Sometimes, all you need is a little push to break things off with someone. For a number of couples, that push recently came in the form of The Loved One.
The Loved One presents us with snippets of Eric (Jericho Rosales) and Ellie’s (Anne Curtis) ten-year relationship, tracking the trajectory of their romance through vivid, non-linear flashbacks that show us the best (and worst) of this couple’s decade together.
For some, The Loved One hit a little closer to home than expected. Several moviegoers have gone online to confess that watching the film made them reevaluate their own long-term relationships and decide that they weren’t worth maintaining.
“[A]fter the movie, naiyak ako and ‘di agad umalis sa chair kasi ramdam ko na pareho naming nakita ang sagot para sa relationship namin after watching it,” wrote one audience member on Facebook about watching The Loved One with their partner. “[R]ight after namin nakauwi, we talked and ended the [two-year] relationship.”
“I made up my mind after first watching the film by myself,” wrote another moviegoer on TikTokTikTokA social media platform for creating, sharing, and discovering short-form videos, featuring music, trends, challenges, and personalized content.Go to TikTok Glossary who broke up with their boyfriend after rewatching The Loved One with him. “We were 14 years together. The happy, the good, the bad, and everything in between.”
We’re not saying that watching The Loved One is a sure-fire way to kick off a breakup. But if your relationship is on the rocks, hearing the stripped-down version of Cup of Joe’s “Multo” at the climax of the film won’t help.
Director Irene Villamor’s latest romance-drama, starring Curtis and Rosales as its two turbulent lovers, has filled out cinemas both locally and internationally since it premiered earlier this February. Now on its second week, The Loved One has earned P125 million and counting from local cinema sales so far. Globally, the film has currently amassed P160 million in gross sales thanks to screenings in the United Arab Emirates and the United States (with Canada, Taiwan, New Zealand, and Australia soon to follow).
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The Loved One follows Eric (Jericho Rosales) and Ellie (Anne Curtis) through non-linear flashbacks depicting the best and worst moments of their ten-year relationship, directed by Irene Villamor.
Several moviegoers have shared online that watching the film prompted them to reevaluate their own long-term relationships, with some describing conversations that led directly to breakups after leaving the theater or rewatching the film with their partner.
A stripped-down version of Cup of Joe’s “Multo” plays during the film’s climax, a moment several viewers have cited as particularly emotionally affecting.
The Loved One has earned P125 million and counting from local cinema sales in its second week, with P160 million in global gross sales from screenings in the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Beyond the Philippines, The Loved One has screened in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, with releases in Canada, Taiwan, New Zealand, and Australia expected to follow.
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