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Doris is a 30-year-old virgin who's anxious to get married, afraid of ending up an unmarried woman like her spinster aunt. With Dado, her call center agent boyfriend for years, dropping her like a hot potato and all her girlfriends getting married, Doris is even more pressured to find her Mr. Right pronto! With the help of her best pal, Randy, the search for Doris future husband begins.

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    • Author: Mustard Forgotten
    Reality is like this, it is either you laugh because you can relate to it or extremely dislike the entire aesthetics of the movie. Status: Single stars none other than the sonsie Rufa Mae Quinto as the thirty-year-old virgin. It gives Quinto a new comic outfit that could defy her trademark style.

    The believability of the story does not worry me as I have seen worse situations in real life. Status: Single is a romcom film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes. The film's dexterity makes it way to make you laugh for its hyper-realistic circumstances. It is about the life of the vivacious Doris, an ordinary working class girl. One by one, her friends started to get married until she reaches thirty and gets deadlocked on her supposedly abnormal situation. Although she is contented, she has a steady boyfriend for two years, she gets to be pressured by her friends and family into marrying. One day, her boyfriend makes a disclosure to end their relationship. She gets a hold of her reaction for a moment until she gets hysterical.

    It is a wise decision for Reyes to make use of comedy in bringing about the dilemma of modern women without being too cumbersome. Comedy is a great proposition to alleviate the stiffness of certain topics. It is safer and it is almost a passage or even the starting point before we delve into deeper implications regarding a woman that is towards infecundity. In modern times, women nearing their late 20's are prone to delicate pregnancies.

    Anyway, these juicy topics are handled with such ease without sounding too artificial in its rendering. An ordinary moviegoer might just laugh without much thought given to it. Although it is marketed as a romantic comedy, there is a familiar blend of the genre we call comedy of humours. The supporting casts in this film gives us a unique overview of characters that has an overriding trait of absurdity in their personalities and conduct. As for the women in the film, it gives us a brief outlook on how each handles love and relationships in their lives. The liberation is a great factor in providing what is best to be done in single-hood catastrophes. Poor Doris, if she only knew what to do. But that is a fact of life. At some point of her hysteria, she becomes fatuous, but there is a rebound from her grubby state.

    We can gain knowledge from Doris plight. Even the love she tries to achieve might have led to hollowness but the film has been very blatant about being true to oneself. She is not deaf. Her hunky gay friend has been indiscreet about it. But one thing is for sure, watching this film is not entirely a waste. There are deeper meanings to it. The satiric flavor to it and its realistic undertones gives us an idea that this could be further tackled in future comedies and even in dramas. Interweaving love within the movie is just ample for kilig intentions. There is crisp sound to this film.

    Rating: 3/5
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Rufa Mae Quinto Rufa Mae Quinto - Doris
    Paolo Contis Paolo Contis - Randy
    Alfred Vargas Alfred Vargas - Sean
    Rafael Rosell Rafael Rosell - Hans
    Jon Avila Jon Avila - Iñaki
    Mark Bautista Mark Bautista - Dodo
    Angelu De Leon Angelu De Leon - Wanda
    Mylene Dizon Mylene Dizon - Vicky
    Desiree Del Valle Desiree Del Valle - Jane
    LJ Moreno LJ Moreno - Maricris
    Lui Manansala Lui Manansala - Sabel
    Madeleine Nicolas Madeleine Nicolas - Belen (as Madeline Nicolas)
    Arvee Quizon Arvee Quizon - Paolo
    Joe Walker Joe Walker - Louie
    Lai Tejuco Lai Tejuco - Mila
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