All audience reviews of To all the boys I've loved before

This stars Lana Condor (Jubilee of the X-Men) as Lara Jean, a high school wallflower who, when she has a crush on a boy, doesn’t tell him. Instead, she writes him a love letter that she never intends to send, and keeps her letters hidden away with her feelings. When she has written five of these letters, all of them mysteriously get mailed to their (un)intended recipients, leading to chaos in her relationships. At the end of the first act, the story reveals itself to actually be one we’ve seen before: for unimportant (and rather contrived) reasons, a girl and a boy decide to pretend date, but start to grow to really like each other. After that point, every twist and turn in the plot, every crest and trough of the relationship between our leads, is predictable. And yet, the movie works, at least on the level of comfort food. A big part of that comes from how natural, how lived-in the pre-existing dynamics feel. Lara Jean’s relationship with her dad is as sweet and real as her relationship with her sisters, as with her best (and only) friend in school. Sure, some of these characters are cookie cutter, but they create a world around Lara Jean that is positive and inviting, a world we want to inhabit for an hour and a half, perhaps because like her, we too are scared of leaving that safety net for the real world. (Ironically, the biggest but also the most easily forgiven betrayal in the story comes from within this safety net.) The other big reason the film works is Lara Jean herself. While the plot is full of annoying tropes such as concealment of information that didn’t need to be concealed and the love triangle (two of them, in fact), it spends very little time on these contrived conflicts. The focus, instead, is on the inner conflicts faced by the protagonist, and that’s a good thing, since in addition to being likeable, she is genuinely interesting. So what if her central arc has been done before, and better, by The Perks of Being a Wallflower? Watching someone shy leave their shell is never going to get old. So of course, if you’re tired of romantic comedies, of their formula, this is not the movie for you. But if you’re looking for something relaxing, this is it. Testament to how much I enjoyed the movie is that when it ended with a cliff-hanger setting up a potential sequel (there are three books), I was happy I’d get to spend more time with these characters. It’s not often one is genuinely excited for a sequel to a rom-com, so that is saying something. less

This movie is an exponentially refreshing movie. It has an Asian female protagonist which is a welcome change in Hollywood movies. This single action taken by the directors of the movie challenges all the preconceived notions and ideals of beauty. This movie revolves around the character of Lara Jean who writes letters whenever she has a crush on someday. All hell breaks loose when these letters are actually received by all her crushes. To avoid confrontation with her former crush who also happens to be her sister's boyfriend and her best friend, she starts a fake relationship with another one of the crushes named Peter Kavinsky. Gradually, the concept of real and fake becomes ambiguous and Lara Jean is encompassed with a whirlpool of emotions.

This movie is aesthetically pleasing and is a delight to the viewers eyes. The acting by Lana Condor and Noah Centineo is magnificent. If you are a rom-com lover like me, don't miss out on this one. less

We have all been there, or maybe are still there. The movie 'To all the boys I have loved before' is an adaption of the novel by the same name authored by Jenny Han is coming of age movie.

The protaganist Lara Jean Covey (Lana Condor) lives with her sisters and a father. Lara Jean is shy girl next door, with absolutely zero social life, terrible driving skills, and a lovable sister. She has always had a crush on her sister's ex-boyfriend also her best friend but she never makes a move because of girlcode. So like all the other crushes before she writes a letter to him with no intentions of posting it whatsoever. However her sister decides to send those letters to all her crushes.

The movie then proceeds with Lara Jean juggling fake boyfriend, lies, saving her friendship all the while hilariously getting entangled in her own web of lies.

The movie explores teenage struggles (with a little over the top scenarios) taking us down to the memory lanes of first loves and heartbreaks. I'd say it's a good one time watch movie. less

I watched the movie because of all the hype. I wanted to see what was the big deal. The book had always been on my to-read list.

Overall I enjoyed the movie. It was sweet, funny and cute. Much more than Noah Centineo, I liked Israel Broussard - one played Peter and the other played Josh. The second time I watched the movie while reading the novel, I liked Peter more.

Never judge a book by the movie. The movie has left out so so much. It's like watching an unedited version when I read.

Lara Jean is a quirky , sweet teenager who only wants a real boyfriend. The boy she wants turns out to be her sister’s ex. The Song sisters share a close bond and cannot live without one another. When the 5 secret love letters she writes gets sent out, she is afraid of facing Josh - her sister's ex. She pretends to be in love with Peter Kavinsky to mislead Josh. Peter is up for this plan to make his ex-girlfriend and Lara Jean's nemesis jealous.

What starts out as a fake relationship, leaves Lara Jean thinking what would it be like if it was real?
The cast is great. I liked Lara Jean’s best friend Chirs’s style a lot. She has this free spirit and she is funny. Lucas, another recipient of a love letter, has a small role to play but it makes such a impact. He says the right things to LJ and makes her realize what she realty feels.
The ending was perfect. Peter does this thing where he gives LJ notes every day. That counts as Goals! less

Letters, High school romance, really good eye candy; these three things are what define 'To All The Boys I've Loved Before' perfectly. After ' The Kissing Booth', this movie is the second rom-com Netflix released this year.

A shy girl who loves reading books, Lara Jean is the typical girl next door who dreams about romance, but dreads getting attached to people in real life. Lara Jean, who has crushed on 5 boys till date (one of them being her older sister Margot's boyfriend and her once-upon-a-time best friend) writes a letter to each one of them, where she confesses her feelings.

While she writes the letter with the address on them, Lara never sends the letter to anyone. However, one day, Lara's youngest sister sends the letters to all the boys, one of them being Peter Kavinsky, Lara Jean's crush from 7th grade who is dating her ex best friend. On reading the letter, Kavinsky confronts Lara, who has no feelings for him anymore, and makes a plan with her to get on the nerves of his ex girlfriend whom he recently broke up with.

Filled with endless teenage romance and n number of 'awww' worthy moments, 'To All The Boys I've Loved Before' is the perfect rom-com film for today's teenagers. The movie went ahead and broke a few norms by casting an Asian woman as the lead of the movie and having a half-asian family as the main star cast of the film. Another reason why this movie is extremely good is because it gave us a new man to crush on i.e. Noah Centineo, who plays the role of the charming Peter Kavinsky.

Verdict: The storyline of the movie may sound cliche but it is anything but basic. The characters are people we can relate to and the plot of the movie is different from the usual ones. Overall the movie is a must watch and is definitely one of the best rom-coms of 2018.

(PS: Be prepared to have a life ruining crush on Peter Kavinsky) less