The Gifted (film)

The Gifted is a 2014 Filipino comedy revenge-romance film written and directed by Chris Martinez. The Gifted was produced by Viva Films and MVP Entertainment. The film stars Anne Curtis, Sam Milby, and Cristine Reyes. It was released September 3, 2014.

The Film was nominated at the 31st PMPC Star Awards for Movies for the "Movie of the Year" category. Anne Curtis, who played one of the lead roles was also nominated for the "Movie Actress of the Year" category.

Plot
Marco Yuzon attends a book signing event for his new book, The Gifted. He begins by reading a few chapters.

Zoe Tuazon is a mixed race, rich, overweight, aggressive, and intelligent girl who goes to a school for an entrance exam with the unattractive Aica Tabayoyong and their parents. Both of the students are highly gifted but are not admitted to the school. Instead, they get enrolled at a more prestigious school.

One day, during religion class, Zoe ruins her reputation when she questions the story of creation and discusses the merits of the big bang theory. The next day, Aica ruins her name when she soils herself during a music lesson. The two outcasts become close friends and start causing trouble at school by poisoning students and a teacher and by setting a booby trap for the religion teacher. The entire school develops a fear of the two.

Now in high school, Zoe and Aica vie for valedictory honors. Zoe's mother convinces her to find Aica's weakness to prevent Aica from achieving this. A new student, Mark Ferrer, a stereotypical jock, arrives at the school, and Aica immediately falls in love with him prompting Zoe to proceed with her destructive plan. Zoe meets up with Mark and convinces him to pretend to fall in love with Aica. In exchange, Zoe does his homework and helps him cheat on quizzes. While he is not attracted to Aica, Mark forces himself to date her. Mark and Zoe's arrangement continues.

After high school, Aica majors in Mathematics at the Ateneo de Manila University while Zoe goes to Princeton to study neuroscience. Both girls graduate with summa cum laude honors at their universities.

Before returning to the Philippines, Zoe and Aica undergo extensive plastic surgery to become more attractive. Both start a career in modeling and again become rivals. Zoe bumps into Mark who has graduated from a university in the U.S. Still furious with Aica, Zoe plots revenge and shows everybody the animated video version of Aica soiling her pants during grade school.

Aica follows Zoe to her house and, as Aica enters, a booby trap almost kills her. After Zoe's several attempts to kill Aica backfire, Zoe finally gives up after Aica almost drowns her. The two make up, but Zoe reveals it was just an act and points a gun at Aica. Aica runs for her life only to bump into Mark who shields her from the gunshot, wounding his face. Mark is admitted to the hospital while Aica asks Zoe to apologize. At first, she shows no remorse, but upon seeing a picture of Mark wounded, she realizes her mistake. Aica and Mark get married the day that Zoe plans to leave the country. She sets a trap in the couple's hotel room which leads to a picture of young Zoe and Aica. Zoe has left the couple a letter apologizing for the things she had done which marks the end of Marco's book.

After the book signing, Marco Yuzon leaves the bookstore. A girl slams a copy of his book on his windshield; she turns out to be Aica. Zoe is with her, but the two look the same as they did in their youth; they never received cosmetic surgery. The two, whose real names are Mica (Aica) and Joey (Zoe), are angry at Marco who was their classmate in elementary and high school. Marco has always been envious of the girls' successes and is bitter for always placing third behind two girls. It is revealed that the events of the book didn’t happen in the way that Marco depicted them; Mica and Joey know that he was the troublemaker and outcast, and they accuse him of giving those roles to them in his book as his way of expressing his anger. The girls tell Marco that they want him to sign their book with his blood, and then they beat him up.

Main cast

 * Anne Curtis as Zelda Olezia Eloize "Zoe" Gomez Tuazon / Joey
 * Cristine Reyes as Aica Tabayoyong / Micah
 * Sam Milby as Mark Ferrer / Marco Yuzon

Supporting cast

 * Candy Pangilinan as Aica/Micah's Mother
 * Dominic Ochoa as Aica/Micah's Father
 * Arlene Muhlach as Zoe/Joey's mother
 * Ricky Rivero as Zoe/Joey's Father
 * Isay Alvarez
 * Yam Concepcion
 * Ana Abad Santos as Ms. Moral
 * Kalila Aguilos
 * Rubi Rubi
 * Racquel Villavicencio as Sister Angeline

Guest cast

 * Alliya Fatima dela Riva as young Aica Tabayoyong / Micah
 * Kevin Remo as young Mark Ferrer / Marco Yuzon
 * Abby Bautista as young Zoe Tuazon / Joey
 * Ashley "Petra Mahalimuyak" Rivera
 * Shehyee Ongkiko as Batchmate
 * Irish Den Lanting
 * Van Dyke Atienza as Taho vendor

Cut Censorship

 * In YouTube Channel of VIVA Films, the farting scene of Aica in Auditorium was removed due to censorship and Profanities. The curse word of Anne Curtis and Cristine Reyes was not yet added an censored beep sound effect due to Copyrighted.