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March 22 - April 7, 2019
Movie review: One Great Love
It is more than possible to
realize that the love of your life
has been there all along. Perhaps
the one you have been looking for
to complete you has been around
for so long and much closer to
you than you had thought.
“One Great Love” from
Regal Entertainment, Inc. has to
be the most emotionally driven
performance Kim Chiu has done
yet in some time. There is no
question in my mind that Kim
Chiu is an effective, convincing,
and believable dramatic actress
as she shows here in “One Great
Love.”
There is a depth to her
acting that feels very real that
it will get you to empathize with
her character. And when her
character’s emotions spin out of
control you will know why rather
than question why she feels that
way.
Kim Chiu had to dig extra
deep artistic wise in “One Great
Love.” I could tell that she did her
very best in each scene and did
what was asked of her by Director
Enrico S. Quizon. Definitely,
this is one of her all-time best
performances in her lengthy
career as an actress.
Dennis Trillo’s calm, subtle,
and somewhat restrained method
of acting in this movie fits the bill
perfectly to the onscreen character
he portrays as the long-time best
friend of Kim Chiu. Dennis Trillo’s
onscreen character is that of
one who is level-headed, though
a bit shy and reluctant to speak
his heart, too concerned that he
might either offend or scare away
Kim Chiu’s character.
However, when his character
had to come in strong as the
scenes required, Dennis Trillo
could shift gears effortlessly. It
did not feel like his changes in
emotions felt out of sync of the
character he played in “One Great
Love.”
JC De Vera still has “it”!
Unfairly, he is somewhat an under-
rated actor which puzzles me and
this should no longer be the case
now because he is a veteran actor
who has been through it all. JC De
Vera plays the onscreen role of the
first love of Kim Chiu’s character
who is the main reason why Kim
Chiu’s character is constantly
battling her own emotions, getting
lost in utter confusion, torn as she
is between her feelings for the two
main men in “One Great Love.”
You will either feel bad for
his character or be pissed off for
continually messing things up
between him and to that of Kim
Chiu’s whose heart he repeatedly
breaks.
In “One Great Love” there are
a lot of deep thought-provoking
lines, words of wisdom and life
lessons that you can learn and
apply when you are in search of
the right person.
The movie’s message will take
time to sink in but once it does
everything will make complete
sense to you. More than that, you
will learn to better appreciate a
movie that is as solid, detailed,
and well-developed as “One Great
Love” is.
“One Great Love” almost
plays out like a movie that was
based upon a novel even though
it isn’t. It is entirely original. This
could have been a two-part movie
or one with that of a sequel but
everything that could be included
in this movie in an effort to tell a
complete story was done to make
sure the moviegoers will not feel
like they have missed out on
something important once the
movie ends.
Brilliant acting from the
main cast. Top notch directing
by Director Enrico S. Quizon
who also portrays the role of Kim
Chiu’s dad makes you feel like it
was carefully planned and thought
out.
“One Great Love” has a lot
of heart in it that by the time the
movie ends you will want to care
more for the people around you
who have always been there for
you.
This movie “One Great Love”
does not feel like it was rushed at
all in any way in production. This
is a complete movie.
“One Great Love” was
the official entry of Regal
Entertainment, Inc. to the
MMFF. ●
General Assembly of Fil-Can community leaders
Consul General Maria Andre-
lita S. Austria (inset) hosted
the 2019 General Assembly of
Filipino-Canadian
community
leaders in BC on Thursday, March
14th, 2019.
The meeting, organized by
the Consulate, was to inform
of the programs and activities
by the various community
associations in celebration of the
121st Anniversary of Philippine
Independence with the objective
of harmonizing the schedule
of events and coordinating the
attendance of the community
members and VIP guests. This
will also the first time that to
celebrate Canada’s declaration
of the month of June as Filipino
Heritage month.
In photo are the other officers
from the Consulate, different
leaders, officers, members and
media group with the Philippine
Bobsled team. ●
- Photos by Christian Cunanan