Three women are all looking for their ideal ‘Mr. Right,’ take the spotlight in this eye-opening film.
Three As (Angel Locsin, Aubrey Miles, and Ara Mina) pursue the search for the right guy to marry.
Although Susie (Miles), Raia (Mina), and Sam (Locsin) have different dispositions and outlooks in life, they are the same in being all heartbroken in love.
They’re all searching for that one guy who will finally love them as they are.
Raia is a single mother. She has sustained several failed relationships before. After being heartbroken many times, she decided that she will only go for that one guy who will [really] love her. Marriage is no longer a must. Susie is an open book, and by ‘open book’, I mean she [literally] discloses every detail of her life to everybody. She’s a gullible woman who finds happiness in every man she meets, as long as they get her satisfied in bed. Raia describes her as a free-spirited, who isn’t cheap, and not a bad person, regardless of her hideous choices when it comes to love.
Sam, on the other hand, is generally attracted to wealthy guys. She doesn’t care what they are and how they look, as long as they’re rich and can give her the grandest wedding she can imagine. Raia describes her as ‘ambisyosa’, but just like Susie, she’s merely trying to find ways to look for that one missing piece in her life.
Of the three, Raia is the brain of the group. She always has a piece of advice for every mistake and every wrong decision her two best friends commit, which is ironic as she has many shortcomings, too, especially in relationships. She calls herself ‘gaga’ for loving a married man, and yet she’s resigned she can do nothing else but continue being the best mistress.
The film tracks the journey of these three women and how they got each other’s back. It provided a thoughtful perspective on relationships, and how empowered women handle them, regardless of the challenges. Ultimately, as Raia, Susie, and Sam, found happiness in the end, the film becomes a beautiful illustration of how women can be empowered in relationships or life in general. It uplifts the many forms of courage women have and affirms their capacity to decide for themselves, especially when it is about their happiness.
Missing the hilarious yet heartwarming and inspiring moments in ‘Singles’? Browse through the photo gallery below to see some of the stills from the 2004 film.
