
Throughout his four years in college, Fidel, a stuttering student, tries to finish 100 poems dedicated to Stella, an aspiring but frustrated rock star, to win her heart.
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I'm a bit wary when it comes to Filipino romantic movies as somehow they show promise of good things, especially in terms of storytelling, only to fall short and regress back to their histrionics, exaggerated emotions and the same formulaic fake realities utilized by their predecessors before and during the early Millennium. They copy stuff abroad and mix it with a little bit of this and that and pose their work as refreshingly original. 100 Tula Para kay Stella is (500) Days of Summer, sans the stutter, while managing to indulge in the Filipinos penchant for theatrics and deep emotional scenes and memorable lines that doesn't make any sense. On a more positive note, the performance by JC Santos and Bela Padilla soldiered the entire film and made the experience bearable and enjoyable for the audiences to stay throughout from start to finish. The two outstanding songs from Rivermaya's…