Alone/Together

I gave it a 10 even though I'm aware that it's not a perfect movie, because of the lesson it has taught me personally. This movie introduced me to some things I might encounter in my future after I graduate. It somehow scares me, but it also prepares me just in case i experience the same.

As an idealistic person myself who dreams so big, just like Cristine in the movie, I appreciate how this film shows how life can mess up with you, and how you can mess up yourself. It follows a story of what-if's that were not answered in the past, and how sometimes you might get twisted about that past and the present.

It teaches us that we can dream, but not be so idealistic that we think everything will be perfect. When life hits you, you will realize how important it is to know what the present holds and brings, and to not give that much pressure on yourself about the future.

Alone/Together is not a just about romance, I actually refuse to see it as a romance movie; it did not just focus on the love story but also and especially the challenges, the lessons, and the growth of the main character.

A so-so film. Full of tears for every Lisa Soberano scenes. I guess there are just few scenes that she did not cry. I was really laughing on a scene where the mother of Lisa was already crying / teary eyed when her daughter came home with teary eyed. Typical Filipino tearjerker. Arts is just an excuse in the movie. Same old emotionally driven movie. As what Jose Javier Reyes' Said on the tribute to Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal, Filipino films nowadays tackles hundred explanations of emotions, narrating one's emotions to the other party.

For people who rated low. Probably you are not the audience. This is not a romance for teenagers who haven't experienced tough trials in life. This is not romcom. This is not your giddy-fluffy love story. This is a mature story.

Alone/Together (2019)

The movie caught me off guard with its impressively dramatic lines, as other mainstream movies always do. A relatable story between two what-ifs romance, that also tapped into historical revisionism issues in a light emotion-grabbing process. 🙌

Sadly, dramatic lines wouldn't be enough to band-aid a bad formulaic screenplay. As the film jumps between two timelines at the beginning, a non-linear narrative became its matchstick for my underdeveloped attachment to liz-queen relationship. The introduction to our characters' relationship was cut short, and non-distinctive if you compare it to other Jadaone or star cinema films. They had the chance to be distinctive with their UP-UST cultural relationship, but the film did not delve into that and choses to have generic-advertisement-type of cheesy connection.

The absence of character background, and arc on Enrique's role contributed to shortfall of the romance that film wanted to establish in the first place, as if the whole movie is solely about Liza.

It would be a great movie if the story was marketed and developed in focus of Liza's ordeal, and not a story of romance rushed, cramped, confined, and forced to ''appear original''.

Do not believe me, it was a great watch for valentines season, if you are for good soundtrack and heart-breaking lines.

and the movie trailer was really great.

It's a realistic movie not just about love, but also about hope, arts and dreams. It makes one realize that it is never too late to go for your dreams and follow your heart. It is well-written and beautifully delivered by the cast! There were good lessons imparted and it would be sad to miss it. A must-watch!