The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
Directed by Vince Marcello
With college decisions looming, Elle juggles her long-distance romance with Noah, changing relationship with bestie Lee and feelings for a new classmate.
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I can pretend my 11-year-old self loved “Clueless” when it came out in 1995 for its smart satire of teen movies in a modernized Jane Austen framework.
As for zeroing in on the feelings of confusion and displacement felt by teenagers, look elsewhere; there are plenty of high school films, from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" to "The Edge of Seventeen" that do that better.
That plot is kind of like Elle Woods heading to Harvard Law in “Legally Blonde,” but absent the basic feminism of that iconic 19-year-old comedy.
Think American Pie -meets- A Cinderella Story .
Think American Pie -meets- A Cinderella Story .
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As for zeroing in on the feelings of confusion and displacement felt by teenagers, look elsewhere; there are plenty of high school films, from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" to "The Edge of Seventeen" that do that better.
He’s the only dancer at her school talented enough to help her win the $50,000 prize at a “Dance Dance Mania” tournament that looks like the opening ceremony of The Hunger Games.