Metro Manila Film Festival

Vice Ganda and Bimby Yap

We are running this guide to help moviegoers plan their holiday cinema tour. The 40th Metro Manila Film Festival runs from Dec. 25 to Jan. 7, 2015.

The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin

Directed by Wenn V. Deramas; stars Vice Ganda, Richard Yap, Alex Gonzaga, Bimby Yap, Tom Rodriguez, Vandolph Quizon, Kean Cipriano, Nikki Valdez

After defeating a group of terrorists, the once low-profile Private Benjamin (Vice Ganda) has become a sensation worldwide. The sequel begins with Benjamin being assigned to a new commanding superior, Gen. Wilson Chen (Yap). An unfortunate incident happens that would have led to Benjamin’s dismissal, but Gen. Chen saves him by giving him a new “mission”—to serve as private security man for the spoiled brat Bimby (Yap). He resents this, naturally, because it is a big blow to his self-esteem. But as he watches over his ward, Benjamin discovers that the kid is deprived of love from family—something that he failed to consider in his quest to regain his status as the country’s unbeatable “super soldier.” Marinel R. Cruz