Hello, Love, Again

You are my home, but what if that home is full of regrets?

As the movie title suggests, it is a simple second chance romance storyline with full of crying, shouting and regrets.

I loved LOVED the prequel movie "Hello Love, Goodbye!" and been eagerly waiting for this to release. But after watching it, the excitement, it's gone. Completely gone. It's not like I didn't know what will happen but there are certain things that were overlooked for the sake of "love" even if that love questions you "will it last this time?"

One thing that I'm not quite happy with is Ethan cheating on Joy. I know he was not sober, not in his right mind, completely lost, mourning but still, still I can not help but wonder, can you rebuilt trust once it's broken? It takes time. I was totally happy with the previous ending, I was ready to accept sad ending but this happy ending disappointed me.

All above thess, my love for Kathryn Bernardo is infinite and irreplaceable. She singlehandedly carried the whole movie. Her expressions, crying, antics are to die for! God, what an amazing actress she is ><

Overall, whoever watches the first part and dying to know what will happen and sucker for happy endings, then please go ahead and watch it. It's still a pretty movie with foreign setting and beautiful scenery.

Read More

Goodbye, Love Please...

This was cringe, story felt off and with a lot of over the top stuff. miles, miles away from the fist seasons charm this seemed to try to tell a similar story about the hardships of starting over in a new country but without the charm of the first season. Kathryn Bernardos acting and presance is the only reason I made it til the end of this but by the end of the show I purely could not have cared less about the rest of the cast besides maybe the hot americano...

P.s. while the prequel has lots of good lines this one repeated some of the old and added one good line about an americano... thats it.

Read More

Story of Growth and Choosing your Home

Please watch the Hello Love Goodbye first. There are a LOT of references which you will miss if you didn’t watch the first movie.

STORY: Just like the first movie, this one also portrayed the struggles of working overseas. They have also incorporated the global pandemic into the plot. We saw Joy and Ethan in their ups and downs, in their best and worst moments. I loved how this showed us how human and realistic they felt during all that they went through together.

CAST/ACTING: Both phenomenal actors. Kathryn and Alden are powerhouses in this. They also have really great dynamics on screen. I felt like the most raw moments were the moments that only have them both on screen acting their heart out. I would love to see a new movie with them as main leads once again.

MUSIC: I loved it! There’s music from the first movie that still brings back all the feels. The new soundtrack [“Palagi” ~ directly translates as “Always”] is so fitting in their story.

REWATCH: I want to rewatch this immediately after I finished watching in the cinema.

Definitely will recommend people to watch this! All the feels, great story flow, oozing chemistry and amazing performance from the actors.

Read More

The prequel was one of the best romance dramas, balancing heartfelt romance without sacrificing the characters’ personal growth and ambitions. So now, let’s see how Ethan and Joy’s story continues…

The story picks up in the spring of 2020. Ethan travels from Hong Kong to Calgary, Canada, to reunite with Joy, who is working hard to build a life there. Deeply in love, Ethan eventually proposes to her. However, their happiness is soon disrupted when the global COVID-19 pandemic strikes, locking down borders and bringing the world to a standstill.

Ethan gets stranded in Canada. With no way back and no income, he moves in with Joy. The pressure starts building fast. His bar in Hong Kong goes bankrupt while he’s away, leaving him with nothing. He takes on low-paying, menial jobs just to survive. A year later, tragedy strikes again—he finds out his father has contracted COVID-19 back home. He rushes back, but arrives too late. His father passes away before they can say goodbye.

Overwhelmed by grief, loneliness, and financial ruin, Ethan makes a terrible mistake—he has a one-night stand. Joy finds out during a video call. Heartbroken, she breaks off the engagement. Their relationship collapses, and both are left in pain.

Three years have passed. The world slowly recovers from the pandemic. Joy is now working at a nursing care facility in Canada, fully focused on her lifelong dream: passing the exams to become a registered nurse in the United States.

One day, while picking up a friend at the airport, she unexpectedly runs into Ethan—and Jhim. They’ve both come to Canada looking for fresh opportunities. Through a series of awkward, unplanned encounters, Joy and Ethan are thrown back into each other’s lives.

In order to help Ethan secure long-term residency in Canada—and perhaps to deal with her own unresolved feelings—Joy proposes a crazy arrangement: they will live together and pretend to be common-law partners for a year. Ethan agrees.

As time passes, Joy begins to notice how much Ethan has changed. He has become more mature, humble, and selfless, even volunteering at her nursing home. Eventually, Joy learns from Jhim what Ethan truly went through during the three years they spent apart.

As they navigate their unresolved feelings, bittersweet news arrives: Joy’s application to move to the United States has finally been approved. Her dream is within reach. Heartbroken but unwilling to stand in the way of her lifelong dream again, Ethan quietly accepts the possibility that this may truly be their final goodbye.

So, what happens next?
Will Joy leave for the U.S., chasing the future she’s worked so hard for?
Or will she choose love—and stay?

That's pretty much the story without giving anymore spoilers.

What I like:
+ Once again, one of the best romance movies….
+ The chemistry between Alden Richards & Kathryn Bernardo is still on fire…
+ Still happy to see how close-knit the Filipino immigrant community is. Even while living far away from home, they continue to support, comfort, and stand by each other like one big family.
+ Happy with the ending… We finally really get the ending between Joy & Ethan…

Overall if you're really a romance junkie like me, this one the movie you need to watch. Haha…

Read More