Review: Luck At First Sight

Luck At First Sight

Starring: Jericho Rosales, Bela Padilla

Directed by: Dan Villegas

Genre: Drama, Romance

Luck At First Sight tackles the story of two strangers named Joma and Diane. Joma is a happy go lucky gambler that gambles his life in gambling, but one day himself into an ill-fated situation resulting him to search for his last resort, his “Life Charm”. Meanwhile, Diane a loving daughter and a non-believer of Luck went through a tough test as his father got sick and they had nothing.

The series of unfortunate events left Joma and with no choice but to team up for luck, but little they know that the luck that they have will turn into love. Will they gamble on love or will they keep their luck?  

Luck at First Sight is a romance-drama movie with a bit of magic, the story of the movie was unique because it is quite new to me since I haven’t seen any movie that features a story about love and gambling literally. This is not your typical romantic movie, it’s not the type that you have frequently seen in cinemas every now and then.

I loved how well Bela Padilla and Neil Arce conceptualized and wrote the movie, from the lines and the flow of the story I felt it was smooth and free flowing. Also, kudos to Direk Dan Villegas for executing the movie really well, it was really good and I guess this is one of the best films from Viva I saw for years.

I must admit that the backside of the movie is that it’s not that relatable specially on the part of gambling (I myself wasn’t able to relate and understand the game that they are playing since I never went to a casino nor played any type of gambling activities) though I believe that the gambling part was used to symbolize how the character gambled on life.

When it comes to the acting department, Bela Padilla just showed how versatile an actress, she is, from comedy, drama, romance she can do it and one thing I like about Bela is that she can blend in with whoever she is paired with. I actually liked the way she portrayed Dianne, I really felt it was her, it was so natural and effortless.

Jericho Rosales proved that he is still in his prime, nothing has changed with him, he is still one of the best actors in the industry and in this movie he was able to showcase his versatility. Actually, he and Bela blended well in this movie.

All in all Luck at First Sight is a good movie, it was well crafted, acted, and executed. Your Php 250+ will be worth it, gamble in and watch Luck at First Sight this May 3 in cinemas nationwide from Viva Films and N2 Productions.

Rating: 9/10