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Yet another film from a female perspective that is exclusively centered around romantic relationships. Even when the bland female lead with a Pinterest-looking bedroom isn't talking to/about some crush, she reads crappy romance novels. Because a young woman's life revolves around being rescued from the world by a man? She has no personality trait other than the fact that she's vaguely considered "smart," and she dresses nice.
At one point the male lead (the men are impossible to tell apart btw) asks her "how have you never had a boyfriend?" This girl is only 16! Why would she be expected to date? Is that her standard of worth? The love interests also lack personality. The only defining characteristic of the Peter character is that he really likes her. They don't ever talk about anything deep except for their interest in each other.
I really don't understand all the positive reviews for this film. Maybe there was something in the original book that was worth while. If you're skeptical about seeing this film, do not listen to the positive reviews. If you're looking for an extremely shallow take on the world, then by all means, feast your eyes. But trust me, you're better of with a different romantic film that can develop it's characters and maybe make a more positive comment about the female experience.
score 3/10
amycakes1958 22 August 2018
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