Ekstra

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Audience Member Insightful, although parts of it felt somewhat exaggerated. Vilma Santos was great, as expected. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Ekstra showcases a powerful performance by Vilma Santos and shows how she remained relevant as her fellow contemporaries' (Sharon Cuneta and Nora Aunor) stars have faded during the past two decades. The comic relief offered by the bits of frustrated dialogue from a stressed out gay-centric production team and the blunt humor offered by the "extras" reflect the sense of humor of the masses. The movie takes its time to build into a powerful climax before releasing into a meltdown of emotions leading into the denouement. Jeffrey Jeturian awed in a thought-provoking ending of sorts by rolling the credits in the midst of TV commercials. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member People who were once involved in a film making production can relate to this one. The character's story is much more movie-like than the movie in the movie itself. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A socio-realist drama-comedy movie that serves as eye-opener on the life of bit players in TV series and movies, popularly known to us Filipinos as Ekstra. The movie focused on the central character of Loida Malabanan which is powerfully and effectively played by Vilma Santos. The whole movie itself is a real-life presentation of the lives of bit players - their struggles, their dreams and their happy and sad moments as well. But Ekstra striked to me mostly on how hard it is and what they can sacrifice to earn income for their everyday living. Vilma Santos gave a total performance acting given that her character is limiting because of its role in the story. She gave an empathic act on the character especially on the last 20 minutes of the film and on the last scene which was so poignant and painful to watch. Ekstra is a film that tackles the society of Filipinos and how harsh life is in the middle class of community. But Ekstra also tackles how painful failure is and letting go of opportunity that can change your career in life. I highly recommended this Filipino movie! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Ektra gives us an honest insider look in a life of a bit player with harsh and bittersweet realities. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member an exploitative and rather amusing film...it did not reach its full potential, as it didn't make use of Vilma's skills as an experienced artist... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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