Movie No. 139. Cinemalaya 2013: EKSTRA (The Bit Player)

Ekstra (The Bit Player) (2013)
Director: Jeffrey Jeturian
Cast: Vilma Santos, Marlon Rivera, Ruby Ruiz

Synopsis: A social-realist drama-comedy film, Ekstra follows a seemingly usual day in the life of Loida Malabanan as she embarks on yet another shooting day of a soap opera as an extra.

Okay, the film is very entertaining. It's almost non-indie (i.e., commercial film). Vilma Santos (as Loida Malabanan) was good in most scenes. In a few scenes, however, I was not convinced she's a bit player. Blame it to her big name. She's just too big a star and that's the major problem. She even acted like Vilma Santos in some crucial scenes. 

This is the main flaw in my opinion: the film projects an almost ideal relationship among all the bit players and a villainish image of the production crew.

This is not a bad film. In fact, I enjoyed it.

Rating: 3.0/4.0

Date seen: July 28, 2013