I can't say that i did not enjoy this movie. It was funny and it is difficult not to fall for Joey Kings charisma. But the movie send some wierd messages for the young crowd who is watching this. It shows the second a girl shows skin she gets attention and the boy she wants. Also it is probably one of the oldest chliches making a movie about a good girl falling for the bad guy. So all in all an okay movie if you dont think too much about it
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ceciliejensen117 May 2018
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peebles-5762117 May 2018I've been seeing this movie around the internet for a while, and a lot of people said that it was great, so I gave it a try. I was expecting it to be a proper rom-com teenage movie, but instead it was a cringey movie which was romanticizing a possible problematic relationship. Noah, who was the love interest of the main character, was very controlling even before they were in a relationship. On the other hand, the main character was just as bossy. There were a lot of cringe-worthy moments in this movie, especially with a lot of lines and with the party scene. The actors were great, though it felt weird that the leading man looked like a 20+ old guy trying to get a 15 year-old girl through cheesy and cliche lines. All in all, this movie had potential, but not enough to become a sensational rom-com movie.
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If you want to experience a fifteen year old girls fantasy, this is it!! :) For that it like it, kind of. The acting is even pretty good, given that the writing is clumsy.
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Brattsy13 May 2018The acting was good, for the type of movie it was. The chemistry was great. I liked all of the main characters, but the writers WTF? They blamed the love interest for what the main female character was responsible for? WTF? Did I miss why everyone hated the love interest as well? I mean, sure, maybe they didn't think he was right for her, I get that, but they all seemed to actively DISLIKE him. EVERYONE in the mc's life hated him. I didn't get that at all. I actually came to write I think my third? review on this site after 10 years because I'm so confused.
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I'm 28 and went into this movie knowing full well it's aimed at teenagers. I enjoy fluffy teen romance though so have no problem with cheesy storylines and characters, and this film is full of them! What I did have a problem with is the way relationships between women and men are portrayed in this film. It seems to start out ok: the leading teenage girl (Elle) has a male best friend (Lee) and their relationship is pretty cute and I thought it was quite progressive to show a girl and a boy who really are just friends without all the usual sexual tension you get in movies like this. Lee has an older brother (Noah) who is unremarkable except he is very good looking.
Things then start to go a bit wrong. It turns out Noah is pretty controlling of Elle, even telling all the other boys at school they can't date her or he'll hurt them. He frequently gets into fights with other boys when he sees them talking to her and beats people up. In one scene he's shouting at Elle to get in his car and even slams his fists down on the car bonnet aggressively whilst telling her, which made me feel really uncomfortable. There's even one scene where Elle has a minor accident and cuts her face, and Lee asks her if Noah hit her! That scene is then never followed up by any explanation - why would Lee immediately assume Noah beat up Elle?!
Meanwhile, Lee, who is portrayed as Elle's loveable and affable best friend controls her in his own way, by freaking out when he finds out she's dating Noah, asking her if she's having sex with him (none of his business?) and only accepting her back as a friend when she is no longer seeing Noah, despite her being obviously devastated about breaking up with him. In one scene he insists to her that breaking up with him was the right decision (he didn't really leave her any choice though did he).
There are also a couple of weird scenes where Elle strips off to the delight of crowds of boys, once when she was so drunk she had no idea what she was doing and everyone just stood there and allowed her to take her dress off. Another time in the boys locker room. Both scenes were odd and again, made me feel uncomfortable.
Other strange elements of the film are Noah being portrayed as a bad boy who gets into fights all the time, yet the reasons for this are not even explored one tiny bit. And even weirder, despite him being a bad boy who is presumably troubled, it's revealed that he's really randomly got a place at Harvard. This was weird because at no point during the film was it suggested that he was academic or even remotely ambitious, yet you don't get into Harvard without trying! There's also a summer montage of Elle and Noah together which is basically them having sex anywhere and everywhere. It felt a little yucky because she's a high school teenager and I thought it was an irresponsible message to send teenage girls out there.
A really funny part is when the kissing booth is immortalised at their prom as a memory that touched everybody's lives and Elle's all emotional because she was "part of something". REALLY? A kissing booth?!
Then, after sitting through all of this, Noah goes off to Harvard at the end of the movie and you're very much left with the impression that's the end of their romance. So I didn't even get the feel-good happy ending I was after.
So basically, this movie is really awful and if you have a daughter, I'd actually advise extreme caution allowing young girls to watch this movie because it really does send out the wrong messages about relationships and sex. -
Just another coming of age easy peasy, set in LA. Its a good watch nothing much special, except in this is the one when the girl gets to look pretty average! The gross height differences spoiled some of the scenes beyond accepable!
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I really hope there aren't any young girls who watch this movie and think: 1. That's how I need to act in order to get a guy 2. That's how a typical high school is for everyone (stereotypes and all) 3. Getting drunk and stripping has only good consequences 4. If a guy gets handsy, there will always be someone to save me 5. Sneaking around and lying about a relationship means that it's true love 6. Bad boy players who ride motorcycles make the perfect boyfriends 7. If I have sex with someone, we'll fall in love.
It was a cute movie with okay acting and the main characters had good chemistry, but everything just conveniently kept falling into place and I felt like it was written by a 12 year old girl who fantasizes about what high school and dating is going to be like. -
cam-8826822 May 2018There is a heck of a lot of open binge drinking, swearing and sex in this supposed "teen" movie. I'm trying to work out what age group it's actually aimed at? And the adults in the movie seem to think this behaviour is fine? The prom even features a photo of a kid doing a keg stand. Fairly predictable plot but entertaining, I just think the content should be more about college students than high school children
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montse_altamirano20 May 2018The story is predictable and has already been told in other movies, the girl is sexually harrased by a guy and he is not really punished, she even gives him her number. She is being embarrased and seen as a sexual object throughout the hole movie. Really bad, i dont recommend it at all.
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sstratton820 May 2018I know a lot of people hated the message but I didn't mind it at all. I'm all for it. It could have been much worst. World let's not have blinders on....things like this happen...people have anger issues....you fall for the wrong people...you make childish stupid mistakes. But to read comments about the lead female character attractiveness is the problem with the world today. I really enjoyed it and will watch it again. Although the message isn't great for the younger crowd....parents should be responsible for what they allow their kids to watch. But for a older person who enjoys cheese romance movies they will love this and I did.
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People say the acting is bad, that it has a bad representation of women, I disagree - to me it's a story about love, of course, but also knowing what you want, having to make an unideal decision, sure it's kinda cliched to start off with, but an enjoyable film none the less
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ashleynkateri1 June 2018Okay, so the movie is cheesy, the dialogue is cheesy, the entire plot is incredibly cliche. The entire football team going "OOH" when she sassed Noah, I mean really?? I could get past all that if the relationship between the two main characters was believable. I know that they're dating in real life and it really shocks me because me and my friends that watched this all thought there was barely any chemistry. I feel like they should've actually developed the relationship more instead of showing cheesy montages. It felt like they dated for five seconds before they were in love. Also, I'd just like to say that the notion that Noah could get into Harvard is downwright absured and just plain laughable. Harvard is extremely selective and don't just look at your grades, they look at everything. In the movie he is constantly getting into fights and he skips school. There is no freaking way he could have ever gotten into Harvard. I just couldn't get past how ridiculous that was, I know it was in the book, but it's just plain stupid. This movie could've been cute but the acting was ridiculous and the plot was entirely unbelievable.
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simplyteodora29 May 2018This made me cringe really really really hard, i was rolling my eyes so bad that it hurt for a few minutes.. If i could rate it -10 i would.. I am so sorry because i love teenage movies, but this was just so random and bad..
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girl_ranma27 May 2018I enjoyed the movie it was cliche however I did enjoy it. It was a bit quirky , cute and funny. There are a few concerns I had was the message this is sending to young girls. There is a scene where she goes to school and wears a skirt then a guy smacks her butt and then makes up for it in detention and the she goes on a date with him, uh... like what? What girl does this? . Then he stands her up and tells her why and she's so Upset and goes on about how great her boobs are uh..? So like her personality isn't good enough but her boobs are? Just not a very good message or realistic one. I also wish the female character would of had more stronger traits then seeming like a girl who needs saving or the need of having someone watch over her. Like I feel like I saw her running away crying a lot. Part of me feels like there are some things missing like more about how Flynn developed feelings for El not because " you don't crawl at my feet". There's not enough substance or like why El has feelings for Flynn other than he is just good looking.
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sciortinok23 May 2018That is all. I have nothing else to say. I'm literally only still writing because IMDB claims that my review is too short.
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TheProteanGirl7 June 2018I liked this movie. For starters they chose a really good looking lead for the Noah guy, and the girl is funny and cute. I liked that actress. However, there are some concerning things about this movie which I'll say below:
Firstly, yes they have a great chemistry but has anyone stopped to think that she's 14 years old and he's going to college so he has to be around legal age (18-19 according to a quick search)? If this is so this movie is advocating statutory rape, which is something super super creepy to think of while watching. With Hollywood having its share of these cases and rape allegations recently (in general), you'd think they wouldn't give any leeway for a "benefit of a doubt" about age. Either way, whether i'm right or wrong about the age, it is creepy because he's much bigger than her. In comparison she looks like a child to him when they kiss and are on the bed together. I found this aspect detached me from their chemistry a lot and I was rather disturbed by that in the back of my mind. I hope I'm not the only one who thought this as it's not something to handle lightly.
The other criticism I have is the idea of the movie in general. She has this platonic relationship with the guy she grew up with (who is her best friend). But he seems more right for her than his brother (the brother is flat out aggressive and controlling of her before they are even an item). The best friend is more caring and obviously gets affected by this a lot. Yet she treats him like rubbish in the whole of the movie. She lies to him, tells him what to do and in the end says "you don't like it deal with it or don't be my friend" (not like he's the only true friend who has her back all along even protecting her from these players). She uses him and I don't find they are what you call true best friends. She literally pits 2 brothers against each other, and gets in their way. It's a very slutty thing, like she expects him to be her friend all the while she gets the attractive brother (and its win-win for her because she gets anythign she wants apparently). This isn't teaching good lessons to young girls. You shouldn't treat people that way, ever.
Other than that, if these things were different, I'd say it was a great film. I liked it overall. I think it would've been cool if she ended up with her best friend since he was better for her and cared more about her. But obviously the good looking one always wins in these chic flick type movies... -
aedanner5 June 2018This movie is extremely cheesy, but that is what I would expect from a movie of this nature so not at all why I'm giving it 2 stars. What I didn't expect was for me to have such a strong hope that young girls don't watch this movie. The only reason I gave this movie 2 stars is because the acting is actually pretty good for a movie of this genre!
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There are many reasons that this movie bothered me. First, I felt that the main character was portrayed as a piece of property by her best friend and her boyfriend (they end up fighting over her and basically giving her ultimatums.) The boyfriend is also very controlling of her -telling her what to do, where to go, keeping other boys from talking to her. She's pretty assertive and tells him she doesn't like it, but it still rubbed me the wrong way. It seems because he's the hott/bad boy/jock, for the most part, he can get away with this type of abuse. Another detail that killed me was that Noah is also the school player (of course -he's the hott/bad boy/jock)but somehow, she changes him and they fall in love. The second time they kiss, which is her second kiss EVER, is also the same night they declare that they are a couple and they have sex on the beach. It is not implied that they used protection, either, and with teen pregnancies on the rise, it needs to be apparent. Also, to me, their relationship developed way too fast and shows girls that in order to be in a "real" relationship with a boy, you have to have sex with him. Finally, at the end of the movie when he goes off to college on the other side of the country, she says that she finally feels like she has all this confidence and can do anything all because of falling in love with that boy. That was the nail in the coffin to me. The character was great all on her own, she didn't need a boy to show her that. -
ashleylambert-3378213 May 2018Such a cute story and even though the guy isn't perfect and he tries to control her she doesn't let him. they help each other with their imperfections and the issues that come with their relationship. watching this movie honestly made me so happy and I would do anything to see a part two.
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vinayshri18 August 2020As an avid webseries and movis viewer i can All the cliche they made was sorted at end. I loved the cinematography and direction. Though it was nothing new in this but acting of Joey and Jacob was impressive. The plot was good and casting was best. Thank you.
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joeprops-17 June 2018It's as if the Hallmark channel tried to make an R rated movie while keeping it PG.
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nchinea22 May 2018As everyone else, I read about the movie coming out, but I didn't watch it. The first time I watched it I couldn't stop laughing, crying and feeling again the emotion of being in loved again, and specially with your first crush. I have seen the movies 5 times and I can't stop watching it. Every time is something new that I missed the first time. It's super funny. I like how they connect details with the movie The Breakfast Club and not only because Molly Ringwald is the mother of Noah and Lee. I loved the music, the scenery ... in conclusion EVERYTHING. I want a part 2.
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willemsvictor24 May 2018I see a lot of extremely bad reviews on this movie and as usual, I don't blame them, they just review a movie different from how I like to do it. I like to put the movie in its context first, it makes a lot more sense to me and it refrains me from losing interest in potentially overlooking a very good movie in the same "genre".
This "genre" of movies I tend to call "High School" movies will 90% of the time never do super great. There are some examples like The Breakfast Club, Project X,... etc. who did very well. But I couldn't count them on one hand. So that's something I like to keep in mind as well.
I put these kind of movies all under the same umbrella but just to be specific this was clearly a more drama/romantic one of its kind. So.... All in all, I've seen way worse than this.
The acting was good, during the more emotional scenes I didn't feel like there wasn't any unintentional weirdness or awkwardness or anything like that. The lead roles were well casted, I read some people found Elle annoying...? I disagree but oh well. People oversee that these actors are young in a very hard industry. They're not gonna win oscars straight from the bat. They all have to start somewhere.
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Now as for the story, as per usual in these kind of movies stated above. Same old, same old. Two very best friends, undividable. Along comes the most popular dude from the school.. Happens to be her best friends brother and there you have it. Which is FINE. You don't watch this movie and expect something else. At least.. I don't? But to be fair, there were quite some things that actually didn't make it that mainstream and made it tad bit different from those other movies which I liked.
I agree with a lot of people about the potential message it could send to younger girls though. It's all meant well, love this that, blabla. But there were some moments I didn't like where I also thought, hmm... that's a bit aggresive or unusual for this kind of movie. I just hope younger girls who watch it don't realise it. So that makes me think they tried to aim a bit higher when it comes to age category. (Not that it's vulgar, lewd,...)
Overall, an okay movie for THIS KIND. But will obviously never get an oscar, which probably isn't the makers their intention.. o/ -
Riles12315 June 2018I will have to agree with the users who are perturbed by the blatant lack of respect had by nearly every male figure in this movie for the main character, Elle. I will also have to disagree with those that claim the lightheartedness of this movie, or its "fictitious" nature as another put it, excuses the terrible messages it sends to its young audience. Elle only gets attention once she starts showing her body off, the young men constantly refer to her body--especially her breasts--when speaking about her (really? Not one boy in the film is interested in her mind, in getting to know her, beside the Flynn brothers? Not only does this film give young women the wrong message about how to be treated, it paints the men out to be utterly devoid of a value system...), and worse yet, Elle is too daft to stick up for herself for the majority of the film! I know this character is young, but I'd like to think most teenage girls in this day and age instinctually get a negative feeling (trauma aside) when treated like a commodity. She just goes along with it, incapable of seeing in light of her desire to be liked how she's just being played. I'd like to see a character that not only sticks up for herself around her best friend's older brother, but who knows how to be treated! Now that's a role model. And once again, the poor value system impressed upon the masses by Hollywood is not to be taken lightly. Young kids are watching more and more TV; if we're not going to rectify their connection to the television screen, we might as well feed them information that compels them to grow. All in all I was very disappointed with basically the entire plot--and while the acting was decent for the most part, I too (like another reviewer) kept face-palming! So cringey, I would think even for a high schooler.
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If I had only know that loosing my virginity would make my hair go from wildy unmanageable and frizzy to smooth, sleek, voluminous, and slightly curly at the ends... damn, I would have done it sooner.