When is the right time? This is the question we frequently ask ourselves when in doubt, whether it's to deliver a bad news or tell someone we hold dear to us how much we love them. The Write Moment is a play on words and also an exploration of what would happen if the words we write can turn the world around us into our playground.
Seasoned theater thespian and comedy actor Jerald Napoles (Dave) and eye candy Valeen Montenegro (Joyce) star in this romantic comedy which seems to be inspired by Ruby Sparks, a 2012 film about fiction becoming reality. The former is employed in a wedding and events coverage company headed by a surprisingly non-confrontational boss played by Nor Domingo. His busy schedule eventually takes a toll on their relationship and Joyce breaks up with him, leaving him with his pen as his weapon as he jots down on paper a fictional reality where they both have a happy ending.
However, due to some unexplained reason, the scenes he wrote magically unravel and this is when the movie starts reminding me of the 1993 film Groundhog Day, where the lead character Phil is caught in a time loop. The same happens to Dave when he deters from what he wrote. The comedic rhythm of the film turns serious when Dave realizes love is not some film or TV script he can manipulate because a "happy ever after" includes disagreements and even loss, and not just some creepy grinning partner.
The film works in some level due to the layers of Jerald's character and yeah, Valeen is beautiful. There are also golden moments when it comes to Dennis Padilla's character as Vallen's father, especially his really stern stare reserved for Dave during that shot drinking scene. That's it. For those who are really into film, one would notice that longtime film friends and coworkers Joel Ferrer (director of Hello, World), Miko Levelo (director of Blue Bustamante), and Phyllis Grande (indie line producer) are among Dave's officemates.
The film is a good watch because of it serves as a metacriticism on "hugot lines" and how the society would probably be better off laughing at them and forgetting them, since a real relationship needs real work and emotions. It's also a decent effort from first time director and writer Dominic Lim. The film tells us that there will never be something like The Write Moment, we just need to always try and never give up if we really love something or someone.
The film originally competed in the QCinema Circle Compeition 2017 and is distributed for mainstream release by Viva Entertainment Inc.
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