One More Try (film)

One More Try
Theatrical movie poster
Directed by	Ruel S. Bayani
Written by	Anna Karenina Ramos Kriz G. Gazmen Jay Fernando
Produced by	Charo Santos-Concio Malou N. Santos
Starring	Angel Locsin Angelica Panganiban Dingdong Dantes Zanjoe Marudo
Cinematography	Charlie S. Peralta
Edited by	Vito Cajili
Music by	Raul Mitra
Production company	Star Cinema
Distributed by	Star Cinema
Release date	December 25, 2012 (2012-12-25)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Philippines
Languages	Filipino English
Budget	₱15 million
Box office	₱213 million

One More Try is a 2012 Filipino romantic drama film directed by Ruel S. Bayani from a story and screenplay by Anna Karenina Ramos, Kriz G. Gazmen, and Jay Fernando. The film stars Angel Locsin, Angelica Panganiban, Dingdong Dantes and Zanjoe Marudo. ^{[1] [2]}

Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, One More Try was theatrically released on December 25, 2012, as one of the eight official entries to the 38th Metro Manila Film Festival. ^[3] The film received box office success and earned acclaim from award-giving organizations, particularly at the said film festival where it won six awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Dantes. ^[4]

Plot

Grace is a single mother willing to sacrifice everything to save her ill son, Botchok. Grace lives a good life with her son and Tristan, her supportive boyfriend. When Botchok’s rare blood disease became severe, Grace was forced to reconnect with Edward, Botchok’s biological father. Edward, an accomplished man married to an equally successful Jacqueline, is uncomfortable with reconnecting with Grace. Having no children of their own, Jacqueline gives her blessings for Edward to reconnect with Grace to help save their son. The reconnection between Grace and Botchok begins to strain Edward and Jacqueline's marriage.

Cast

Angel Locsin portrays Grace

Angelica Panganiban portrays Jacqueline.

• Angel Locsin as Grace
• Angelica Panganiban as Jacqueline
• Dingdong Dantes as Edward
• Zanjoe Marudo as Tristan
• Carmina Villarroel as Dra. Diesta
• Agot Isidro as Marga
• Gina Pareño as Lola Medy
• Mel Kimura as events coordinator
• Malou Crisologo as Jacq's officemate
• Edward Mendez as Archie
• Ian Galliguez as Helper
• Thou Reyes as Jacq's officemate
• Jose Sarasola as Jacq's officemate
• Miguel Vergara as Bochok

Production

Casting

Angel Locsin, one of the female leads, stated in an interview that she initially hesitated to accept the role of Grace. She had doubts about whether she could portray the role of a mother because she had yet to experience being a mother in real life. ^[5]

Dingdong Dantes was cast as Edward. According to the director, Ruel S. Bayani, Dantes' acting performance in the horror film "Segunda Mano" (an MMFF movie entry garnering Dantes the best actor award) was one of the reasons why he was chosen for the role. Bayani added that they wanted to cast a new mix of actors for the film to give it a "different flavor". ^[6] This film entry for the 38th MMFF marks Dingdong Dantes' second big screen project under Star Cinema after Segunda Mano .

Marketing

The films official trailer was released on Star Cinema's YouTube channel on November 30, 2012. ^[7]

Music

The film's theme song is Angeline Quinto's cover of "Without You", originally sung by Joey Albert.

Reception

Critical reception

The film was graded "A" by the Cinema Evaluation Board, and it received R-13 rating by the MTRCB. ^[8]

Speculations surfaced about its uncanny similarity to the Chinese film In Love We Trust , released in 2007. Both movies have similar story lines. The initial booking title of "One More Try", per National Cinema Association of the Philippines, was "In Love We Trust". ^[9]

Box office

One More Try opened at third place with a first-day gross of ₱8.8 million in Metro Manila and ₱4.8 million in provinces for a total of ₱13.6 million nationwide behind Sisterakas and Si Agimat, si Enteng Kabisote at si Ako , which opened in first and second place respectively. On the fourth day of showing, the film grossed over ₱78 million, which overtook Si Agimat, si Enteng Kabisote at si Ako which grossed over ₱69 million. ^{[10] [11]}

Television premiere

The film had its television premiere on October 27, 2013, on the cable channel Cinema One.

Accolades

The film was proclaimed Best Picture during the 38th Metro Manila Film Festival Awards night. ^[12]

Award-giving body	Award	Recipient(s)	Result
38th Metro Manila Film Festival
	Best Picture		Won
	Best Actor	Dingdong Dantes	Won
	Best Actress	Angel Locsin	Nominated
		Angelica Panganiban	Nominated
	Best Director	Ruel S. Bayani	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Zanjoe Marudo	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Gina Pareño	Nominated
	Best Child Performer	Miguel Vergara	Won
	Best Editing	Vito Cajili	Won
	Best Screenplay	Anna Karenina Ramos, Kriz Gazmen, Jay Fernando	Won
	Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence		Won
29th PMPC Star Awards for Movies [13]
	Movie of the Year		Nominated
	Movie Director of the Year	Ruel S. Bayani	Nominated
	Movie Actress of the Year	Angel Locsin	Won
		Angelica Panganiban	Nominated
	Movie Actor of the Year	Dingdong Dantes	Nominated
	Movie Supporting Actor of the Year	Zanjoe Marudo	Nominated
	Movie Child Performer of the Year	Miguel Vergara	Nominated
	Movie Screenwriter of the Year	Kriz Gazmen, Jay Fernando, and Anna Karenina Ramos	Nominated
	Movie Cinematographer of the Year	Charlie Peralta	Nominated
	Movie Production Designer of the Year	Nancy Arcega	Nominated
	Movie Editor of the Year	Vito Cajili	Nominated
	Movie Musical Scorer of the Year	Raul Mitra	Nominated
	Movie Sound Engineer of the Year	Arnel Labayo	Nominated
44th Box-Office Entertainment Awards [14]
	Film Actor of the Year	Dingdong Dantes	Won
	Film Actress of the Year	Angel Locsin	Won
	Film Actress of the Year	Angelica Panganiban	Won
61st FAMAS Awards [15]	Best Actress of the Year	Angel Locsin	Won
	Best Actress of the Year	Angelica Panganiban	Nominated
	Best Actor of the Year	Dingdong Dantes	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor of the Year	Zanjoe Marudo	Nominated
	Best Child Performer of the Year	Miguel Vergara	Won
10th Golden Screen Awards for Film	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama)	Angelica Panganiban	Nominated

References

1. Video on YouTube
2. Santos, Rhea Manila (May 9, 2012). "Dingdong Dantes plays most daring role in One More Try". Push. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
3. Garcia, Rose (May 11, 2012). "Dingdong Dantes on working with Angel Locsin: "I hope na in cases like this, hindi magkaroon ng double standard…"". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
4. Smith, Chuck (December 27, 2012). "38th Metro Manila Film Festival winners". Yahoo! Singapore. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023.
5. "Angel hesitated to accept 'One More Try' role". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. December 16, 2012. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
6. "Why Dingdong is part of Star Cinema film 'One More Try'". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. December 11, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
7. Trailer on YouTube
8. "'One More Try' gets A rating from CEB". December 22, 2012.
9. "'Star Cinema books One More Try as In Love We Trust".
10. "'Sisterakas' first-day earnings set record". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. December 26, 2012.
11. "Sisterakas leads in box-office race of the 38th Metro Manila Film Festival". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
12. "Nora Aunor and Dingdong Dantes hailed Best Actress and Best Actor at the 2012 MMFF Awards Night; One More Try wins Best Picture". pep.ph.
13. "Angel Locsin and ER Ejercito repeat wins at Star Awards for Movies". pep.ph. March 11, 2013.
14. "44th Guillermo Mendoza Box-Office Entertainment Awards" Archived April 3, 2019, at the Wayback Machine . Pep.ph. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
15. "Angel Locsin and ER Ejercito win top acting honors at 61st FAMAS Awards". pep.ph. April 22, 2013.

External links

• One More Try at IMDb