Un/Happy for You

"Un/Happy for You" is a generic Feel Good Romance that's very predictable and formula driven. This film is a comeback movie of Joshua Garcia and Julia Barreto love team both did justice to their roles. Both is just ok on every level even the dramatic scenes. The theme song,"Paubaya" as sung by Moira is out of place and is far from its theme. The cinematography is just ok. The story and direction feels rushed but you get to enjoy the movie. But the ending is a stand out. I won't spoil it.

Overall, "Un/Happy for You" is just decent and pure escapists for a Filipino film. It feels like a Filipino movie I've seen before. But if you're a fan of JoshLia love team then you might like it as a whole.

Story is very dry. Too many moments of silence and empty scenes that were a waste of time. Filipino movies used to have such a good story, building characters and creating moments we can all relate to. The characters are unlovable and so tone deaf. Unfortunately the story did not live up to the amazing cast. Movie came off corny as well. The characters had way too many plot holes, and it was ultimately annoying to watch the protagonists have such a ditzy and clueless motivation to just set aside their values for something so desperate. The ending was also unsatisfying. This new age of filipino movies with this style in my opinion are lackluster. I'd pass on this one.

Outdated ideas rehashed.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.

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 a pain to watch; the main characters are written terribly, seemingly on purpose. The story doesn't make sense, and this movie is a waste of time. The only good thing about this movie is that it is shot well and has good camera work, just like all modern movies. Unfortunately, that doesn't save this story of disaster. This movie tries to make you root for these characters, but they are so selfish, with awkward moments that don't make sense. This movie's story goes back and forth between shallow apologies and regrettable mistakes. Don't waste your time with this movie, as this is another cash-grab movie that thinks it's so clever and deep about love and heartbreak but ends up falling terribly short. This movie is artificially shallow and is one of many examples of garbage movies that poorly represent Filipino cinema.