Fantastica

I watched this movie recently it was not a fun experience. I mostly found myself cringing from the 'jokes' didn't really produce any kind of laugh from me a few chuckles here and there but otherwise just another comedic dump.

Just plain awful. Even with a low standard, one cannot ignore the fact that this film's comedic antics were cheap and overdone. The script was okay, but the production design and direction was so bad I almost fell bad for expensive actors featured in the movie.

The only way you would rate this movie 10/10 is if you are brain dead or have personal ties with the actors. This movie is the usual Vice Ganda comedy and the usual trending people at the moment (who can't act). This felt like watching 3 c-rated movies put together to make a massive incoherent picture with no definite ending. That said, I am sure that the usual Filipino crowd would eat this up and it would sell more than it should have had.

I have created an account just to give this review. If you want to waste your time and money, watch this. This movie bombards you with lots of big starts and cameos that doesn't even help the storyline. Worse is it made the plot a mess supported with cringy jokes that will make you jump up on your seat. Not exaggerating but as a Filipino, I feel agitated since it was showcased in the MMFF just to present lazy writing in order that quickly milk out shallow individuals who love to see big actors banded together to create an incompetent, boring, and confusing movie (mixed with drama, comedy, fantasy, love, etc. Which intensifies its incoherence)

Unless you live in Philippines, you may not know the name of Vice Ganda - but he is practically an institution in that country. He appears on the daily show 'Showtime' and has his own late-night talk show. In recent years, it has also been a Christmas ritual to see the Vice Ganda Christmas movie. These are always low-budget light hearted comedies with a fair degree of slapstick. Ideal family fare. So what went wrong with Fantastica? Just about everything. A wafer-thin plot and a bored looking supporting cast not helped with a dubious script made this a tedious 2 hours. And it would appear the writers didn't know how to end the movie which went on and on and on .... and carried on through the end credits. The best laughs come right at the very end when they play the bloopers reel. Don't waste your time.