Love You to the Stars and Back

Caloy ( Joshua Garcia) and Mika ( Julia Baretto) met by chance while Mika is escaping from her family problem. Caloy is battling a cancer and is set to meet his dad and the two embarked on a joyride together.

Perhaps inspired by "Fault in Our Stars", the pair continues to show chemistry in the screen, but alas, the story is predictable and no way that this is a 10, but neither is it a 1.

All the cringy ingredients are here, boy meet girl , the conflict and the make up, plus the "talk with the parent" scene. Still enjoyable to watch especially for fans. Vince, Kath and James maybe a better alternative.

After the success of Vince & Kath & James comes Love You To The Stars And Back starring Julia Barretto and Joshua Garcia. The pair proved to be a success the second time around in this Antoinette Jadaone vehicle, about a girl that feels so out of place she'd rather be abducted by aliens, who along the way meets a boy who'd rather join her than go back to his family because he feels like a burden to them. Will they leave everything behind and start anew or stay and realize that all they need is already right in front of them?

You cannot be faulted if initially you compared this to A Walk to Remember or The Fault in our Stars, about starstruck lovers trying to defy the odds as Caloy played by Garcia has only 12 months to live due to being diagnosed with leukemia. Although the movie has its weak spots (wondering if it's due to LYTTSAB being moved up earlier due to complications with their supposed to be second movie Unexpectedly Yours,) you will find that you can hold a conversation about this movie on its own and that's a sign of good writing.

In my initial review for Barretto on Vince & Kath & James, you can't deny she is beautiful but needs to improve her acting. She did okay here, but the way she talks is distracting and affects the impact of the delivery of her lines. For Garcia, I mentioned V&K&J was his breakout movie but he cemented here that he is his own actor, shed away some of the John Lloyd school of acting and we can't fault him that he overshadowed Barretto. I mean the guy owned almost every scene that he was in. With their partnership combusting earlier than expected, here's hoping we see more great things from him in the future.

One of the best film I've ever watched. The emotion is real plus all the characters are perfect. I recommend it to everybody. You will like the story because it's happening in real life, just take a journey of your life to make it happen. This movie will make you laugh and cry. The most important lesson here is to love, love without limitation. That's it.

Various peculiar movies have been long acceptable, whether it be about zombies, monsters, or even aliens and it was a challenge to make a compelling and convincing film out of such unnatural themes. Philippine cinema has only made a few that is the why I was quite intrigued and excited when Star Cinema made a film as odd as this. I thought it was bold and progressive at the same time as it doesn't follow a normal routine Filipino movies do. However, the movie disappointed me. For a few reasons, one - the questionable character of Mika and her mother. The film did not show a strong basis to justify their beliefs to supernatural beings. In turn, I did not saw depth to their personalities. They failed to hook me with their eccentricity. Two - the delivery. I cringed the whole time to the upbeat conversation between Caloy and Mika.They look uncontained and importunate together. Perhaps they did it for charm but to me it seems unrealistic to find acquaintances continuously and playfully arguing over the shallowest things. I thought it would be more fitting if instead of disagreeing with one another, they would use the time to explain themselves and discuss their bizarre theories, hence, revealing more about their characters. (I was referring to the carabao-eating-humans part) It's wasteful for me.

LYSB is one of Joshlia's Best because of it's cinematography. Joshua Garcia steals the show because he makes audience cry for his performance and Julia Barretto acted well as Mika. If you like Vince, Kath & James, you will surely love this movie.