![]() ![]() There’s something too quick about the emotional explorations this time round, the dialogue raises questions and hurries with the answers. Though, at a similar run-time to its predecessor, at this pace it needed longer. To add to her romantic confusion, childhood crush John Ambrose McClaren (Jordan Fisher) replies to her letter, and joins her in volunteering with the elderly.ĭespite its familiarity, the energy of the film feels surprisingly different, with the direction attempting to follow the frames of the original without its nuance. Now Lara Jean and Peter are officially dating, she finds her elation and her anxiety increase in equal measure. I Still Love You lives up to its name, charting the ups and downs of the central couple as old friends and old insecurities return. It is with this accolade and apprehension in knowing Susan Johnson didn’t get to direct this, that I approached the sequel. ![]() Fellow Screen Queens agreed as it made #11 in our Essential Female Directed Films of the Decade. Even Noah Centineo had a rogue-ish, vulnerable charm that Netflix has been failing to reproduce since. In To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, director Susan Johnson carefully captured the Covey universe, balancing the idealistic fantasies with genuine, down-to-earth moments of connection.ĭespite the melodrama of the premise, the emotional maturity of Peter and Lara Jean who’ve both lost parents shone through, and made their relationship more and more believable. ![]() Condor’s acting is perfection, expressions easily shift from playful to indignant to serious to loving – actualising the emotional rollercoaster of teen romance. Lara Jean Covey quickly became close to my heart, and on screen Lana Condor brought her to life. In significant ways, like the strong bond with her sisters and the volunteering with the elderly like I did as a teen, to little details like her love of Lady Grey tea, and her beautiful (if perpetually untidy) room. It was a joy reading the books ,at last, to find a sweet Asian protagonist so much like me. I wish I’d had To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before growing up. I Still Love You’ Looks and Acts Like a Sequel, but There’s Something Missing Images: Netflix
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