Stars: Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Molly Ringwald, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Meganne Young, Stephen Jennings, Carson White, Bianca Bosch, Camilla Wolfson, Zandile-Izandi Madliwa, Judd Krok | Written by Vince Marcello, Jay S Arnold | Directed by Vince Marcello
The Kissing Booth landed on Netflix in the Summer of 2018 to fanfare from those it was aimed at, with many enjoying it’s simplistically sweet high-school love story and characters who had a chemistry that pushed it up a touch. I mean… I’m a 30-something guy who tends to veer towards Amelie, Before Sunrise or True Romance for my love stories, so it wasn’t really my bag, but I didn’t expect it to be. I’m not the general demographic for The Kissing Booth. I’m okay with that. So… when the sequel hatched from the egg of uncertainty a week or two back, and my better-half decided...
The Kissing Booth landed on Netflix in the Summer of 2018 to fanfare from those it was aimed at, with many enjoying it’s simplistically sweet high-school love story and characters who had a chemistry that pushed it up a touch. I mean… I’m a 30-something guy who tends to veer towards Amelie, Before Sunrise or True Romance for my love stories, so it wasn’t really my bag, but I didn’t expect it to be. I’m not the general demographic for The Kissing Booth. I’m okay with that. So… when the sequel hatched from the egg of uncertainty a week or two back, and my better-half decided...
- 7/31/2020
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Love triangles, tested friendships, college applications, dance competitions, and a whole new carnival kissing booth to plan were just a few of the many events that complicate Elle's life in Netflix's The Kissing Booth 2. And with these new storylines come new characters, most prominently fresh love interests Marco (Taylor Zakhar Perez) and Chloe (Maisie Richardson-Sellers). However, the addition of Ollie (Judd Krok) and his coming to terms with his sexuality was one plot I just couldn't get on board with - Ollie deserves so much more.
While the storyline was underdeveloped in its own right, it also added very little to the main narrative, leaving me to question why it was included in the first place if not for some pseudo act of "wokeness."
My first red flag should have been that it took me about an hour and half through the movie before I even learned Ollie's name.
While the storyline was underdeveloped in its own right, it also added very little to the main narrative, leaving me to question why it was included in the first place if not for some pseudo act of "wokeness."
My first red flag should have been that it took me about an hour and half through the movie before I even learned Ollie's name.
- 7/28/2020
- by Katherine McLaughlin
- Popsugar.com
From its auspicious beginning as a novel written by then-15-year-old author Beth Reekles on the self-publish site Wattpad, to its wildly popular film debut on Netflix, “The Kissing Booth” has proven itself a hit. It spoke to its target audience without speaking down to them, telling the story of a young woman confronted with the challenge of choosing between a longterm relationship with her male best friend or a budding romance with his hotter older brother. Though its imaginatively named sequel “The Kissing Booth 2” hits similar beats, themes and emotional touchstones, it delivers a few refreshing details by giving the heroine more agency in her quest to find happiness — yet not quite enough to justify its interminable run time.
High school senior Elle Evans (Joey King) has just spent the best summer of her life with her hunky, hot-tempered boyfriend Noah (Jacob Elordi), basking in the California sun,...
High school senior Elle Evans (Joey King) has just spent the best summer of her life with her hunky, hot-tempered boyfriend Noah (Jacob Elordi), basking in the California sun,...
- 7/24/2020
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Joey King, Jacob Elordi, Joel Courtney, Carson White, Hilton Pelser, Judd Krok, Sanda Shandu, Joshua Daniel Eady, D. David Morin, Bianca Bosch, Jessica Sutton, Molly Ringwald | Written and Directed by Vince Marcello
When Elle Evans (Joey King), a pretty, late-bloomer who’s never-been-kissed, decides to run a kissing booth at her high school’s Spring Carnival, she unexpectedly finds herself locking lips with her secret crush- the ultimate bad boy, Noah Flynn (Jacob Elordi). Sparks fly, but there’s one little problem: Noah just happens to be the brother of her best friend, Lee, (Joel Courtney) and is absolutely off limits according to the rules of their friendship pact. Elle’s life is turned upside down when she realizes that she must ultimately make a choice: follow the rules or follow her heart.
The Netflix exclusive The Kissing Booth directed by Vince Marcello and starring Joey King has suffered...
When Elle Evans (Joey King), a pretty, late-bloomer who’s never-been-kissed, decides to run a kissing booth at her high school’s Spring Carnival, she unexpectedly finds herself locking lips with her secret crush- the ultimate bad boy, Noah Flynn (Jacob Elordi). Sparks fly, but there’s one little problem: Noah just happens to be the brother of her best friend, Lee, (Joel Courtney) and is absolutely off limits according to the rules of their friendship pact. Elle’s life is turned upside down when she realizes that she must ultimately make a choice: follow the rules or follow her heart.
The Netflix exclusive The Kissing Booth directed by Vince Marcello and starring Joey King has suffered...
- 8/18/2018
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
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