The cast is excellent! Cringe worthy it is, which is why I like it, they need to show the close to reality how things are in peoples lives and the consequences it brings. I don't believe this is a love story.. at all. Not like the real life story horror of the real teacher and student in past.
The boy is certainly going thru issues with his man hood which will only lead to trouble, The Teacher/ Wife has her own ..strange mid life crisis and some issues of living thru others via the things she missed when she was a Teen.
They have the option to take this anywhere they want, but again.. its not going to end happily ever after at all! lol