To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Published 2018-08-17
The letters are out
Film info
- Director
- Year / Run time 2018 ยท 1hr 39m
- Series To All The Boys (1 of 2)
- Genres Comedy, Romance
When her secret love letters somehow get mailed to each of her five crushes, Lara Jean finds her quiet high school existence turned upside down.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:36 | "I was trying to meditate but I ended up falling asleep." Yep. |
| 5:14 | Argh, junior UN seems like such a rubbish idea. |
| 11:21 | I like when you can put so much emotion into one word: "Uggs." |
| 14:49 | "Do you want a carrot?" Weird chat up line. |
| 16:43 | That little kid has Scotland sussed. |
| 21:34 | This is an actual nightmare. For twenty seconds, I loved the little sister. Now she is the worst |
| 24:43 | Moon Day, I like that. |
| 31:54 | Are they playing lacrosse? |
| 33:39 | "After we watch the candles movie, we're watching Fight Club." I think we actually need to have this double feature one day. |
| 33:47 | She said she doesn't want anyone to know but then wrote it down on paper. Like she learnt nothing from the letters thing in the first place. |
| 36:50 | This is very Easy A. |
| 48:44 | "It's whatever." Gonna use that. |
| 58:46 | The thing is, I can never tell if Josh is actually there or not, because sometimes he's just in her head. |
| 1:04:20 | I'm worried about the scrunchie and when it will make a comeback at the worst possible time. |
| 1:11:16 | There it is! |
| 1:16:58 | "I know you're only being nice to me because I accidentally made a sex tape and you feel bad." Weirdest sentence ever. |
| 1:18:13 | Is this a bad film or have I just seen too many movies? |
| 1:27:58 | "He should have done it a lot sooner but, he's a jock, they're slow learners." |
Thoughts
Interesting one, this. We were on board to watch another Netflix film on the day it was released, as that is quite a lot of fun, even though this one really wasn't aimed at us. It's a YA book turned into a film, and that shines through. The story is predictable, and the elements along the way are signposted so early on that it was actually quite laughable by the end.
However, I really loved all the characters and the acting was brilliant. They may have been struggling through an underwhelming script, but I wanted more from all the characters because they all wormed their way into my hearts in different ways. It was fun, even though it wasn't quite as good as I might have expected.
Or, as Mr C sums up:
Rating: 3 / 5