The story follows around finding love in the most unlikely of places and risking everything to pursue it. High school teacher Renato "Toto" Camaya (played by Carlo Aquino) and hooker Candy (played by Julia Barretto) spend a night together and fall in love at first sight.
Toto is determined to win her love and spend as much time with her as he can, even if it means exerting effort or buying her time. Toto is a modest man who leads a simple life. His one and only desire is to be with Candy, and he will stop at nothing to make that happen. Candy, however, has other ideas and doesn't want to be in a committed relationship with Toto.[3]
Jason Paul Laxamana the director of the film said that the storyline for Expensive Candy has been existing since 2015 but was shelved (up until 2022) because it was declined by companies and producers.[5] When Barretto transferred to Viva Films, Laxamana was told that she was in search for a project that would require her to level up as an actress. He then recalled the storyline he crafted a few years back and presented it to Barretto.[6] On November 30, 2021, Laxamana announced in his Instagram account that the film is in the works and is slated for release the following year.[7]
Releaseedit
Theatrical runedit
Expensive Candy premiered on theatres in September 14, 2022. The press conference of the film occurred last August 31, 2022 while the red carpet premiere took place at The Block Cinema of SM North Edsa on September 5, 2022.[8]
Receptionedit
Box officeedit
Expensive Candy had a domestic opening of ₱1.2 million[9] and earned ₱1.05 million the following day.[10]
Audience viewershipedit
Expensive Candy was well-received on Amazon Prime Video, becoming one of the most watched movies in the Philippines.[11]
Critical responseedit
Manila Bulletin gave the film a positive review, calling it: "alternately entertaining and moving". They also noted and praised Aquino's powerful presence throughout the film, also calling Barretto's performance beautiful and illuminating.[12] Fred Hawson of ABS-CBN News also gave the film a stunning score of 7/10, emphasizing Barretto's stellar performance a level-up from her previous works.[13] Film Circle Reject gave an overall mixed review, stating that "overall, it's just... okay. For fans of Laxamana like me, it's simply nice to see him back working on the genre. But admittedly, this is not his strongest work."[14]
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December 02, 2023
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Expensive Candy is a 2022 Philippine romantic drama film directed by Jason Paul Laxamana and produced by Viva films 2 starring Julia Barretto and Carlo Aquino It marked Barretto s first venture into the sexy genre which was given an R 13 rating by the MTRCB Expensive CandyPromotional posterDirected byJason Paul Laxamana 1 Screenplay byJason Paul LaxamanaStory byJason Paul LaxamanaProduced byVicente del Rosario III Vic del Rosario Jr Veronique del Rosario CorpusStarringJulia Barretto Carlo AquinoCinematographyMarvin ReyesEdited byMai CalapardoMusic byPaulo ProtacioProductioncompanyViva FilmsDistributed byViva FilmsRelease dateSeptember 14 2022 2022 09 14 Running time104 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguageFilipino Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4 1 Theatrical run 5 Reception 5 1 Box office 5 2 Audience viewership 5 3 Critical response 6 Accolades 7 ReferencesPlot editThe story follows around finding love in the most unlikely of places and risking everything to pursue it High school teacher Renato Toto Camaya played by Carlo Aquino and hooker Candy played by Julia Barretto spend a night together and fall in love at first sight Toto is determined to win her love and spend as much time with her as he can even if it means exerting effort or buying her time Toto is a modest man who leads a simple life His one and only desire is to be with Candy and he will stop at nothing to make that happen Candy however has other ideas and doesn t want to be in a committed relationship with Toto 3 Cast edit nbsp Julia Barretto portrays Candy Lead castsJulia Barretto 4 as Candy a sex worker and Toto s love interest Carlo Aquino 4 as Renato Toto Camaya a respected high school teacher who fell in love with Candy Supporting castsFrancis Magundayao 4 as Gopez Andre Yllana 4 as Wiggie Ashley Diaz 4 as Letlet Bon Jbeli 4 as Ben Denise Esteban 4 as Bar Girl Quinn Carrillo 4 as Angie Ivan Padilla 4 as Justinian AJ Muhlach 4 as TJ Keagan de Jesus 4 as Olan Aurora Sevilla 4 as Ruth Marissa Sanchez 4 as Manay Ritz Marnie Lapus as Yolly Jobelyn Manuel as IvyProduction editJason Paul Laxamana the director of the film said that the storyline for Expensive Candy has been existing since 2015 but was shelved up until 2022 because it was declined by companies and producers 5 When Barretto transferred to Viva Films Laxamana was told that she was in search for a project that would require her to level up as an actress He then recalled the storyline he crafted a few years back and presented it to Barretto 6 On November 30 2021 Laxamana announced in his Instagram account that the film is in the works and is slated for release the following year 7 Release editTheatrical run edit Expensive Candy premiered on theatres in September 14 2022 The press conference of the film occurred last August 31 2022 while the red carpet premiere took place at The Block Cinema of SM North Edsa on September 5 2022 8 Reception editBox office edit Expensive Candy had a domestic opening of 1 2 million 9 and earned 1 05 million the following day 10 Audience viewership edit Expensive Candy was well received on Amazon Prime Video becoming one of the most watched movies in the Philippines 11 Critical response edit Manila Bulletin gave the film a positive review calling it alternately entertaining and moving They also noted and praised Aquino s powerful presence throughout the film also calling Barretto s performance beautiful and illuminating 12 Fred Hawson of ABS CBN News also gave the film a stunning score of 7 10 emphasizing Barretto s stellar performance a level up from her previous works 13 Film Circle Reject gave an overall mixed review stating that overall it s just okay For fans of Laxamana like me it s simply nice to see him back working on the genre But admittedly this is not his strongest work 14 Accolades editYear Category Award Giving Body Result Ref2023 Most Outstanding Film Actress 5th Gawad Lasallianeta Awards Won 15 16 References edit Direk Jason Paul Laxamana napaiyak sa premiere ng Expensive Candy PEP ph Retrieved 2022 09 08 Salterio Leah C September 6 2022 Marjorie Barretto supports daughter Julia s sexy turn in Expensive Candy ABS CBN News Retrieved September 7 2022 Julia Barretto says mom Marjorie approves sexy role in Expensive Candy www philstar com Retrieved 2022 09 07 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Salterio Leah C Marjorie Barretto supports Julia s sexy turn in Expensive Candy ABS CBN News Retrieved 2022 09 07 Salterio Leah C Expensive Candy is Julia Barretto s most daring film ABS CBN News Retrieved 2022 09 07 Julia Barretto sheds sweet image for sultry role in www sunstar com ph 2022 09 07 Retrieved 2022 09 07 Julia Barretto Carlo Aquino to star in Expensive Candy ph news yahoo com Retrieved 2022 09 07 Direk Jason Paul Laxamana napaiyak sa premiere ng Expensive Candy PEP ph Retrieved 2022 09 07 Candy ni Julia malungkotang naging resulta www philstar com 2022 09 17 Retrieved 2023 10 24 Expensive Candy nina Julia Barretto at Carlo Aquino magkano ang kinita sa box office PEP ph Retrieved 2023 10 24 Mga teleserye ng ABS CBN namamayagpag sa streaming sites at free TV PEP ph Retrieved 2023 10 24 MOVIERGOER Great but Expensive sex Manila Bulletin mb com ph Retrieved 2022 09 08 Hawson Fred Review Expensive Candy a showcase for Julia Barretto ABS CBN News Retrieved 2022 09 14 Review Expensive Candy instagram com filmcirclereject Retrieved 2022 12 09 Kapuso talents shows nominated in the 5th Gawad Lasallianeta GMA Entertainment www gmanetwork com Retrieved 2023 01 13 Congratulations Ms JULIA BARRETTO Gawad Lasallianeta www facebook com Retrieved 2023 01 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Expensive Candy amp oldid 1181626824, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
