Everything About Her
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| Directed by | Joyce E. Bernal |
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| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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Running time | 126 minutes[1] |
| Country | Philippines |
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| Box office | ₱100 million |
Everything About Her is a 2016 Filipino comedy-drama film directed by Joyce E. Bernal, starring Vilma Santos, Angel Locsin, and Xian Lim. It was released on 27 January 2016 under Star Cinema. The film earned ₱15 million on its first day of release.[2]
The film is serve as a comeback film of Star Of All Seasons Vilma Santos-Recto after her last film in 2013 Ekstra: The Bit Player. As of February 5, 2016 the film has earned ₱100 million[3] The film received generally positive reviews from film critics.
Plot
The film follows the story of a successful businesswoman named Vivian, who learned that she is suffering from stage 3 cancer. She then hires a private nurse, Jaica, to take care of her. But she's bound to play a bigger role in Vivian's life as she becomes the bridge between the mother and her son Albert, who had felt neglected all his life. How will the three change and be changed by their circumstances?[4]
Cast
- Vilma Santos as Vivian Rabaya[4]
- Angel Locsin as Jaica Domingo[4]
- Xian Lim as Albert Mitra[4]
- Michael De Mesa
- Nonie Buencamino as JJ
- Khalil Ramos as Jared
- Devon Seron as Jenny
- Alexa Ilacad as Jewel
- Jana Agoncillo
- Vangie Labalan
- Buboy Villar
- Niña Dolino as Arlene
- Dante Ponce
- Bart Guingona
Release
Everything About Her opened in the Philippines on 27 January 2016 under Star Cinema before opening in the United States on 29 January and the United Kingdom on 6 February.
Rating
The film is graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB) and is rated PG (Parental Guidance) by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).[2]
Reception
Critical Reception
Everything About Her received generally positive reviews from film critics , praising Vilma Santos and Angel Locsin's performances.
Oggs Cruz from Rappler gave a positive review saying "Everything About Her is predictable, which isn’t necessary a problem. There is also something inherently wrong about the message of women being forced to choose between motherhood and their careers, but that message is but part and parcel of the studio’s family-friendly and escapist agendas.It is a film that does not necessarily earn its fairy tale conclusion, but its efforts in allowing its audience to bask in feel-good escapism is not completely wrong. In the end, it deserves its rainbow, even though the rains that precede it is blanketed in all the conveniences formula affords."[5]
Rod Magaru Show , a blogger gave a rating of 9/10 saying that "The film’s attempt to bring out the tears in audience eyes succeeded in multiple scenes. If you have to ask me, I will never ever let my mom feel like I am near yet so far. But of course we live in different background. From professional writers’ perspective, there’s a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begin. And it is true, the best place to cry is on a mother’s arms." He also describe the film as "Everything is Genuine in Bernal's Everything About Her".[6]
References
- ↑ "EVERYTHING ABOUT HER (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- 1 2 "'Everything About Her' earns P15M on the first day". Star Cinema.
- ↑ ""Everything About Her" earns 100 million". Twitter.
- 1 2 3 4 "Everything about Her -Star Cinema". Star Cinema.
- ↑ ""Everything About Her" Review: Heartfelt where it counts". Rappler.
- ↑ "(MOVIE REVIEW) Everything is Genuine in Bernal’s ‘Everything About Her’". Rod Magaru Show.