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.
