Thoughits 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 Conclusion The Kissing Booth 2 is the latest in the long line of Netflix original romantic comedies rated TV-14. Building on the story that began in 2018's The Kissing Booth, this sequel does things a bit differently from the original.While there is still plenty of sexual content here, this sequel felt marginally less creepy and somewhat sweeter.. Elle keeps her clothes on throughout most Parentsneed to know that The Kissing Booth 2 is the sequel to The Kissing Booth, Netflix's super-popular movie based on the ebook by Beth Reekles.The story picks up just after the original movie ended, with main character Elle starting her senior year at an upscale private high school while her boyfriend goes off to college.This film is tamer than the original, with less underage drinking Liputanfilm hari ini berasal dari Netflix yang berjudul The Kissing Booth 2. Film ini tuh sekuel dari The Kissing Booth yang diperankan oleh pemeran utamanya Joey King as Elle, Joel Courtney as Flynn dan Jacob Elordi as Noah.. Kisahnya dari awal memang sudah seru, jadi saat tahu sekuelnya akan tayang di Netflix langsung pasang reminder dan langsung nonton The Kissing Booth Sekuel ini Netflixs "The Kissing Booth" was met with positive and negative feedback from fans and critics. Some viewers have called the movie sexist, regressive, and problematic. The film also includes several rom-com tropes and clichés like a classic high-school party scene. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. pxs5ui. What I most appreciate about the Kissing Booth rom-com trilogy is that it’s savvy enough to know when to indulge in outlandish adolescent wish-fulfillment and brave enough to depict its teen protagonists as realistically drunk, horny revelers. Based on the book series by Beth Reekles, who was a teenager herself when she imagined what would happen if a spunky video gamer finally grew boobs and ended up seducing the high school bad boy, the films have no compunctions about showcasing underage pleasure. Kids make sex tapes in their high school classrooms, casually down shots without any subsequent preachiness and fall into bed like giddy newlyweds. While sexual realism was commonplace in the classic teen comedies of the 1980s, Netflix’s current revival of the genre mainly features wimps and wieners wishing on a star for a dainty little kiss. Or so I’ve interpreted. I’ve written before about how The Kissing Booth and its sequel, while frivolous overall, are still the rare mainstream films in this day and age that allow their teen heroine Joey King any sexual freedom at all without making her pay with humiliation, slut-shaming or emotional turmoil. Simply put, Elle Evans fucks. The Kissing Booth 3 The Bottom Line Silly teen wish-fulfillment with some bite. Release date Wednesday, Aug. 11 Cast Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Molly Ringwald, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Meganne Young Director Vince Marcello Screenwriters Vince Marcello, Jay Arnold 1 hour 53 minutes Or, rather, she exclusively fucks her best friend’s brother, Noah Flynn Euphoria’s Jacob Elordi, the motorcycle-riding hunk she’s been dating since her post-pubescent glow-up in the first film. In the franchise’s final chapter, Elle has graduated from a love triangle to a love hexagon that involves her boyfriend, her platonic best friend Lee Joel Courtney, Lee’s new Berkeley friends, the random hot guy who enticed her in the second film and returned for more masochism Taylor Zakhar Perez and her boyfriend’s hot/rich college friend who, for some reason, shows up to cry about her divorcing parents Maisie Richardson-Sellers. Everyone is disappointing everyone else. What happened to “girls just wanna have fun?” If The Kissing Booth 3 stuck with its opening premise and maintained an air of idealistic summer anarchy for the entire story, the film might have been a mindless blast. Elle, Noah and Lee convince the boys’ parents to let them stay at the family beach house one last summer before they all skip off to college. It’s the perfect plan The kids get to play house for a few months, “helping” the Flynns prepare for a sale to beachfront condo developers while they host pool party ragers for weeks on end. As demonstrated by all resort-set special vacation episodes of classic sitcoms or even the one-off summer series Baby-Sitter’s Club books, the summer getaway concept succeeds thanks to carefree novelty and low-stakes misadventures. I wanted no conflict, really, just hangouts and escapades. Sun, beaches, bikinis. But director Vince Marcello somehow ends up turning this breezy summer fantasy into a kitchen sink drama. Elle can’t seem to please anyone not taciturn Noah, who mistakenly thinks she can’t wait to join him at Harvard in the fall; not clingy Lee, who plans to spend every waking minute of this final summer with her despite her other obligations; not her widowed father, who just wants her to get to know his new girlfriend with an open mind; not pretty boy Marco, who still wants to be with her even after she broke his heart months ago. Throw in Elle’s waitressing job, some rehashed jealousy palaver and endless handwringing over college decisions, and you’ve got yourself an overstuffed threequel at least 30 minutes too long. The film sags under the weight of all those storylines until the last five minutes. In addition to its narrative bloat, The Kissing Booth 3 looks like it’s coming apart at the seams. Some green-screened background CGI appears as phony as old-timey painted movie sets, and whether King’s long brunette mane was real or not is immaterial because, no matter what, it looks like a sheitel. The cast knows they’re churning out cloying fluff, though, and they’re clearly having the time of their lives. King, a ham, has more natural onscreen chemistry with goofy Courtney than she does with brooding Elordi, who ascended to dark HBO fare not long after The Kissing Booth originally debuted. King and Courtney’s BFF duo spend their last summer of childhood recementing their fractured relationship by completing a beach bucket list, which has the two actors guzzling down pie, karaoke-ing nostalgic jams, sumo wrestling in fat suits and cosplaying Nintendo characters during a real-life Mario Kart relay. There’s a lot of screeching in this movie. Elle doesn’t connect with other girls her age, preferring to spend all her energy focused on the emotional hair-triggers of the men in her life. She has no idea why she wants to go to Harvard, other than the fact that Noah goes there. We don’t know her goals and neither does she although she’s frequently told she’s brilliant, for some undemonstrated reason. At some point, Elle runs away crying from the Hollywood sign, which is about as hilarious as her motorcycling off into the sunset with Noah on numerous occasions. However, the film does something unexpectedly audacious with its last few moments, making me wonder if there’s at least a little nutrition in cloying fluff. Full credits Cast Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Molly Ringwald, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Meganne Young Production companies Clearblack Films, Komixx Entertainment, Picture Loom Distribution Netflix Director Vince Marcello Screenwriter Vince Marcello, Jay Arnold Producers Carl Beyer, Darren Cameron, Andrew Cole-Bulgin, Ed Glauser, Vince Marcello, Michele Weisler Executive producers Adam Friedlander, Joey King Director of photography Anastas N. Michos Production designer Iñigo Navarro Music Patrick Kirst Editor Paul Millspaugh 1 hour 53 minutes THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Cast & crewUser reviewsTrivia2018TV-141h 45mA high school student is forced to confront her secret crush at a kissing high school student is forced to confront her secret crush at a kissing high school student is forced to confront her secret crush at a kissing production, box office & company infoVideos5Jacob Elordi Receives the IMDb STARmeter AwardMore like thisReview CreepyIt's as if the Hallmark channel tried to make an R rated movie while keeping it 7, 2018Contribute to this pageSuggest an edit or add missing contentEdit pageMore to explore “Alright, let’s do this thing! Again!” It’s not always the most encouraging sign for a character to yell this line in a sequel, but here we go again. “The Kissing Booth” is back with a similar premise of troubled young love but with some new twists and a few new characters. Elle Joey King and Lee Joel Courtney have thankfully repaired their tight knit friendship in time for their senior year, until Lee’s girlfriend, Rachel Meganne Young, grows tired of Elle’s constant presence in his life. Elle clings to her best friend for company as long distance begins taking its toll on her relationship with Noah Jacob Elordi, now a newly minted Harvard hunk studying across the country from their idyllic upscale homes and the posh prep school where they met. In the original movie, Elle made Lee choose whether to accept her relationship with his brother, Noah, or reject it and end their friendship. Now, it’s Elle who has to choose whether to follow Lee to their mothers’ alma mater at UC Berkeley or find a school in Boston so she can join Noah. But what’s high school and first love without heaps of drama? Adding to Elle’s worries is Noah’s new college buddy, Chloe Maisie Richardson-Sellers, a statuesque threat who seems to be getting too close to her guy. Back at school, Elle and Lee are once again in charge of the film’s namesake kissing booth, with admittedly much less fanfare this time. Their challenge this year is to find the next hot guy on campus to help them sell tickets, but the suave, singer-guitar player and dancer Marco Taylor Zakhar Perez, like Noah before him, isn’t keen on the idea at first. In some senses, this teen romantic comedy has it all betrayal, jealousy, mean girls, public apologies, a video game-dance competition, a heated Thanksgiving meltdown, both romantic and sad montages set to slow pop songs. You name it. But “The Kissing Booth 2” is also fairly empty, predictable and just downright silly; a movie about cookie cutter characters in contrived situations set in a make-believe world. For some, the film will play like an escapist fantasy, maybe even a nostalgic trip back to when the biggest thing you worried about was where you were going to college in the fall. Other viewers may find its artificial sweetness and simplicity off-putting. It’s just where this movie exists, and it may not be to everyone’s liking. With most of the young cast’s performances hovering around hyperactive levels, the rare appearance of a parental figure like Lee and Noah’s mom Molly Ringwald is a welcome change of pace. King, to her credit, goes all in on the role of a hopeless romantic. Maybe it’s too much at times, like when she swoons over a workout video of Marco that’s accidentally broadcast to the whole school, or when she competes against Marco on the Dance Dance Revolution-like dance game to get him to do a dance contest with her. It’s not necessary to remember every detail of “The Kissing Booth” or know much about the book series by Beth Reekles that inspired the movies, since the sequel begins with a recap to explain some of the tensions already in play. Thankfully, there’s less creepy behavior towards Elle in this sequel. Vince Marcello, who directed and co-wrote “The Kissing Booth 2” with Jay S. Arnold, stuffs about a TV season’s worth of drama into the film’s overblown runtime. Most problems in the story could be resolved with a simple conversation, but of course, the characters are scared to talk things out, so problems repeat themselves until they hit a breaking point. “The Kissing Booth 2” is made up of what it thinks preteens might like in a film about high schoolers, although some outdated references and situations seem a bit out of step with what Gen Z are into. Speaking of which, for the most diverse generation of Americans, “The Kissing Booth 2” still looks homogeneously white except for a few background extras. The two supporting characters of color, Marco and Chloe, are both seen as competition by Elle at different points in the story and it feels a little uncomfortable to see her so threatened by their mere existence. Because there’s an easy explanation for everything in “The Kissing Booth” universe, no grudge or feud gets too serious or lasts too long. The best that I can say for “The Kissing Booth 2” is that it’s largely inoffensive fluff, easy enough to follow even if you haven’t seen the original. Its uncomplicated outlook extends to Anastas N. Michos’ cinematography, where there’s often a faint glow reflecting the warm California sun during the scenes and a chilly grey hovering over those in Boston. You can soak in the movie’s basic premise and overacting just as long as you know this pool’s shallow. Now available on Netflix. Monica Castillo Monica Castillo is a freelance writer and University of Southern California Annenberg graduate film critic fellow. Although she originally went to Boston University for biochemistry and molecular biology before landing in the sociology department, she went on to review films for The Boston Phoenix, WBUR, Dig Boston, The Boston Globe, and co-hosted the podcast “Cinema Fix.” Now playing Film Credits The Kissing Booth 2 2020 Rated NR 130 minutes Latest blog posts about 7 hours ago about 10 hours ago about 10 hours ago 1 day ago Comments TRAILER 243 CLIP 142 CLIP 325 Play all videos What to know The Kissing Booth deploys every rom-com cliché in the book with little care given to achieving any real sentiment. Read critic reviews The Adventures of Barry McKenzie Amanda Knox Murder on Trial in Italy Subscription The Kissing Booth videos The Kissing Booth Movie Clip - Noah Fights for Elle CLIP 142 The Kissing Booth Movie Clip - Noah and Elle's First Kiss CLIP 325 The Kissing Booth Trailer 1 TRAILER 243 The Kissing Booth Photos Movie Info A high school student finds herself face-to-face with her long-term crush when she signs up to run a kissing booth at the spring carnival. Rating TV14 Genre Romance, Comedy Original Language English Director Vince Marcello Producer Michele Weisler, Andrew Cole-Bulgin, Ed Glauser Writer Vince Marcello Release Date Streaming May 11, 2018 Runtime 1h 45m Production Co Komixx Entertainment Aspect Ratio Scope Cast & Crew Critic Reviews for The Kissing Booth Audience Reviews for The Kissing Booth There are no featured reviews for The Kissing Booth because the movie has not released yet . See Movies in Theaters 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, bonding over board games and baring all her emotions. But now that school is back in session, he’s relocated 3,000 miles away, starting his freshman year at Harvard. That entails managing a packed class schedule, battling a time-zone difference, and making new friends — especially those of the opposite sex. Set on not becoming a needy girlfriend, Elle finds ways to occupy her time in Los Angeles Cape Town, South Africa plays its convincing stand in, like podcasting, playing video games and pondering college plans. She tags along on dates with her best friend — and Noah’s younger brother — Lee Joel Courtney, witnessing him fall further in love with their classmate Rachel Meganne Young. Yet just as Elle and Noah are getting used to their togetherness spent apart, they both encounter temptations. Noah finds a special kinship and chemistry with beautiful British co-ed Chloe Maisie Richardson-Sellers, and Elle the same with her handsome new classmate Marco Taylor Zakhar Perez. Elle also unwittingly causes a relationship rift between Lee and Rachel by not taking a back seat to Rachel both metaphorically and physically and monopolizing most of Lee’s free time. Things really go pear-shaped for Elle when Noah suggests she break one of her sacred agreements with Lee, begging her to apply to Harvard so she can be with him. Not only will our plucky heroine have to keep that alternate plan a secret from her bestie, she’s also forced to enlist his help in winning her tuition money in a dancing video game contest. Similar to the first feature, which struggled to find a proper balance between the friendships and romantic conundrums faced by its three leads, this iteration suffers from another narrative crisis in that it tries to be too many things all at once — and doesn’t totally succeed at any of them. Writer-director Vince Marcello and co-writer Jay S. Arnold can’t make up their minds about what the conflicts are and how to resolve them in a clever, compelling or concise manner, so they repeat many of the same tonal notes over the film’s egregiously bloated 130 minutes. Instead of building to one climax, the film juggles three — the dance competition, the kissing booth and the characters’ homecoming — as the filmmakers struggle to sustain equal attention for the various plotlines. By the finale, a lot has happened, but little was actually solved. Situations end on an upbeat, happy note even though there’s no resolution. Elle’s issues with her inner circle, and theirs with her, persist. This isn’t just sequel-baiting, but negates this chapter altogether. That said, this installment has a smidge more redeeming value than its predecessor. Presenting Elle with a healthier, supportive relationship alternative adds depth to her arc. The film also finds its strength by leaning heavily on the narrative’s inherent irreverence, from comedic pratfalls that add dimension to the beefcake on display to instances of heartrending humiliation, like Rachel’s ultimatum to Lee while she’s dressed as a sugary confection. While the execution can be a bit ham-handed, it admirably avoids pitting its female characters against each other. This time around, the filmmakers have made things a little less heteronormative, including an LGBT storyline involving classmate Ollie Judd Krok and his concerns over revealing his crush on student-body president Miles Evan Hengst. Though the thread feels tertiary, it’s handled with sensitivity and sweetness. And as far as the romances in this franchise go, this one is preferable to the more prominent but remedial love triangle between Elle, Noah and Marco — though leading lady King’s vibrant, bubbly performance makes us forgive many of the material’s blights. Composer Patrick Kirst broadens a few of his original themes, immersing fans back among the characters and their world. His score is a snuggly sound-alike for a younger-skewing Nancy Meyers film, romantically charged and saccharine-tinged with a heightened dose of hijinks. Cinematographer Anastas N. Michos also doesn’t change much in terms of the expected aesthetics, lighting characters such that they radiate glowing halos no matter where they are. Editor Paul Millspaugh doubles down on the first feature’s fast cuts, delivering rapid-fire sequencing where shots don’t last much longer than a few seconds, mimicking our protagonist’s frenzied mindset.

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