Jeannie, bakit ngayon ka lang?

Oct 23 2002 N/A NA
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

In this magical movie, an overseas Filipino worker named Badong Bulaong (Robin Padilla) returns in the country after working in the Middle East. Upon his arrival, he was swindled of his belongings and was only left with a bottle he picked up in Saudi as a souvenir. To top it all, he discovered that his girlfriend has fallen in love with a basketball player. In his despair, he threw the bottle to the wall and from there came out a genie named Jeannie (Judy Ann Santos). And just like in fairy tales, he was entitled to three wishes.

Plot

This is outside Robin Padilla's comfort zone of action movies. The storyline itself is predictable.... Jeannie (Judy Ann Santos) - out of the bottle to grant 3 wishes. An overseas Filipino Worker from the Middle East returns to Philippines with everything he had worked for inside his baggage. Gift to family and friends, savings, personal belongings etc. Everything disappeared in a blink of an eye at the airport. The only thing left was a bottle he picked up from Saudi Arabia. To top it all off....... he also lost his girlfriend to a well know basketball player. We can all predict what happens next.... out comes the Jeannie and whallllah 3 wishes !!! Not really worth the 115 mins of waiting for the movie to pick up !!! You may want to use up your 3 wishes some other way.... like changing DVD or going for a walk or better yet...... get a huge bar of chocolate. This movie may not make you cry or laugh..... but it will leave a lasting impression of Tanya Garcia's (the OFW's ex-girlfriend)performance. Her acting is fake, forced and hopefully forgettable.

Written by

Dennis Garcia

Directed by

Ike Jarlego Jr.

Production Countries

Philippines

Production Companies

Viva Films

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
26
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA