The film premiered in the Philippines on February 11, 2009.[2]
Plot
Jenny (KC Concepcion) is an unpretentious mall promodizer searching for true love. A hopeless romantic, her quest leads her to Benjie (Richard Gutierrez), a cargo pilot who offers her the love she truly yearns. An unlikely romance begins when she hitches a ride with Benjie to attend a wedding in Palawan. On board, they openly show their dislike for each other but when the aircraft crashes in an unknown island, the two turn to each other for comfort and eventually absolve their differences.[3]
The film has received generally positive reviews from critics, obtaining a Grade B from the Cinema Evaluation Board, although to Bong De Leon of Journal Online, "KC Concepcion and Richard Gutierrez can now heave a sigh of relief after their second movie together, "When I Met U" made the grade. It deserves more than B."[5] Mario E. Bautista of the People's Journal wrote, "it's way much better than their debut movie, 'For the First Time', thanks mainly to the well-written script of Aloy Adlawan". Bautista continues to rain praises acting, as well, "give winning performances". He concludes, claiming that "Richard has done many Valentine movies and this is certainly one of the best. It's as entertaining as his Valentine flick with Marian Rivera last year", which was My Bestfriend's Girlfriend.[6]
The film opened in SM City North EDSA, the country's biggest theater earning an estimated ₱1.3M on the mall's cinema, second biggest opening day income of all the Filipino movies shown at SM City North EDSA.
The film reportedly earned ₱10 million on its opening day in the cinemas nationwide[7] and has grossed over ₱25 million on Valentine's Day.[8][9] By February 27, 2009, the film has already grossed ₱80 million nationwide.[10]
