Love You to the Stars and Back

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.

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.

Stumbled upon this movie on Netflix by chance and I couldn't be more grateful.

The movie made me laugh and then cry in a lot of places.

It was an emotional roller-coaster and it touches us in the right spots.

The story even though might be a tried and tested storyline, Julia and Joshs' acting brought the movie to a whole new level.

This movie will remain different from the other's of the same story line only because of them.

I am an Indian and my level of respect for Filipino actors have gone 100× higher because of them.

Treasure them because they are gonna change the face of the Philippines TV/film industry.

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.