The Comeback is a 2015 Filipino independent comedy film. It was nominated for Best Film, Best Actress, and Best Director in the 2015 Cinema One Originals Film Festival, but failed to win any awards.[1]
| The Comeback | |
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 Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Ivan Andrew Payawal |
| Starring | Kaye Abad Sheena Ramos Valeen Montenegro Matt Evans |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Plot
editThe story follows a 32-year-old formerly famous actress who loses everything in her life and decides to commit suicide. On the day she decides to kill herself, she receives a package containing four letters and a dead man's ashes.
Cast
edit- Kaye Abad as Angela
- Sheena Ramos as Beng
- Valeen Montenegro as Aurora
- Matt Evans
- Patrick Garcia
- Maria Isabel Lopez
Reception
editWriting in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, entertainment editor Rito P. Asilo remarked on the "riotous ludicrousness" of this "wacky comedy" that "fail[s] to say anything significant",[2] while an ABS-CBN reviewer focused on the quality of the lead's acting, saying that "Kaye Abad shines in her role as Angela Velasco".[3]
References
edit- ^ "FULL LIST: Winners, Cinema One Originals Film Festival 2015". November 15, 2015.
- ^ Rito P. Asilo, Cinema One fest yields pleasant surprises, frivolous duds, Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 27, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016
- ^ Rhea Manila Santos, Kaye Abad shines playing a 'laos' star in indie film The Comeback, abs-cbn.com, November 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.
External links
edit- The Comeback at IMDb
- http://www.philippineedition.com/2015/11/movie-kaye-abads-comeback-2015-cinema.html
- http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/11/06/1519024/list-cinema-one-originals-2015-competing-films
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