- One More Chance (2007 film)
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One More Chance 
One More Chance official posterDirected by Cathy Garcia-Molina Produced by Elma S. Medua
Charo Santos-Concio
Malou N. Santos
Carmi RaymundoWritten by Vanessa Valdez
Carmi RaymundoStarring Bea Alonzo
John Lloyd CruzCinematography Manuel Teehankee Editing by Marya Ignacio Distributed by Star Cinema Release date(s) November 15, 2007 Country Philippines Language Tagalog Box office ₱ 152.79 Million One More Chance is a 2007 Filipino romantic film featuring the box-office team-up of Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz.[1] The film is directed by award-winning director Cathy Garcia-Molina and released under Star Cinema.
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Plot
Their love story began when they first met as students at the University of Santo Tomas: Popoy (John Lloyd Cruz) was majoring in Engineering while Basha (Bea Alonzo) was a freshman in Architecture. They were inseparable and did everything together — eating, studying and attending parties. Both their families loved them, they shared mutual friends and eventually ended up working for the same firm. Every single component of their lives revolved around each other. So, naturally, everyone assumed that they would inevitably get married someday, with Architect Basha designing and planning their dream house while Engineer Popoy building it. Everything could not be more perfect.
At least, that was what Popoy thought. What he did not know was that Basha was not as sure about their future as Popoy seemed to be.
All Popoy's nagging and excessive planning took a toll on Basha. Not only was she tired of trying to carve out her own mark in the hierarchy of the firm, but she also grew weary of Popoy always stepping in to fix things for her. One day, Basha told Popoy that she wanted to resign and move to a smaller firm where she could be given better opportunities to design independently, completely blindsiding her bewildered beau. She revealed the issue that had been brewing inside her for the past year: the real reason why she wanted to leave the company was that she was tired of Popoy and their relationship. She felt hindered by Popoy's constant attention and thought that she had never been given the chance to decide and plan for herself because he always did everything. Popoy was speechless and devastated. That same night, Basha broke up with him, reasoning that she needed the space to grow on her own.
Not knowing how to pick himself up after the love of his life left him, Popoy struggled to live his new life alone. Meanwhile, Basha followed through with her plans to resign from the firm. For a while, she drifted jobless, customizing T-shirts with unusual patterns and designs, until she was offered to work for a smaller firm. Accepting the offer, she began to feel the professional freedom she had been longing for. Popoy and Basha tried to live without each other but the ties that bound them made it difficult for either of them to completely move on, especially when their families and friends were constant reminders of the promises and dreams they had made during their happier days.
Slowly, Popoy moved on and discovered that there was life after Basha; on the other hand, Basha began to find her solitary journey to be harder than she had imagined, especially when Popoy began dating another girl. Although a part of her wanted to get him back, she reminded herself that the decision to terminate the relationship was hers alone.
Opportunity knocked on their door when Popoy's aunt commissioned them to build her house together. After initially feeling awkward, Popoy and Basha eventually warmed up towards each other, especially after memories of the five years they spent together resurfaced. Slowly and unconsciously, they fell into their old routines and found themselves enjoying each other's company once again. Both realized how much they had missed each other, at the same time acknowledging how much they each had changed.
But Popoy knew that giving in would mean that they would go back to how they were before, that she will just go on her way again and ignore him when she grew tired again of their relationship and he will be left alone again and hurt.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- John Lloyd Cruz as Popoy Gonzales
- Bea Alonzo as Basha Eugenio
- Derek Ramsay as Mark
- Maja Salvador as Trisha
- Dimples Romana as Krizzy
- James Blanco as Kenneth
- Janus Del Prado as Chinno
- Ahron Villena as JP
- Nanette Inventor as Edith Vergel de Dios
- Al Tantay as Tito Willie
- Beatriz Saw as Anj
- Nikki Gil as Helen
- Melissa Mendez as Mommy Elvie
- Sharmaine Buencamino as Mommy Rose
Extra
- Adnan Marohomsalic as John Lloyd's officemate
Reception
According to the ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs website, One More Chance grossed P18 million on its opening day.[2] By the end of its first week, it grossed P66,314,613 with 78 screens around the Philippines and by the end of its run, its overall gross is PHP 152,791,025. This is the highest grossing film for 2007 and because of it, John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo were hailed as the 2007 Box Office King and Queen respectively.
Box-office results
- PHP 66,334,614 (November 18, 2007)
- PHP 114,323,005 (November 25, 2007)
- PHP 134,930,980 (December 2, 2007)
- PHP 147,084,648 (December 9, 2007)
- PHP 148,840,720 (December 16, 2007)
- PHP 152,791,025 (December 23, 2007)
Awards and recognition
- 38th Box-Office Entertainment Awards (Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation)
- Box-Office King - John Lloyd Cruz
- Box-Office Queen - Bea Alonzo
- Most Popular Film Director - Cathy Garcia-Molina
- Most Popular Screenwriters - Carmi Raymundo and Vanessa Valdez
- 5th ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role (Drama) - John Lloyd Cruz
- 24th PMPC Star Awards for Movies
- Movie Director of the Year - Cathy Garcia-Molina
- Movie of the Year
- Movie Editor of the Year - Marya Ignacio
- Movie Cinematographer of the Year - Manual Teehankee
References
External links
- One More Chance (2007 film) at the Internet Movie Database
- One More Chance as the PinoyExchange Forums
- One More Chance at YouTube.com
Categories:- Tagalog-language films
- 2007 films
- Philippine films
- Romantic drama films
- Star Cinema films
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