Reviews

I guess this movie is a little bit predictable, but also enjoyable and sends a really good message to the audience. The fact that nowadays everyone's obsessed with trying to be perfect, even though it's impossible to reach is quite pointed out.

I liked the chemistry that was between the two main characters and the fact that they would eventually end up together was a little prominent, but the storyline was much better than what you would expect just from the title of the movie alone.

It's nothing too complicated or twisted, but I feel like it's a good enough of a movie to watch on a lazy day and it also left a good feeling in you afterwards. I would recommend if you're looking for nothing too sensitive or serious, just some good swapped movie to watch.

I hate to say it, but this movie is a trash. It has barely there plot with so much unrealistic and noncaptivating twists, that it surely made cringe even Vanessa Hudgens.

The whole concept of the movie feels like someone just wanted to shoot a new Christmas - themed "romantic" movie, but had so little time to think through it, that he decided to write the first thing that came into his mind. This movie has nothing to offer except fancy locations and horrible acting. The characters are boring as hell and the whole storyline just seems silly.

I personally think that this movie was shot for people who are just bored during the Christmas break, and aren't very choosy when it comes to movies, so they just click on the Netflix and find first Christmas movie that catches their eye and watch it. The target well chosen, cause it matches well with the rest.

I am one of those people who actually read the books and was eagerly looking forward to seeing those amazing characters being brought to life. Although I have to say I was disappointed and angry that the director along with the writer missed this great opportunity to make an astounding movie from such great content from the book.

Sadly, the storyline written in the book is involved in the slightest, which I think was a huge mistake. Everything that makes "After" After was cut out and replaced with scenes that might look like they've been cut out from some Instagram filter - fantasy world, but doesn't move the plot further or doesn't do anything to help develop the characters as well. I feel like there have been so many scenes that weren't finished or just simply weren't important. I think that this movie could have been so much better if they just stuck to the book more strictly.

Also, the characters development wasn't as great as I thought it would be, I mean the actors' features did resemble the ones, you would imagine from the book, but the acting and playing had its flaws. It was maybe because both of the actors have so little experience or just simply weren't able to perform the characters correctly. For example Tessa in the book is more overthinking things, not just jumping into things 2 seconds after Hardin says it, and on the other hand, Hardin is much ruder and mocking, seductive.. than in the movie.

Also I simply just don't understand why they decided to label this movie with PG-13 when half of the book is contained from sex scenes or intimacy. This was another thing that disappointed me the most.

Also, I feel like the whole movie would have been much more realistic if they showed us more dramatic scenes like the intense arguments between Tessa and Hardin, the flaws of their toxic relationship and also the complicated past of Hardin's which led him to be the way he is.

From my point of view, this movie wasn't the worst I've ever seen, but if I recall it today, I can't even remember the plot, I mean nothing really happened in there. The scenes were beautiful and all, but it just seemed so unrealistic. It felt like if I was watching the trailer for 1 hour and 46 minutes.