Gaya sa Pelikula (Like in the Movies) is too woke and too preachy for my taste. It's like I need to predict what the next over-to-top cliche is going to be in every episode. The story starts at a strangely slow pace, with the first act spanning episodes halfway the series, and that took a toll in me to invest or identify myself fully in either of the lead characters. I've shed a tear or two in some of Vlad's dialogues as Ian Pangilinan's acting is commendable, but that I cannot say for the other characters.