‘Hold Me Close’ squanders its potential to explore the intersection of fate and personal choice, leaving audiences with surface-level concepts and underdeveloped characters.

‘Ikaw Pa Rin Ang Pipiliin Ko’ tells the story of two lovers with a shared love for music but neither does their love for music nor their love for each other feel real. It gives us an unethical romance with an undeniable power imbalance between the couple.