEB. Actually, kinilig-kilig ako. Mababaw lang ang level ng kilig ko, so everytime na may mga feel good movie, naaaliw kaming manood ni Sis Dolly Ann Carvajal, Direk Joyce Bernal (pag may oras siyang mag-review) and my new found friend Kay Jimenez. Actually, basta matino ang pagkagawa, maganda ang kuwento at magagaling ang artista, superjoy na kami tulad nga nitong You Changed My Life.

[mhie]

PHILSTAR
STAR BYTES By Butch Francisco

As fun to watch as the first version




JOHN LLOYD Cruz and Sarah Geronimo make a very good sequel in Star Cinema and Viva Films’ You Changed My Life
Last year’s biggest film surprise was A Very Special Love from Star Cinema and Viva Films. The movie project was an experiment because it was the first time JOHN LLOYD Cruz (very much identified with perennial screen partner Bea Alonzo) was paired off with Sarah Geronimo. The gamble paid off and the movie became a blockbuster hit — installing both JOHN LLOYD and Sarah as the current Box-Office King and Queen.

But the bigger surprise was that here was a romance comedy and it didn’t follow the usual trite formula of most other love stories. And the public obviously loved it because word of mouth brought in the crowds who appreciated something new in local movies. Even the critics were happy because A Very Special Love got rave reviews and even earned an A grade from the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB).

The currently showing You Changed My Life (now co-produced by Star Cinema with Viva Films) is a sequel to A Very Special Love. For those who didn’t get to watch A Very Special Love, here’s a little backgrounder: JOHN LLOYD Cruz is the illegitimate son of a tycoon (Dante Rivero) and has difficulty trying to fit into his father’s first family. The biggest pressure on him is when his brother (Rowell Santiago) puts him in charge of some of the family’s businesses and being young and inexperienced he fails and learns his lessons the hard way. It is while he is facing the battles in life that he meets Sarah, who starts out as his employee. They fall in love and You Changed My Life picks it up from here.

In the sequel, JOHN LLOYD and Sarah are happily in love with each other, but — like in real life — there are bumps along the way and all these test their love for each other. Their problem begins when JOHN LLOYD is given a new business to run and he becomes ambitious and bites more than he can chew. Since all his time is devoted to work, Sarah feels neglected and JOHN LLOYD is threatened by the presence of Rayver Cruz, his girlfriend’s old buddy from high school. The rest of the movie shows us their struggles to keep their young romance intact and the highs and lows of their relationship.

You Changed My Life is more than just a love story because it traces a young man’s journey (JOHN LLOYD’s) to maturity. But it’s not necessarily the feel-good type that we see even in most Hollywood movies. In this movie directed once more by Cathy Garcia-Molina, the viewers become witness to the lead actor’s frustrations and disappointments that come as a result of some of his bad decisions. But there are lessons to be learned here, too: Treat your people well and they will bring in the profits.

Of course, moviegoers expect love to overflow in this romance comedy and it comes in large doses — but still tightly-controlled by the director who makes sure she doesn’t go into excesses. That entire sequence, for instance, where JOHN LLOYD gets jealous of Rayver is so realistically staged that anyone who has been through young love would be able to identify with it and would have his and her kilig moment.

I also appreciate Molina’s attention to details because all those little things sum up to one great production that boasts of a fine screenplay (with nice and realistic dialogues), technical elements that work properly and direction that knows discipline.

With regard to performances, Sarah may have to be reminded to cut back a bit on playing it cute. She was already almost perfect in A Very Special Love where she was very raw, but natural. But over-all she is still very effective in You Changed My Life and has some very good comedic and dramatic scenes in the film. She just needs a little bit of tempering, but otherwise she does very well. In contrast, JOHN LLOYD is better here in this sequel (maybe because the focus is more on him) than in the first one. He excels in practically every scene he does in You Changed My Life.

The supporting cast also delivers wonderful performances — especially Sarah’s barkada: Matet de Leon, Gio Alvarez, Kalila Aguilos, Joross Gamboa and the new addition, Rayver Cruz. Dante Rivero as the patriarch, of course, is brilliant as always and so is Rowell Santiago as the brother who has no sense of fun and humor.

Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski also gives a fine performance in a guest role as Rowell’s ex-girlfriend. She is luminous in her scenes and it’s a pity she didn’t continue with her acting career that already got off to a good start in some of her Viva movies in the ‘90s.

Just like A Very Special Love, You Changed My Life is also graded A by the CEB. Nothing beats the original, but You Changed My Life is still a very good sequel. It’s still as fun to watch as the first one.

[mhie]

JOURNAL
By: Ogie Diaz

Congrats! Ang galing! Ang galing! Aba’y ano pa nga ba ang aming tinutukoy, kundi ang You Changed My Life? Na-watch namin ang premiere night nito sa SM Megamall at kahit konting kibot lang ng mga bidang sina JOHN LLOYD Cruz at Sarah Geronimo, tilian nang tilian ang fans, eh, naiintindihan pa rin naman namin ang aming pinanonood.

Ang galing ni Sarah. Ang laki ng naitulong ng pagiging “virgin” niya, dahil aliw na aliw ang mga tao sa pag-arte niya. Inosenteng-inosente. Walang effort magpatawa. Kahit si JOHN LLOYD, mahusay din sa timing.

Hindi boring ang movie. Mahusay si Direk Cathy Garcia-Molina. Nahuli niya ang kiliti ng masa. Kami pa na ang hirap patawanin, naaliw nang bonggang-bongga, ’no!

Wagi ang movie!

[ELEAU]

You Changed My Life premieres successfully at SM Megamall
Rose Garcia
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
10:00 AM


Kagabi, February 24, mula pa lang sa ground floor gate ng Building A ng SM Megamall ay dagsa na ang mga taong gustong makita nang personal ang mga artistang kasama sa pelikulang You Changed My Life, lalo na ang mga bida ritong sina JOHN LLOYD Cruz at Sarah Geronimo.

Hindi mo kakikitaan ng pagkainip or pagkainis ang mga taong matiyagang naghihintay sa bawat lugar na daraanan ng mga stars ng movie na ito ng Star Cinema. Alam nila sigurong hindi sila makakapasok sa premiere screening ng moviebukod kasi sa wala silang tickets ay talagang punung-puno na ang loob ng sinehan. Kaya matiyagang naghintay na lang ang mga tagahanga na masilayan ang kasalukuyang Box-Office King and Queen na sina JOHN LLOYD at Sarah.

YOU CHANGED MY LIFE REVIEW. Umpisa pa lang ng movie ay nakaaaliw na at may kilig na hatid kaagad sa mga manonood ang mga eksena at palitan ng dialogue ng dalawang bida na sina Miggy (JOHN LLOYD Cruz) at Layda (Sarah Geronimo).

Kumpara sa A Very Special Love, ang You Changed My Life ay nagpo-focus na sa pagiging mag-boyfriend-girlfriend nina Miggy at Layda. Maganda at mabilis ang pagkukuwento ng first six months nila bilang ,mag-"Bhebhe Ko," pero may kilig pa ring hatid sa manonood.

Pumasok ang conflict sa relasyon nila nang maging isyu na sa relationship nila ang pagkakaroon ni Miggy, ang bunso ng pamilya Montenegro, ng malaking responsibilidad sa kanyang trabaho.

Naniniwala kaming hindi man kasing-yaman ni Miggy ang ibang lalaking nanonood ng movie, siguradong makaka-relate ang mga ito sa situwasyon niyang madalas na hindi nakakasipot sa sa mga plano nila ng girlfriend dahil sa trabaho. Sa realidad, nangyayari naman talaga ito sa kahit na kaninong relasyon.

Tamang-tama lang din ang pagpasok ng bagong character sa movie sa katauhan ni Rayver Cruz bilang dating best friend ni Sarah noong high school pa sila at siyang pinagseselosan ni Miggy.

Kung umaapaw ang chemistry sa pagitan nina JOHN LLOYD at Sarah, pagkatapos namin mapanood ang premiere screening ng You Changed My Life, masasabing may malakas na chemistry rin pala between Sarah and Rayver naman.

Okey rin ang ginawang execution sa character ni Rayver dahil kahit may anggulong may gusto rin ito kay Sarah, hindi mo kakainisan or sasabihing kontrabida ito sa dalawa.

Kung kilig ang hanap ng manonood, highly recommended namin ang You Changed My Life dahil kaya ng tandem nina JOHN LLOYD at Sarah ang magpakilig ng audience of "all ages," na natural na natural at hindi pilit. Mas may touch of drama ang sequel movie, pero, hindi ito nakakabagot or halatang ipinasok lang.

Matagumpay rin na nagawa ng kabuuang movie na kung hindi man mahigitan ang naipakita sa original movie, definitely, napantayan naman nito ang kilig at maayos na execution ng A Very Special Love.

Yun nga lang, sana ay mas nagamit pang mabuti ang theme song ng movie na "You Changed My Life" (originally sung by Janie Fricke), compared sa "Kailan" ng grupong Smokey Mountain .

Nandoon pa rin ang "Sundance" na pinauso ni Sarah sa A Very Special Love at ngayon ay "Power Hug" naman ang tila pinauuso ng You Changed My Life. Kung dati ay humirit ng kanta si JOHN LLOYD, ngayon naman ay nakipagsabayan ito sa dancer naman talagang si Rayver, at in fairness, nakakaaliw si JOHN LLOYD sa eksenang yun.

Hindi nakapagtatakang muli ay Graded A ng Cinema Evaluation Board ang movie.

Bukod kina JOHN LLOYD, Sarah and Rayver ay nagtatampok din kina Dante Rivero, Rowell Santiago, Joross Gamboa, Matet de Leon, Gio Alvarez, Bernard Palanca, Beverly Salviejo at ang nagbabalik sa big screen na si Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski.

STAR-STUDDED PREMIERE. Nandoon din sa loob ng sinehan ang director ng movie na si Direk Cathy Garcia-Molina at ilan pang bigwigs ng Star Cinema at ABS-CBNeven Boss Vic del Rosario of Viva Films, Direk Rory Quintos and Direk Wenn Deramasand other stars like Maja Salvador, Mark Bautista, Mariel Rodriguez, Bianca King.

Obviously, masayang-masaya sina JOHN LLOYD at Sarah sa napanood na kabuuan ng kanilang pelikula. Natuwa rin sila, siyempre, sa masayang reaction ng mga manonood na fans.

Nagkaroon ng pagkakataon ang PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) na makausap ang mga bida ng movie after the screening. Natatandaan pa namin ang nakita naming reaction ni JOHN LLOYD noong premiere night ng A Very Special Love dati na halos hindi nito napigilan ang mapaiyak. Ngayon ba, masasabi niyang same feeling ang naramdaman niya after watching the sequel?

"Masayang-masaya pa rin pero sabi ko nga kanina, bago pa 'ko pumunta rito, merong lungkot kasi, it may take a long while bago kami makagawa or kung magkakaroon man ng another movie na ganito."

All-smiles din si Sarah after the screening of the movie, and when we asked kung posible kayang another box-office hit ito, nakangiting sagot ng dalaga, "Sana ... sana po. Sana po, magustuhan pong muli ng mga tao yung sequel ng movie."

Sa totoo lang, naka-jackpot talaga ang Star Cinema sa Sarah-Lloydie love team, dahil kung ibang artista siguro ang magpo-portray ng mga characters nila in both A Very Special Love and You Changed My Life, malamang ay hindi ito makakakuha ng magandang reaksyon mula sa fans.

[ruffalloydie]

napanood ko na. haha. there's something on them na di mo maexplain kunh bakit kakilig kilig talaga! im loyal fan of JLc. pasali po ako sa forum neh. cant control to react. ♥

[mhie]

PILIPINO STAR NGAYON
TAKE IT! TAKE IT!
Ni Lolit Solis


Napanood ko na ang You Changed My Life at pinanood ko ito, itsurang nagsosolo ako. In fairness, puno ng audience ang sinehan na pinasok ko at siyempre, bininyagan ko ang deputy card na ipinadala sa akin ni Mama Consoliza Laguardia ng MTRCB.

Nagustuhan ko ang You Changed My Life. Naiyak-iyak nga ako sa mada­dramang eksena nina Sarah Geronimo at JOHN LLOYD Cruz.

Ganyang kababaw ang luha at kaligayahan ko.

Dahil feel good ang pelikula, hindi ako magugulat kung mada­dagdagan ang manonood ng You Changed My Life, ngayon at bukas dahil walang pasok sa mga school at opisina.