Hello, Love, Goodbye Review (2019) — 79% Celluloid Score
Directed by Cathy Garcia-Sampana · 2019 ·
Hello, Love, Goodbye (2019) earns a 79% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Audiences (92%) responded more warmly than critics (78%).
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Four-source breakdown
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- Netflix
Why this score?
- Majority of critics rated it fresh (78%).
- Audiences widely enjoyed it (92%).
- Celluloid Score 79% averages these 4 public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded romance, drama pick
- Crowd-pleaser seekers — audiences liked it more than critics
Not ideal for
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Is Hello, Love, Goodbye worth watching?
Yes — Hello, Love, Goodbye earns a 79% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
The highest-grossing Filipino film of its era — a tear-jerking Hong Kong romance that critics found formulaic but audiences embraced as the definitive KathrynBernardo–Alden Richards love story.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Audiences (92%) responded more warmly than critics (78%).
What is Hello, Love, Goodbye about?
Two overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong — a domestic helper saving for nursing school and a bartender chasing permanent residency — fall in love knowing their visas and dreams may force them apart. Cathy Garcia-Sampana delivers a blockbuster OFW romance that made Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards a generational screen pair.
Critic Reviews
Hello, Love, Goodbye (2019) Review: The Definitive OFW Romance Blockbuster
★★★★☆
Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards became a generational pair in Cathy Garcia-Sampana's Hong Kong OFW weepie — 78% critics, 92% audiences, record-breaking love.
Essential [Philippines](/country/philippines/) romance on [Best of Asia 2016–2026](/best/asia-2016-2026/) — formula perfected to national event scale.
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