By now everyone has at least heard something about “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”, a Netflix Original teen romantic comedy. Almost every girl is gushing over this movie, some even saying it’sbetter than “The Kissing Booth”, another Netflix Original. Its release date was August 17 and I encountered the trailer a few days before it was released and saved it to My List on Netflix to watch.
I’ll admit the first few minutes in were abit boring, but as I continued to watch more of it, it grew interesting. The main character Lara Jean is the middle child of 3 siblings and attending high school. She fantasizes about love in the books she reads, but doesn’t indulge in taking the risk of being in an actual relationship. She keeps love letters addressed to the 5 boys she has known in her lifetime, but doesn’t plan on them ever reading the letters. The recipients are crushes she had growing. She is weel aware they’ll only just be crushes and nothing else. When the letters are suddenly released she has to deal with the consequences.
One of the recipients confronts Lara about the letter and later uses the situation to convince her of being in a fake relationship with him in result of them trying to get back with his ex-girlfriend.
The movie it had its moments where it pulled my heartstrings or made me feel overwhelmed with emotions. The way the movie ended things it left me satisfied, while also hinted at there being a sequel which hopefully will be released in the near future. I consider this movie to be a 7/10 and a great coming of age story, if you’re someone looking for a cheesy but sweet popcorn romance.