Meant to Beh

Meant to Beh
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Chris Martinez
Produced by Orlando Ilacad
Marvic Sotto
Antonio P. Tuviera
Starring
Music by Jesse Lucas
Production
company
Distributed by OctoArts Films
M-Zet Productions
APT Entertainment
Release date
  • December 25, 2017 (2017-12-25)
Country Philippines
Language Filipino
Box office ₱151 million

Meant to Beh is a 2017 Philippine family comedy film film directed by Chris Martinez and starred by Vic Sotto and Dawn Zulueta.

It will be distributed and produced by OctoArts Films, M-Zet Productions and APT Entertainment and will serve as an official entry to the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival.

The upcoming movie also marks the reunion of Zulueta and Sotto after 30 years of working together in the fantasy series Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! way back in 1995.[1]

Cast

Cast of Meant to Beh riding their movie float at the MMFF Parade of the Stars.

Main cast

Supporting cast

Special participation

Production

Development

On August 15, 2017, a story conference was held announcing the movie and Vic Sotto's return to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) after skipping it for a year after his movie Enteng Kabisote 10 and the Abangers didn’t make it to last year’s lineup.

In the conference, Sotto said that he definitely missed doing the MMFF and he was glad that they were back. He also agrees with the rules of this year's festival to accommodate everyone regarding the line-up of combining mainstream movies and indie films in the magic 8 movies. For Sotto, the dichotomy is unnecessary because all of them are promoting the Filipino movie industry.[2][3]

It is also a first for him doing a family movie genre far from his past movies which is concentrated on fantasy and action. Several artists from two rival networks ABS-CBN and GMA Network agreed to be part of the movie.

The film's former title was Love Traps: #FamilyGoals during the announcement of first four movies included in the MMFF 2017.[4][5] On the day of story conference, it was revealed that the movie title was changed to Meant to Beh. Also with the director from Tony Y. Reyes to be replaced by Chris Martinez.[6]

Filming

Principal photography for the film began in August 2017.[7][8]

Release

Meant to Beh will made its premiere in Philippine cinemas on December 25, 2017 as one of the eight official entries of the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Reception

Box office

Meant to Beh had the fifth biggest box office gross garnered during the official run of the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival grossing about ₱151 million.[9]

Critical response

The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics after its premiere. Matt Suzara of Lakwatsera Lovers commented that "Meant To Beh is a good film to watch with your family this Christmas Day. Vic Sotto finally got lose from the Enteng series and came up with a decent family-friendly picture that is worthy of your hard-earned money."[10] According to Ace Antipolo of Movies For Millennials, compared to the past Vic Sotto movies that came before, the film was "an improvement over his past movies." Baby Baste's performance was also praised. He was "the biggest stand-out of the film... He is oozing with charm and confidence on screen and he definitely stole the show." The reviewer concluded that "Meant To Beh is an entertaining, family-friendly comedy that is too good to miss." [11]

References

  1. ↑ News, ABS-CBN. "LOOK: Vic Sotto, Dawn Zulueta reunite for 2017 MMFF". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. ↑ News, ABS-CBN. "How Vic Sotto feels about current MMFF setup". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. ↑ Sun, Cherry. "WATCH: Vic Sotto, nagkomento tungkol sa mainstream at indie films sa MMFF". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. ↑ "Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Official". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. ↑ "Vice Ganda, Vic Sotto return in MMFF 2017 roster". cnn. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  6. ↑ Fernando, Jeff. "MMFF gives update on changes in movie titles, directors, actors | PUSH.COM.PH: Your ultimate showbiz hub!". Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  7. ↑ Acar, Aedrianne. "LOOK: Dawn Zulueta at Vic Sotto, napasabak agad sa bed scene!". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  8. ↑ Rodriguez, Bea. "LOOK: Andrea Torres' first shooting day for 'Meant To Beh'". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "'Gandarrapido: The Revenger Squad' tops MMFF 2017 box office". Rappler. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Suzara, Matt. "Meant To Beh: Movie Review". Lakwatsera Lovers. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  11. ↑ Antipolo, Ace. "MMFF 2017 Movie Review : Chris Martinez' "Meant To Beh"". Movies For Millennials. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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