You Changed My Life (2009)

You Changed My Life (2009). You Changed My Life: Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina. With John Lloyd Cruz, Sarah Geronimo, Rayver Cruz, Dante Rivero. It's been 6 months since Laida Magtalas (Sarah Geronimo) won the heart of her prince charming Miggy Montenegro (John Lloyd Cruz) and her life has been nothing but a bed of roses: she got promoted, Flippage is now in the same building where Miggy works and best of all, her hair looks better than ever. As far as Laida is concerned, nothing can wreck her perfect little world. Miggy feels like he's on top of the world as well. He's okay with his family situation, for the first time, he's in a meaningful relationship and is determined to prove to everyone that he is indeed still a work in progress, but well on his way to becoming the new and improved, Miggy!But unforseen events puts a damper on Miggy and Laida's seemingly blissful lives when Miggy gets promoted and is assigned to Laguna, while Laida is offered a job in Canada. With their careers leading Laida and Miggy in separate paths, their new relationship begins to suffer under the pressures of being apart. Will Laida and Miggy be able to overcome these new challenges and keep their happily ever after? Or will they realize, a little too late, that living the dream is actually harder than attaining it?

“u0026quot;Kiligu0026quot;-meister Cathy Garcia-Molina and the gang return for more cutesy romance in u0026quot;You Changed My Lifeu0026quot;, a sequel (of a rom-com!) to last yearu0026#39;s sleeper hit u0026quot;A Very Special Loveu0026quot; that provides less fairy tale romance (and rain dance) and more reality-grounded conflicts (and power hugs) than its blockbusting predecessor. Adequately made, largely inoffensive, and tantalizingly recognizable, itu0026#39;s merely a rework of the Sarah Geronimo-John Lloyd Cruz tandem that, for better or worse, never attempts to be more than a second cinematic endeavor largely due to the on-screen coupleu0026#39;s uncanny ability to rake in the box office receipts.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSix months into their relationship, Bachelor Magazineu0026#39;s editorial assistant Laida Magtalas (Geronimo) has since become an advertising executive for the lad magu0026#39;s publication company, while Miggy Montenegro (Cruz) has left his one-time editorial duties to work on the industrial textile company his family owns, and their neatly yet cloyingly wrapped up problems from u0026quot;A Very Special Loveu0026quot; prove to be a transient happily-ever-after when both are forced to confront new demons in their fledgling relationship. Laida suddenly feels Miggy is putting too much of his time in his career and views it as his mere indifference to their relationship; while Miggyu0026#39;s trying to reach a quota for the factory while still finding time to pander to her requests, and jealously keep her high school best friend (Rayver Cruz) at bay.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe overall result of all this, however, is that it comes across like an obligatory attempt to extend a wafer-thin material rather than a natural progression of motivations, especially since the bubbly airheadedness of u0026quot;A Very Special Loveu0026quot; is now replaced by more serious undertakings on relationships. Whereas Geronimou0026#39;s frivolous ditz worked fine in a cheery setup, u0026quot;You Changed My Lifeu0026quot;u0026#39;s insistence to abandon its fluffy workspace yet paradoxically retain its leadu0026#39;s head-on-the-clouds disposition is gawkily disconcerting, despite the combined charm of its leads. At least they have matured enough to sort their problems in private, away from a roomful of people.”