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One More Try is a 2012 Filipino romantic drama film starring Angel Locsin, Angelica Panganiban, Dingdong Dantes and Zanjoe Marudo.[1][2] The film was one of the eight official entries to the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival.[3] The film was produced by Star Cinema and released on December 25, 2012.

One More Try
Theatrical movie poster
Directed by	Ruel S. Bayani
Written by	Jay Fernando Kriz G. Gazmen Anna Karenina Ramos
Produced by	Charo Santos-Concio Malou N. Santos
Starring	Angel Locsin Angelica Panganiban Dingdong Dantes Zanjoe Marudo
Cinematography	Charlie 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	95 minutes
Country	Philippines
Languages	Filipino English
Budget	₱15 million
Box office	₱213 million

One More Try became a blockbuster hit, where it was hailed as the second-top grosser of 2012 MMFF. The film earned numerous accolades. On the 38th Metro Manila Film Festival, the film won six awards including "Best Picture" and "Best Actor" for Dingdong Dantes.[4] On the 29th PMPC Star Awards for Movies, Angel Locsin won the "Best Actress" award. On the 61st FAMAS Awards, the film won two acting awards including Best Actress award for Locsin.

Synopsis

Grace (Angel Locsin) is a single mother willing to sacrifice everything to save her ill son, Botchok (Miguel Vergara). Grace lives a good life with her son and supportive boyfriend, Tristan (Zanjoe Marudo). When Botchok’s rare blood disease became severe, Grace was forced to reconnect with Botchok’s biological father, Edward (Dingdong Dantes). Edward, an accomplished man married to an equally successful Jacqueline (Angelica Panganiban), 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 with Grace and Botchok starts to taint Edward and Jacqueline's marriage.

Cast

• Angel Locsin as Grace
• Angelica Panganiban as Jacqueline
• Dingdong Dantes as Edward
• Zanjoe Marudo as Tristan
• Carmina Villaroel as Dra. Diesta
• Agot Isidro as Marga
• Gina Pareño as Lola Medy
• Mel Kimura
• Malou Crisologo
• Edward Mendez as Archie
• Ian Galliguez as Helper
• Thou Reyes
• Jose Sarasola
• 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 if she could portray the role of a mother because she has 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.

Trailer

The films official trailer was released on Star Cinema's YouTube account 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. In the fourth day of showing, the film grossed with 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 in the cable channel Cinema One.

Accolades

Awards and nominations

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 Kahili	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	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 Supporting Actress of the Year	Carmina Villaroel	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

External links

• One More Try at IMDb

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