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TO ALL THE BOYS – ALWAYS AND FOREVER (2021): The Things I Liked…

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To All The Boys: Always and Forever (2021), Lana Condor, Netflix
To All The Boys: Always and Forever (2021), Lana Condor, Netflix

I remember being pleasantly surprised by To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, back in 2018; the story of the romantic life of two high school students, Lara Jean (Lana Condor) and Peter (Noah Centineo).

Then came To All the Boys – P.S. I Still Love You (2020), a film I concluded was okay compared to the first. Having now watched To All the Boys – Always and Forever, the final instalment, I can say that minus one or two minor niggles, director Michael Fimognari’s film is close to as satisfying as high school romance stories get. Especially for girls who picture themselves in Lara Jean’s position.

It certainly helps that Peter is quite decent, somewhat mature, and the story feels generally quite grounded in the reality of what life is like for high schoolers in similar predicaments. I enjoyed letting To All the Boys – Always and Forever take me back to the romantic ups and downs of high school life, and remembering just how absorbing my high school romances were.

Other highlights include the general look and feel of the visuals, including the colours, illustrations, plus a perfectly fitting, sometimes rebellious soundtrack.

The only parts that had me raising an eyebrow or two involve the situation with the pink sofa on the New York subway. Particularly the expectation that I’m supposed to believe they fully carried it there. There’s also the fact that Peter’s father looks very unlike him and some of his dialogue left me wanting.

I say watch To All the Boys – Always and Forever if you enjoyed the first two movies. The story is wrapped up rather well.

Happy Film Loving,

G

Comedy, Drama, Romance

TO ALL THE BOYS – ALWAYS AND FOREVER (2021): New Trailer From Noah Centineo, Lana Condor, Janel Parrish…

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To All The Boys: Always and Forever (2021), Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Netflix
To All The Boys: Always and Forever (2021), Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Netflix

Read my spoiler-free movie review of  To all the Boys – Always and Forever (2021).

In To All the Boys – Always and Forever, Noah Centineo and Lana Condor are back for the third and final story of Lara and Peter.

Continuing their romantic life, we’ll get to see both of them grow up while facing good and hard times with friends and family.

Directed once again by Michael Fimognari; additional key cast includes Janel Parrish, Madeleine Arthur, Lisa Durupt, and Sarayu Blue.

The first instalment was a good teen movie. The second was OK. My fingers are crossed that this one will be a worthy finale.

Momona Tamada, Emilija Baranac, Kayla Deorksen and C. Ernst Harthand also star.

To All the Boys – Always and Forever Release Dates: February 12th, 2021 (US), Netflix…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Drama, No Spoiler Reviews, Romance

TO ALL THE BOYS – P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU (2020): The Thing I Liked…

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To All The Boys P.S. I Still Love You (2020), Noah Centineo, Lana Condor, Netflix
To All The Boys P.S. I Still Love You (2020), Noah Centineo, Lana Condor, Netflix

My thoughts on To All The Boys – P.S. I Still Love You isn’t at all dissimilar to how I felt about 2018’s To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before; a drama/romance where a teenage girl’s secret love letters get exposed. 

I’m still technically not the target market but I don’t completely regret watching director Michael Fimognari’s latest film either. With the movie’s two protagonists now officially in a relationship, we get to see Lara Jean (Lana Condor) have to decide between new boyfriend Peter (Noah Centineo) and another recipient of her love letters, John Ambrose (Jordan Fisher) who just showed up.

How Lara Jean handles the situation doesn’t result in things going especially smoothly. Instead we get to see her and Peter make more of the common mistakes of young love (not that adults are immune, of course). My non-teenage self found watching said mistakes a tad frustrating. Yet not so much that I wanted to stop watching. It’s no wonder then that I like the last quarter of the film best, since that’s when the young characters finally wise up and balance is finally restored.

I’m quite certain that almost all the teenage girls out there who have a Centineo crush, or not, don’t need me to tell them to watch this movie. That’s because they already did and or are watching it for the 4th time right now. I tuned in because I didn’t dislike the first one, which I think I definitely prefer. I prefer it in part because it had more going on than just the main love story.

Another reason I watched Fimognari’s film is there’s always room in my life for some ‘easy viewing’ movies. And as a non-teenager, this is certainly that for me.

Watch it if you’re curious. 

Happy Film Loving, 

G

Drama, Romance

TO ALL THE BOYS P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU (2020): New Trailer From Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Ross Butler…

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To All The Boys P.S. I Still Love You (2020), Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Netflix
To All The Boys P.S. I Still Love You (2020), Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Netflix

Read my spoiler-free movie review of To All The Boys P.S. I Still Love You (2020).

To All The Boys P.S. I Still Love You, the sequel to To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is here with a new trailer starring Lana Condor and Noah Centineo.

The story picks up from when Lara Jean (Condor) and Peter (Centineo) are officially together but then another recipient of Lara Jean’s love letters enters the picture.

Directed by Michael Fimognari; additional key cast includes Ross Butler, Sarayu Blue and John Corbett.

I’m certain that the teenage girl I used to be, the one who had several all-consuming crushes while in high school, will be mad at me if I don’t watch this. That is all.

Trezzo Mahoro, Holland Taylor, Jordan Fisher, Janel Parrish, Madeleine Arthur, Jill Morrison, Anna Cathcart and Jill Morrison also star.

To All The Boys P.S. I Still Love You Release Dates: February 12th, 2020 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Drama, No Spoiler Reviews, Romance

TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE (2018): The Things I Liked…

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To All The Boys I've Loved Before (2018), Lana Condor
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018), Lana Condor

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, the story of a teenage girl whose secret love letters to five crushes end up being delivered is not a bad movie.

Love, Simon (2018) may still be my favourite high school movie in a while, but I liked how good director Susan Johnson’s film was at taking me back to that time when I too was a high schooler with an all-consuming crush.

Besides the gift of reminiscing, I enjoyed seeing John Corbett in his role as a father to three daughters. I also definitely liked the look and design of the teenage protagonist’s bedroom – even though it’s not how I’d have liked my teenage room to look.

Overall, I’d say that To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before is an adequately entertaining movie that felt very teenage. This is probably why my non-teenage self found some of the mistakes the teenagers in the movie made, quite frustrating to watch.

Led well by Lana Condor, the entire cast did a good job and I’m not that mad at the end result.

You’ll likely guess how things will play out soon after the film starts, but I say, watch it anyway. Especially if reminiscing about high school won’t hurt. And definitely watch it if you’re in high school. I’d probably have loved it more if I’d been around the same age when this movie came out.

Happy Film Loving,

G