In this bittersweet tale framed by sweeping, postcard-pretty vistas and earnest portrayals, love unexpectedly blossoms between lonely Louie Puyat and harried Hazel Ilagan . He’s a Filipino ex-pat who has been living in Japan’s rustic Fukuoka Prefecture since he was 10 years old, while she’s a spunky 21-year-old former screen moppet whose fame is on the wane.
Louie makes ends meet by shuttling among odd jobs—as a janitor, waiter and fisherman. He keeps Hazel company as she comes to terms with a fading popularity that is made more unbearable by her hard-driving stage mom . Louie and Hazel don’t look like they have anything in common, but they find themselves falling for each other when the former sees through the latter’s bossy façade. The thought of becoming a has-been at 21 terrifies Hazel, but the reinvigorating and empowering lure of first love provides a soothing escape from her coming-of-age woes.Director Laxamana dares to scratch beneath the surface of his protagonists’ relatable individual stories.
With a soul-stirring denouement that refuses to acquiesce to mainstream cinema’s partiality to formula, “Between Maybes” provides its stars with a rich pool of emotional resources to draw from. Making the movie even more indelible is the gorgeously staged finale that will linger in viewers’ thoughts long after the curtains fall. It is without a doubt one of the year’s finest films.
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