3 Remarkable Things In "The Mistress"

With the movie earning more than P100million on its first week, no doubt Star Cinema's The Mistress is a huge success in the history of Philippine movies. But what made it so successful?

The Outsider will not answer that question because it's given. What we will tackle instead are the five remarkable things from the movie.

1. Bea Alonzo's subtle delivery, a revelation. She stunned the audience with her performance. With not much lines all throughout the movie, no shouting, she did very well in playing her character. It was subtle yet so moving especially for the moviegoers. She brought the viewers into her character's heart, she made them dive into the depth of her role instead of doing flashy scenes.
2. Smooth transitions from one scene to another, thanks to the expertise of Ms. Olivia Lamasan, the movie's director. It was smooth! The way scenes were stitched was outstanding that even when there's a change of scene, the viewers' emotions won't be cut short. This is where GMA Films fails most of the time. Credit to Star Cinema for not rushing the movie.
3. The story is well-researched. After watching the movie, you would assume that the writers had a good grasp of what mistresses have to live with and how most of them actually have reasons worthy of empathy. Not that the movie justified mistresses, but it gave people a reason to be compassionate to them. That instead of judging them, more than anything they need compassion, they need love. And this compassion could be their path to redemption, to change, to realize that they need to make their acts right.

Some flops:
*John Lloyd's shirtless scene was awkward. Granted that it was supposed to be for Derek Ramsay, The Outsider thinks that it should have been left at that.
*Just that.

All in all, we thank director Lamasan for giving Filipino moviegoers a high-quality and substantial film way beyond the ordinary. In a nutshell, without the motive of comparing, we would describe The Mistress as the elite version of No Other Woman which was more of a palengkera story despite the rich women's characters.

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Why "The Mistress" Is Sure Blockbuster Hit

One does not even have to think twice if The Mistress would be a blockbuster hit. It's just so sure to be a big hit!

But really... why? Here are some of The Outsider's assumptions.

1. It's been years since the John Lloyd-Bea Alonzo team up! The thrill of seeing them again on silver screen itches the fans. We means, the HUGE number of fans!
2. It's STAR CINEMA. We have this theory called The Star Cinema Spell. We think that Star Cinema has been able to establish its name in producing good films that even when some of their films aren't good, people still watch it and like it. But this one is not one of the spells. We're sure this is good! With the presence of Hilda Koronel, this is certainly a film of high quality.
3. It's the MISTRESS theme again. Last year, movies with this theme became a hit. Regal's My Neighbor, My Wife became one of the remarkable films of last year. After that came Star Cinema's No Other Woman which brought in unexpected waves of income for the film outfit.

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 What's good about this film is that it promises to tackle a controversial 'mistress' theme but keeps the wholesome part in tact. News has it that John Lloyd's character was first assigned to Derek Ramsey but due to his transfer to TV 5, the role was given to JLC. Had it been given to the latter, this movie would lose its wholesome factor. Derek Ramsey's presence in the film would make it steamy as opposed to John Lloyd Cruz who, no matter how he's packaged as hot or sexy, would still remain to be wholesome in total package. And yes, despite the Shaina-brought-to-hospital-after-sex-accident intrigue came out.

To Star Cinema, this one is another win.

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