Lovingly Yours, Helen (The Movie)

Philippines 1984
produced by
Benedicto S. Hernandez (executive) for B.S.H. Films
directed by Argel Joseph
starring Helen Vela (host); segment Akin Ang Walang Diyos: Coney Reyes, Anita Linda, Julie Vega, Lito Anzures, Joonee Gamboa, Sabatini Fernandez; segment Anak Lamang Nang Isilang: Ariosto Reyes jr, Vivian Foz, Che-Che, Fred Montilla, Ester Chavez, Luz Fernandez, Joseph de Cordova; segment Candy: Johnny Wilson, Carmi Martin, Janice de Belen, Alicia Alonzo, Ricky Davao, Princess Punzalan; segment Nang Maupos Ang Kandila: Chiquito, Odette Khan, Sheryl Cruz, Nina Roa, Rez Cortez, Jimmy Santos, Florante
written by Roupert A.Sese (segments Akin Ang Walang Diyos and Anak Lamang Nang Isilang), Gina Marissa Tagasa-Gil (segments Candy and Nang Maupos Ang Kandila), music by Tats Luna

Lovingly Yours, Helen

review by
Mike Haberfelner

In this big-screen adaptation of the popular and long-running Filipino TV-series Lovingly Yours, Helen, host Helen Vela presents us with four stories:

• Akin Ang Walang Diyos: Little Idda (Julie Vega) behaves more and more strangely, and when she at one point violently attacks her mother (Coney Reyes), she is tied to her bed as a consequence - but her granny shows pity with her and frees her again. Not a good idea, because things get even more out of hand after this, and it soon turns out that Idda is not just an unruly kid but actually possessed by a demon. Eventually, mom brings in an exorcist to save both her daughter and the rest of the family.
• Anak Lamang Nang Isilang: Roel (Ariosto Reyes jr) and Arlene (Vivian Foz) are college sweethearts, and she sticks with him no matter what. Thing is, he is suffering from epileptic seizures that get more and more out of control, so much so that he fears he's endangering her - and thus he kills himself for her sake.
• Candy: Mick (Johnny Wilson) is what you could call a model family man, his daughter Candy (Janice de Belen) loves him, he's a good husband to his wife (Alicia Alonzo), and he turns down his secretary's (Carmi Martin) very direct advances. But then Candy overhears a conversation in which Mick admits to being gay, which shatters her world, and before you know it, she has spilled the beans to her mother. Ultimately though, mom actually makes Candy forgive her dad ...
• Nang Maupos Ang Kandila: One day, when walking home, a man finds a baby in a basket at the side of the street, and he decides to keep it, even though he already has two kids of his own and his wife strongly opposes his idea. Years later: The man's family has more or less fallen apart, which culminates in his wife cheating on him and the two of them separating. Eventually, everybody seems to leave the man and he becomes a drunk, but the foundling from years ago, Jinky (Sheryl Cruz), still sticks with him no matter what (and there's lot of what). It all culminates in a musical finale.

Rather weak anthology movie that lacks a common theme. The film's stories seem to come from pretty much everywhere (even genre-wise) and what exactly these four stories have to do with each other to be featured in the same movie never becomes apparent. On top of that, the stories are rather clichéed and not particularly well-told, each of them feels like an overlong set-up for a way too short and way too obvious finale, and there are almost no twists and turns in any of them. Add to this a very average cast and a very flat directorial effort and you are left with rather little ...

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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