ATE VI AS A GATECRASHER AND HER DREAM GUEST LIST

After six decades (and counting) in the biz, Vilma Santos practices quality control in the movies she puts her full emotional investment into.

- DOLLY ANNE CARVAJAL

So you can be sure that her Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry, "Uninvited" is not mediocre at all. The gripping thriller-drama from Mentorque Productions is also top-billed by Nadine Lustre and Aga Muhlach. Helmed by Dan Villegas, its trailer alone is already award-worthy. Guilly Vega's (Aga) ominous line in the teaser - "hindi lang ito basta party" - emphasizes the film's deeper themes.

Behind the mysterious story and lavish setting lies a thought-provoking message: Till death do them PARTY or till death do them PART?

Here are quotes from Ate Vi:

"A party I would like to gatecrash as an uninvited guest is one that's thrown by Richard Gere. I will muster enough guts and tell him that it's been my longtime dream to do a movie with him.

"The character I portray Eva is consumed by anger. In real life, what makes me angry is when people don't deliver what they promised.

"There was a scene where direk Dan asked me to do three kinds of reactions at the same time. Kumbaga sa kape, 3-in-1. It was tough but with direk's guidance I was able to pull it off.

"I've worked with Aga before but this time around, he's a totally different actor. His depth and range blew me away.