Star Magic’s gift of love

MANILA, Philippines - Can’t sleep? Can’t eat? What’s it like to be in love 24 hours, seven days of the week? Wonder no more as Star Magic gives an early Christmas gift of love, together with Star Cinema, in its 20th-anniversary big screen offering titled 24/7 In Love.

Touted as the most star-studded movie of 2012, 24/7 boasts of Star Magic’s 15 brightest and hottest talents, delivering seven love-inducing episodes.

Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla set the pace of the movie, as they portray Jane and Billy, a fan and her idol respectively, as they search for the answer to the question, “Ano ang gagawin mo bago magunaw ang mundo?”

Soon, the people they meet will teach them a thing or two about love. There’s Sam Milby and Pokwang, who share their story about a 40-year-old virgin looking for her one true love. Diether Ocampo and Maja Salvador, a boss and his employee, tackle commitment problems as one falls in love.

Best friends Bea Alonzo and Zanjoe Marudo share their funny story about a girl falling for her gay best friend. John Lloyd Cruz and Angelica Panganiban are soul searchers in Vietnam who try to solve love’s mysteries.

Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson play a cute estranged couple who are reunited by an accident and made to think about giving love a second chance. Piolo Pascual, with child wonders Zaijian Jaranilla and Xyriel Manabat, will give the answer to what is more important between friendship and love.

Directed by Mae Cruz, Frasco Mortiz, Dado Lumibao and John D Lazatin, 24/7 In Love is rated PG-13. 24/7 In Love’s all-star premiere happens on Nov. 20 at the SM Megamall Cinema 9. 24/7 In Love will screen in cinemas nationwide starting Nov. 21.