Starting Over Again (2014)
Ten years ago, Ginny, an Architecture student, and Marco, a History professor, began a one-of-a-kind and unpredictable love story. In the five years that they were together, they brought out the best in each other, which included Marco’s unrealized dream of becoming a chef. Together, they worked towards their dream of opening up a restaurant, but when Ginny realized her own pursuits were different from his, she rejected his wedding proposal and left the country for a Masters degree in Architecture. At present, Ginny co-owns a one-stop Architecture and Interior Design firm specializing in Restoration. She receives an email from Marco, which was written and sent after their break-up, meant to be read four years later. It makes her feel even more regretful of leaving the love of her life.
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Wonderful Movie
Excellent but underrated film
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
This movie is a sweet experience for all of its two hours. Apart from being written and directed with sparkling coherence, you won't find any vulgarity, or disrespect towards any of its characters. The emotions of the film play atop a foundation of enthusiasm.Both of the leads look fabulous and are wonderful in their roles. You have to see Toni Gonzaga in action to appreciate how sexy she is, and the male lead is as handsome as Tom Cruise and has more gravitas.I joined this site just to review this movie. If you read the descriptions from around the Web, there's little to distinguish it from other "chick flicks" both high and low to be found in the wild. Truth be told, though, it's something special.
What was that film where two people meet, then they fall in love, but they had to break up and then there's this dramatic monologue that is just begging to be quoted? I think it's named after a song. Yeah, I know it's made by Star Cinema but which one? Oh, that's right: ALL OF THEM.It's no secret that the studio just produces the same movie with different characters, yet we just eat it up. To my surprise, however, I actually like this one.I'm glad that with "The Mistress" the studio realized that a couple doesn't necessarily have to end up together and I am pleased that they went with the same ending for Starting Over Again. Like I said, I think all Star Cinema films are suspiciously similar, so I see this film as an answer. An answer to the question: what would've happened in Popoy didn't come back for Basha?It's impossible to watch this film without remembering One More Chance, but despite that, they do have their differences. While Stating Over Again might lack the drama and charm of John Lloyd Cruz, it gets extra points for being realistic.I'm sure there's no such thing as LetterLater, but I'll let that slip for the "explanation" and ending alone. Let's face it, no one rooted for Maja and JL in OMC. In this one you'd actually find yourself siding with Iza and kinda hating Toni a little.So yes, it does seem realistic and it even gives you the feels, but then they decide to stage an accident for the leading ladies. Seriously, it could've been a car crash or a fire but nooo...let's knock them out with wooden planks. I know my suggestions are cliché but that scene was just ridiculous. It's sad that it came right after a scene where you could easily get carried away with the drama. But my mom and our help still got all teary in the confrontation scene so I guess it wasn't that bad. Kinda ruined the movie for me, though. Still, I'd take this over mindless comedies any day of the week.
When my mother first coerced my family into watching the movie a few days after it was released, I was understandably hesitant. She had a very glowing response to the movie, to which I was rather intrigued, mostly due to the fact that my mother hardly ever says anything glowing about any Filipino movie. Most of the time, I have nothing particularly nice to say about most of them, either.I will be frank: the quality of romance movies produced in the Philippines borders on ridiculously cheesy and outright ridiculous, with most feature films of this genre being peppered with jokes from popular television shows and various other pop-culture references inserted only to entice the masses into watching. Usually, the only things carrying a Filipino romance film are a popular celebrity pair-up and a bunch of cheesy one-liners.I walked into the movie theatre, steeling myself for a barrage of unbearable jokes, pop culture references, and sub-par acting. I was, thankfully, only hit by the former two: after all, these things are inescapable in most films. But what surprised me the most were the performances of the two main leads: Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga, the latter of which is not known for her dramatic performances, being a TV host and model. Gonzaga delivers what is arguably the best performance of her career, playing Ginny, an college student who falls in love with a history professor at her college. Pascual plays Marco, said history professor. The director, Olivia Lamasan, does a great job directing the cast and crew, leading to beautiful cinematography, costumes, and wonderful performances from the actors, having audiences discover the hidden acting prowess of Gonzaga and Pascual. Supporting actors and actresses also have their moments, and almost all their performances are done very well. I won't post any spoilers, but the movie is a gripping story of heartbreak, love, and how time and circumstances can change everything, with a dash of slice-of-life humour. Starting Over Again will have you gripping the armrest of your chair as you giggle uncontrollably, and it will also have you sobbing relentlessly either into your sleeve or on the shoulder of whoever is nearest your sopping face. Yes, the movie has its cheesy moments. Yes, it does have some parts that'll make you go "what", but it definitely is worth giving a chance if you've fallen out of love with mainstream Filipino cinema.
Valentine's is celebrated every February 14 but in Philippines, it is celebrated as soon as the month of February came. It is a month long celebration. As this month enters, a newly love-themed movie will enter the cinema stage. And for this year, 2014, it's STARTING OVER AGAIN turn.Now, Is this a must-have movie? Honestly, for me, I won't recommend it and label it as one but it doesn't mean it's awfully made. Toni Gonzaga and Piolo Pascual and even Iza Calzado were very good in this movie. But remarkably, Iza Calzado outshines Gonzaga's acting prowess. What makes this movie interesting and fun is Gonzaga's comical nature. She looked good with her character and as an acting partner of Piolo Pascual, but it didn't really fits her perfectly.I am quite picky with things and with this kind of film, the main female character must have an equal grip for drama and comedy. If the scene is drama they should make it 'drama' if it's comedy they should make it 'comedy', but with Gonzaga's striking humour, they won't make the foundation solid.Now, about the story, it is very amazing, strikingly amazing. Though, they didn't end up together in a happy ending kind of ending, they both ended up happy with their current partners. As for Ginny's(Toni) search for her 'forever' partner, it's quite funny how her previous on-screen partners like, Vhong Navarro and Luis Manzano, appeared in this movie. Also, what made the viewers feel chills, is when her real life's fiancée/boyfriend came into play and marked the story's ending.This film is entertaining and good. If you pay to watch this, you'll never regret it.