My Sassy Girl (2024 film)

2024 Philippine film

My Sassy Girl

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Fifth Solomon
Screenplay by|

* Toni Gonzaga
* Fifth Solomon
* Ho-sik Kim
* Jae-young Kwak

Based on| My Sassy Girl
by Kwak Jae-yong
Produced by|

* Mark Victor
* Paul Soriano
* Veronique Del Rosario-Corpus
* Valerie S. Del Rosario
* Vincent Del Rosario III

Starring|

* Pepe Herrera
* Toni Gonzaga

Cinematography| Zach Cysip
Edited by| Noah Tonga
Music by| Len Calvo

Production
companies

* TinCan
* Viva Films

Distributed by| Viva Films

Release date

* January 31, 2024 (2024-01-31)

Running time

| 117 minutes
Country| Philippines
Language| Filipino
Box office| ₱27 million[1]

My Sassy Girl is a 2024 Philippine romantic comedy film from the screenplay of Toni Gonzaga, Fifth Solomon, Ho-sik Kim and Jae-young Kwak and directed by Fifth Solomon. It is the sixth adaptation of the Korean hit film with the same name. It stars Pepe Herrera and Toni Gonzaga.[2]

My Sassy Girl is the last film appearance of Joey Paras after he died on October 29, 2023.

## Synopsis[edit]

The film tells the love story of Junjee, and Sheena. Junjee just cannot seem to catch a romantic break. Their personalities stand opposite to the characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity and femininity in Asian societies in general.

## Cast[edit]

* Pepe Herrera as Junjee
* Toni Gonzaga as Sheena
* Yayo Aguila
* Bodjie Pascua
* Alma Moreno
* Boboy Garrovillo
* Joey Paras
* Benj Manalo
* Mark Christopher Israel as Junjee's Classmate

## Production[edit]

The film was announced in 2021, to be starred by Toni Gonzaga and Pepe Herrera. Filming and production completed in the same year.[3][4]

## Release[edit]

The film was released on January 31, 2024, under Viva Films.[5][6][7]

## Reception[edit]

### Box office[edit]

The film earned ₱5.2 million on its opening day and ₱27 million on its whole run.[8][9]

### Critical response[edit]

The movie received a score of 70/100 from 9 reviews according to review aggregator website Kritikultura, indicating generally positive reviews.[10]

Goldwin Reviews gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Kinulang sa kilig ang palabas na’to dahil sa katangian at kilos ng mga karakter. Ngunit dahil sa mga biruan nila, nagkaroon ng saya. Dahil sa pagganap ng mga bida, nagkaroon ito ng puso. My Sassy Girl may not be that romantic and sassy, but it has enough comedy, drama and heart to consider it a decent film."[11]

Fred Hawson of News.ABS-CBN.com, also gave the film a mixed reaction and rated it 6/10, remarking, "On their own, Toni Gonzaga and Pepe Herrera were very capable actors in both their dramatic and comedic scenes. However, there was not much real spark nor romantic thrill between them to excite or delight viewers when they were together. In any case, the way director Fifth Solomon handled the revelations building up to the ending was still able to make us root for the two of them to wind up together despite all the gaslighting and ghosting that went on."[12]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Troika, PEP (February 29, 2024). "After All at The Buy Bust Queen, ano ang sinapit sa takilya?". PEP.ph. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
2. ^ "Toni Gonzaga to star in the Philippine remake of My Sassy Girl". News.ABS-CBN.com. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
3. ^ "Toni Gonzaga's 'My Sassy Girl' finished production last December, awaits reopening of cinemas". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
4. ^ "Toni hopes for theatrical release of My Sassy Girl Phl remake". The Philippine Star. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
5. ^ "My Sassy Girl: Toni Gonzaga, balik-romcom movie na" (in Tagalog). balita.net.ph. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
6. ^ "Pepe and Toni's "My Sassy Girl" Movie To Be Released This January". metro.style. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
7. ^ "Toni Gonzaga's 'My Sassy Girl' Filipino remake premiering in January". Philstar.com. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
8. ^ Mallorca, Hannah (February 2, 2024). "Toni Gonzaga, Pepe Herrera's 'My Sassy Girl' earns P5.2 million as it hits theaters". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
9. ^ Troika, PEP (February 29, 2024). "After All at The Buy Bust Queen, ano ang sinapit sa takilya?". PEP.ph. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
10. ^ "My Sassy Girl (2024) critic reviews". Kritikultura. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
11. ^ Goldwin, Reviews (January 31, 2024). "My Sassy Girl (2024) review". Goldwin Reviews. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
12. ^ Hawson, Fred (February 2, 2024). "Movie review: 'My Sassy Girl' faithful to Korean original". News.ABS-CBN.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

## External links[edit]

* My Sassy Girl at IMDb