How To Be Yours Movie Review: A Great Filipino Romantic Film from Star Cinema

Let me just say that in this movie review of How to Be Yours by Star Cinema, my reservation and cynicism in the romantic movie genre of Filipino films were completely taken away. So I watched it last night in a modestly occupied cinema and I really loved the film. This is a rare film where I get to fully understand each character arc and motives throughout the runtime. I definitely recommend it for you to watch and enjoy. I am not kidding, I literally got home feeling happy and believe in love again and in the romantic Filipino movies.

A Scene from How To Be Yours; Star Cinema, Gerald Anderson, Bea Alonzo

Spectacularly played by Bea Alonzo as Anj and Gerald Anderson as Niño whom pretty much started off the movie with the familiar tropes of every Filipino cheesy rom-com movie, this one did not veer much from what we are expecting. Yet, for all its storyline and ingenious structure, the focus is on both the main character and the development of their relationship. The story itself is character motivated and the gravity of the story is how much it is reflective of our everyday choices. Career and having an intimate relationship with someone is both a tough choice to bear, but hey, this is their story and we cannot judge their actions if it is right or wrong.

Gerald Anderson and Bea Alonzo; How To Be Yours Star Cinema

This would be a no spoiler review and basing on the run of the movie, I was definitely hooked and started to care about the character, especially on how realistic and natural their chemistry was. There were scenes that played out like a commercial photo shoot but, the grandeur of emotion you would feel is real and not just shoved down on your viewing style. They act as if, we as moviegoers take a glance on their relationship and reflect on how would we be dealing in case some of it happens to us. Yes, there are tears and the director, Dan Villegas expertly crafted the emotion by not inserting background score and you can hear the actors talking without any distraction. The supporting cast was not doing much except for being just the observer and point guard to stir more realization between the lovers.

How To Be Yours knows its target audience and they would surely be satisfied with how it unfolds. Forget about the cliché and formulaic events sans death, disease, third party or drama tropes that are unnecessary and unbelievable. This is truly one of the best made Filipino romantic films I have seen for the year. Do not miss this and watch while it is still available. I hope we get more of this type of films as they are presenting the story in a way that everyone would go home and ponder what the hell is going on with our lives. Are we just there for the relationship or we just need more of what we already have? Emptiness is painful by the way. Hugot pa more!