Won't Last a Day Without You

Won't Last A Day Without You
Theatrical movie poster
Directed by	Raz dela Torre
Produced by	Charo Santos-Concio Malou Santos Vic Del Rosario, Jr.
Written by	Melissa Mae Chua Raz dela Torre
Starring	Sarah Geronimo Gerald Anderson
Cinematography	Anne Monzon
Edited by	Marya Ignacio
Distributed by	Star Cinema
Release dates	November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30)
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog English
Box office	₱87.57 million [1] (USD: $2,006,123)

Won't Last A Day Without You is a 2011 Filipino romantic comedy film starring Sarah Geronimo and Gerald Anderson with a special participation of Joey de Leon.^[2] The film was produced and released by Star Cinema and Viva Films and directed by Raz dela Torre. It was released on November 30, 2011 in the Philippines.^[3][4]

Plot

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 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

• Sarah Geronimo ^[5] as George Apostol/DJ Heidee
• Gerald Anderson^[5] as Andrew Escalona
• Joey de Leon as Pablo Apostol
• John Lapus as DJ Ram
• Megan Young as Melissa
• Martin del Rosario as Duke
• Niña Dolino as Paraluman/Pars
• Marlann Flores as Carol
• Cheska Ortega as Yumi Apostol
• Young JV as Jeff
• Lui Villaruz as Sir Bong
• Jommy Teotico as Dom
• Yam Concepcion as Anne
• Robi Domingo as Oscar
• Helga Krapf as Lauren
• JB Agustin as Elvis
• Jef Gaitan as Sexy Girl

Reception

Box-Office

The film opened with P20 million gross of total receipts. On its third week it grossed ₱88 million.

Critics

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.”

Ria Limjap of Spot.ph stated “The movie itself is funny, endearing, and cute. The director managed to use all the required elements of the Star Cinema Formula for Box Office Success (among others: popular theme song, big stars, and the happy ending with a public declaration of love—can you name more?) and made a perfectly good example of a mainstream romantic comedy without the glaringly bad habits of the genre.”^[6]

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.”^[7]

References

External links

Won't Last a Day Without You at the Internet Movie Database