“I’ve never been a girlfriend before. I hope I’m good at it.”
– Lara Jean
SYNOPSIS: Lara Jean and Peter have just taken their relationship from pretend to officially official when another recipient of one of her old love letters enters the picture. – via IMDB
So while we all know I loved the first, this one didn’t quite measure up (though sequels seldom do). That being said, it isn’t a bad movie at all, and is again easy watching with great characters and good banter. I just love watching all these characters and how they interact, and I enjoy the humour a lot as well.
In this one, John Ambrose writes Lara Jean a letter after receiving her love letter. This gets Lara Jean’s overactive imagination going into overdrive, cross questioning everything in her life, and playing on her insecurities of never having been a girlfriend before and not knowing what she is expected to do now with Peter since they are dating.
Peter, of course, is still like, this slice of perfection. No pressure for sex or for her to be anything she isn’t, and I love it. Centineo is still the perfect choice for this role, as he is insanely charming and super adorable. I absolutely love the chemistry between him and Lana Condor. They just click. They also work the tension and changing tides between them well, and I thought Jordan Fisher as John Ambrose was also smooth and charming, very flirtatious and all, though I was still Team Peter FOREVER.
I think To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You was quite good in exploring that teen anxiety of dating and not knowing the rules anymore, being young and out of your depth, etc. Are you caged? Are you supposed to be with this guy? All the confusion runs rampant in here. Yes, still predictable, but still such a fun watch. These movies are sweet and easy to watch, though the first reigns supreme. Yes, the pacing is weird in places if you think about it too much, but just don’t. Enjoy it for the cute, good looking fluff it is. Can’t wait for the last one!
I liked the first movie, but the second and third were a bit too cheesy and cute for me.
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They definitely did go the cheesy, cutesy route! I still enjoyed the last two, but loved the first.
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At first, It thought this was about All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, but It was wrong. As a matter of trivia, “Mandy Lane” was what got It interested in writing a horror script and subsequently trying to write about horror movies. In any case – this one is maybe not for It but is happy It still liked it.
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It remembers not being wowed by Mandy Lane, though maybe It should give it a rewatch hehe. Yes, It enjoyed this very much, but doesn’t think this would be for It. Oh no.
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