Un/Happy for You

Outdated ideas rehashed. The film leans heavily on tired stereotypes about women, presenting them as overly supportive and patient to a fault. The lead actor's character had no depth or growth-he remained clueless and irresponsible throughout. It's frustrating to see him repeatedly let people down because the women around him are too kind to tell him to grow up.

When his ex-girlfriend finally called him out on his behavior, he assumed everything was fine just because they slept together-completely missing the point. Meanwhile, his friends and enablers kept excusing his actions, letting him off the hook.

The story had potential to be relevant and grounded in 2024, but it felt half-baked, as if the writer wanted to explore one angle but was forced to add a forced romance. The result was a messy, unsatisfying film. Honestly, I'm glad we watched it on Netflix-if I'd paid for this, I'd be furious.

Okay, first of all, this is the first filipino movie i've watched in cinemas ever since i moved here, and i gotta tell you, this movie is POINTLESS.

The jokes are unfunny, the story is plain bs, the only thing good about this movie is the trailer, i know right? The trailer is the only thing good about this movie.

Really, filipino movies were great, but ever since i don't know. Like 2016? It had gone HORRIBLY WRONG.

And ever since "Viva Films" decided to make "Vivamax" they have been NOT doing well.

The movie is rated "PG" in the Philippines but dosen't take the "Soft-corn" scenes into accountability, and i've watched Tarot, and trust me, Un/happy for you should've been rated R-13.

This movie really sucks, don't watch it for gods sake.

The story is generic, you'll instantly think of "Starting Over Again", "The Hows of Us", and "One More Chance" merged into one film with relevant formulas. There were lots of unnecessary scenes that didn't add up to the wholeness of the film and there are impactful scenes that were executed too sudden that lost its value in the story like Juancho's crying/begging moment in the rain. Characters were also not utilized like Bok being a supposed-to-be supporting actor, Sir JP which could have been the source of love wisdom for Juancho's fragile feelings for Zy instead of Papa Jun (which was totally random) and characters weren't properly established like Lei and Aiah. You'll even question how did the characters suddenly appear in the story. The cinematography was also odd, and the establishing shots in some sequences were off. Thanks to JoshLia for saving the movie though, their acting skills are really superb.

Unhappy for you is what I've been looking for on Joshlia's comeback. I hope people would watch it.

From a broken hearted state, I would wish that someday everything heals. Just like in this movie, healing and forgiveness are the main concept.

Sometimes, relationships end with a lot of questions to our minds. But hey love is sweeter the second time around.

The cinematography is good, though a little bit problem with the editing as some scenes are somewhat rushed, maybe they wanted to put a lot of scenes in the movie. But overall it was good, also the acting of Julia Barreto was superb, very natural. I would wish she will find her perfect role in the future as she is sometimes too pretty for her role.

This movie is The Hows of Us, My Ex and Whys, One More Chance morphed into one. The fight scenes in the beginning are reminiscent of the Hows of Us since with KB and DP even the crying in the rain scene is a complete remake, it's laughable.

I'm sorry but Julia cannot act to save her acting career. She needs to attend acting workshops instead of banking simply on her face and surname to have a career. Her acting is flat, inconsistent, and just lacking.

Some of the love scenes are unnecessary, we get it they're doing it, you dont have to add it in the story line every so often. Julia's character development or lack thereof was a disappointment. Zy cheats on her fiance twice and as they say, if they cheat with you they will cheat with you, so why are we advocating cheating? Why should we root for a cheater?

Im only giving 2 stars for Joshua's acting, I think given better projects he will become one of the more bankable actors in the Philippines. Having said this tho, he still has a lot to improve on -he has acting nuances that I think he gets (copies) from actors like Daniel Padilla or John Lloyd Cruz, it's really annoying. But between the two of the main leads his acting was way better.

I had high hopes for this movie knowing this earned millions in the box office and was trending for a while. Honestly, this is the type of movies people praise now? We've seen better! This was obviously a fan service for Joshua Julia fans. If you're not a fan like I'm not, this is a waste of time. You can skip.