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| Directed by | Joyce Bernal |
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| Written by | Chris Martinez |
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| Editing by | Theressa Vanessa U. de Leon |
| Distributed by | Spring Films Star Cinema |
| Release date(s) | September 2, 2009 |
| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
| Budget | Php 20 million |
| Box office | Php 80 million |
Kimmy Dora (Also known as Kimmy Dora: Kambal Sa Kiyeme) is a 2009 Filipino comedy film directed by Joyce Bernal and written by Chris Martinez. It tells the story of twin sisters Kimmy and Dora, both played by Eugene Domingo. It served as the launching movie for Domingo, who up to this point played supporting roles in previous films.[1]
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Kimmy and Dora (both Eugene Domingo) are identical twins with different personalities. Kimmy is the smart, dictatorial type while Dora is the slow, dumb-wit sister. Kimmy has always been jealous of her sister as Johnson (Dingdong Dantes), the man she really likes, only has eyes for Dora. All hell breaks loose when their father (Ariel Ureta) gets a heart attack and makes Dora the majority owner of their family conglomerate if in case he dies. Kimmy thinks this is unfair and gets the help of their lawyer Harry (Baron Geisler) to take care of business. A misunderstanding brings forth a plan to kill Dora but they kidnapped Kimmy instead. Now Kimmy must find a way to escape her captors while Dora must act as her tough sister and control their company in order to hide the truth from their sick father.
Several Filipino artists have made cameo appearances in the movie. They include Marvin Agustin, Christian Bautista, Mark Bautista, Vhong Navarro, Piolo Pascual, Rufa Mae Quinto, Erik Santos, Aiza Seguerra, and Regine Velasquez.[2]
The film officially premiered on September 2, 2009 in 90 theaters around the Philippines. It became the number one movie to premiere during that week, beating out four Hollywood films and one local film.[3]
During its six-week run, it reportedly earned approximately Php 80 million nationwide.[4]
Reviews for the film have been largely positive, with Butch Francisco of the Philippine Star proclaiming it as one of the more intelligent local comedy films in a long time.[5]
Much of the critical praise has particularly been given to the performance of lead actress Eugene Domingo. Czeriza Valencia of the Philippine Entertainment Portal notes that Domingo served as the funny factor in the film, since her skillful execution in playing the two roles made the situations hilarious.[1] Lito Zulueta of the Philippine Daily Inquirer writes that Domingo's performance "runs the gamut of comic inventiveness" and "confirms her status as the country’s funniest comic ingénue".[6]