The Kissing Booth

It's as if the Hallmark channel tried to make an R rated movie while keeping it PG.

If I had only know that loosing my virginity would make my hair go from wildy unmanageable and frizzy to smooth, sleek, voluminous, and slightly curly at the ends... damn, I would have done it sooner.

This story has been done time after time. Forced acting. Horrible attempt to match Elle (Joey King) with Noah (Jacob Elordi). There is NO chemistry between these two. Totally unrealistic. Prom scene is almost a rip off of Pretty in Pink. Maybe with a different lead actress this would have been a much better movie. Nothing new here to watch, keep on moving.

The acting was good, for the type of movie it was. The chemistry was great. I liked all of the main characters, but the writers WTF? They blamed the love interest for what the main female character was responsible for? WTF? Did I miss why everyone hated the love interest as well? I mean, sure, maybe they didn't think he was right for her, I get that, but they all seemed to actively DISLIKE him. EVERYONE in the mc's life hated him. I didn't get that at all. I actually came to write I think my third? review on this site after 10 years because I'm so confused.

Is this explained in the book or something? Did he do something other than kiss/sleep with a lot of girls?

I've been seeing this movie around the internet for a while, and a lot of people said that it was great, so I gave it a try. I was expecting it to be a proper rom-com teenage movie, but instead it was a cringey movie which was romanticizing a possible problematic relationship. Noah, who was the love interest of the main character, was very controlling even before they were in a relationship. On the other hand, the main character was just as bossy. There were a lot of cringe-worthy moments in this movie, especially with a lot of lines and with the party scene. The actors were great, though it felt weird that the leading man looked like a 20+ old guy trying to get a 15 year-old girl through cheesy and cliche lines. All in all, this movie had potential, but not enough to become a sensational rom-com movie.