Won't Last a Day Without You

Won't Last a Day Without You is a 2011 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Raz dela Torre from the screenplay he co-wrote with Melissa Mae Chua and Carmi G. Raymundo, based on a story by Chua. The film stars Sarah Geronimo and Gerald Anderson with the special participation of Joey de Leon.[2]

Won't Last a Day Without You
Theatrical film poster
Directed byRaz dela Torre
Screenplay by
  • Melissa Mae Chua
  • Raz dela Torre
  • Carmi G. Raymundo
Story byMelissa Mae Chua
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAnne Monzon
Edited byMarya Ignacio
Music byCesar Francis S. Concio
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Star Cinema
  • Viva Films
Release date
  • November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱87.57 million (US$2,006,123.00)[1]

Produced and released by Star Cinema and Viva Films, the film was theatrically released in the Philippines on November 30, 2011, and this was also the second team-up of Anderson and Geronimo on the silver screen after Catch Me, I'm in Love, released eight months prior on March 26, although Anderson remained in Budoy.

Plot

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Awarded radio personality George Harrison Apostol, known as DJ Heidee to her listeners (Sarah Geronimo), provides love advice to people who are having problems in their relationships. DJ Heidee receives a call from a girl named Melissa (Megan Young) who is asking for advice on how to break up with her boyfriend Andrew (Gerald Anderson). Unfortunately, Andrew is listening to the same program and hears Heidee telling Melissa how they should break up. Andrew blames Heidee for what happened and even threatens to sue her for giving that particular advice. In order to prevent a legal battle, and to ease her conscience, Heidee decides to help Andrew win Melissa back. In the process of getting the two together, Andrew and Heidee begin to feel an attraction toward each other. Will they be able to overcome their past and become lovers instead?

Cast

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Sarah Geronimo portrays George Apostol/DJ Heidee
Gerald Anderson portrays Andrew Escalona

Reception

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Box office

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The film opened with ₱20 million gross of total receipts. In its third week, it grossed ₱88 million.

Critics

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Philbert Dy of Click the City said “It is a film that seems willing to acknowledge that relationships can be messy, and that people do get hurt and that it isn’t always easy to forgive. While the bad habits are still there, there is a charming core to the picture that seems truer than many of the things the mainstream has put out there.”

Abby Mendoza of Philippine Entertainment Portal quoted “Raz dela Torre’s film could have oh-so-melodramatically tackled the aforementioned heartbreak crisis… Instead, it does a favour to those who are in the process of healing by taking bitterness as a genuine emotion that only the failure of love can produce, and creating a feel-good, fresh, and hopeful narrative out of it.”[4]

References

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  1. ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fWONTLASTADAYWITH01&country=PH&wk=2011W49&id=_fWONTLASTADAYWITH01&p=.htm Won't Last A Day Without You on Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ "Sarah, Gerald start shooting 2nd film". ABS-CBN News. September 8, 2011. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Jimenez, Jocelyn (August 23, 2011). "Sarah Geronimo-Gerald Anderson love team will topbill another movie". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Mendoza, Abigail (December 2, 2011). "PEP REVIEW: Won't Last a Day Without You is the antidote to the bitter heart". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
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