My Sassy Girl (2024 film)

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My Sassy Girl
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byFifth Solomon
Screenplay by
Based on My Sassy Girl
by Kwak Jae-yong
Produced by
  • Mark Victor
  • Paul Soriano
  • Veronique Del Rosario-Corpus
  • Valerie S. Del Rosario
  • Vincent Del Rosario III
Starring
  • Pepe Herrera
  • Toni Gonzaga
CinematographyZach Cysip
Edited byNoah Tonga
Music byLen Calvo
Production
companies
Distributed byViva Films
Release date
  • January 31, 2024 (2024-01-31)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱27 million [1]

My Sassy Girl is a 2024 Philippine romantic comedy film from the screenplay of Toni Gonzaga, Fifth Solomon, Ho-sik Kim and Jae-young Kwak and directed by Fifth Solomon. It is the sixth adaptation of the Korean hit film with the same name . It stars Pepe Herrera and Toni Gonzaga. [2]

Contents

My Sassy Girl is the last film appearance of Joey Paras after he died on October 29, 2023.

Synopsis

The film tells the love story of Junjee, and Sheena. Junjee just cannot seem to catch a romantic break. Their personalities stand opposite to the characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity and femininity in Asian societies in general.

Cast

Production

The film was announced in 2021, to be starred by Toni Gonzaga and Pepe Herrera. Filming and production completed in the same year. [3] [4]

Release

The film was released on January 31, 2024, under Viva Films. [5] [6] [7]

Reception

Box office

The film earned ₱5.2 million on its opening day and ₱27 million on its whole run. [8] [9]

Critical response

The movie received a score of 70/100 from 9 reviews according to review aggregator website Kritikultura, indicating generally positive reviews. [10]

Goldwin Reviews gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Kinulang sa kilig ang palabas na’to dahil sa katangian at kilos ng mga karakter. Ngunit dahil sa mga biruan nila, nagkaroon ng saya. Dahil sa pagganap ng mga bida, nagkaroon ito ng puso. My Sassy Girl may not be that romantic and sassy, but it has enough comedy, drama and heart to consider it a decent film." [11]

Fred Hawson of News.ABS-CBN.com, also gave the film a mixed reaction and rated it 6/10, remarking, "On their own, Toni Gonzaga and Pepe Herrera were very capable actors in both their dramatic and comedic scenes. However, there was not much real spark nor romantic thrill between them to excite or delight viewers when they were together. In any case, the way director Fifth Solomon handled the revelations building up to the ending was still able to make us root for the two of them to wind up together despite all the gaslighting and ghosting that went on." [12]

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