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Written by Sofia Alvarez,
based on the novel by Jenny Han. Directed by Susan Johnson. Starring Lana
Codor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish and Anna Catchart. USA, 2018.
A quiet teenage girl’s
high school love life is turned upside down when secret letters she wrote to
all of her crushes over the years actually get mailed to the crushes and out
her feelings. Soon she finds herself in her first real relationship, and
struggles to reconcile being a girlfriend with the rest of her identity.
This is one where the
premise only exists to kick start the otherwise conventional story, but the
thing that makes it work is the central performances, specifically the young
lead, Lana Condor, who is so likable you’d follow her basically anywhere. All
of the young people in the cast rise to the occasion and elevate the material,
as does the elements of the main character’s Korean-American upbringing, giving
just enough of a unique take to spice up what could have otherwise been a bland
teen rom-com.
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