Coco Loco

It was one of the most surreal moments I’ve experienced so far.

Last night I rushed to Robinson’s Galleria to watch Condo starring Coco Martin, he with the sad eyes and oh-so-pinchable cheeks (especially now since he’s gained weight). I’ll refrain from commenting too much about the movie; if it weren’t for the sight of Coco, I would have nodded off somewhere in the middle of the movie. He plays Benjie, a security guard who uses his job to withdraw from the world. The filmmakers want to make a particular point (the irony of an emotionally guarded security guard must really looked good on paper) but the ultimate message that I got in the end was: Benjie needs a pair of glasses. OMG, this is the indie film equivalent of an “Acebedo Optical, Acebedo Optical!” commercial. (Even Jao Mapa—whom I had a big crush back when he was just starting—cameos as an optometrist. I didn’t recognize him at first and was shocked when the credits rolled.)

The movie ended at a little past 11pm. When I stepped out of the movie house, Galleria was unusually empty of people—except for security guards! What was even freakier was that there were more than one security guard in every floor I passed through on my way to the basement parking. I mean, how freaky is that?!

But the freakiest bit was this: none of the guards looked anywhere near Coco Martin. Damn.