Георги Бончев

Loosely Spoiler-free review A reminder, the story is about ab/se, not romance. The cinema said the movie is 12+, for which I disagree. There's a lot of sug/estive and vi/lent scenes. As a person who dislikes Colleen Hoover's works, and has read the first half of the book... At leasttt the ab/se was taken more seriously!!! Genuinely horrifying. A woman's nightmare. We were jumping in our seats and gasping. The flirting and dialogue in the first part is as cringe as the book. It made a lot of girls squeal in the cinema, so I guess it did its intended job. Very awkward to watch and get through (for me, personally) but I'm sure fans of the book will love it. It followed the book's script and chronological order, and the scenes were exactly as described. I was even surprised by some of the shots, they were close to what I was picturing in my head while reading it. A great con: her personal thoughts DON'T EXIST in the movie. The story works so much better by removing her personal thoughts and just showing the scenes that are spinning in her head. Definitely an upgrade from the book. I think it made the overall experience more serious and up to the viewer to feel for her and think about what she's going through internally. The thing saving it was the amount of money that was poured into the production. Without that and the better handling of the serious topics, it'd be a close copy of the book. And the book is...nicely said....not good. (But that's irrelevant, fan or not, you're here to read about someone's thoughts on the movie, so I won't comment further.) Spoilers: As I dropped the book halfway, I didn't seem much of Atlas in that version of the story. But his movie version is a big green flag. Adult him is a real man, he helps her and pushes his own personal feelings aside so he'll be able to be someone she can rely on. He didn't use their past against her, he just cared for her and wanted her to be safe. It was touching to see, all things considered. Actors: Lily's actor may resemble her a lot, but I do think she looks a bit older than the in-story age. She did a great job portraying such a complicated role. For Atlas, the actor was not what I imagined, but I really liked him as the character. At least they picked an older-looking actor to be a neurosurgeon(Ryle), bc in the book it was unrealistic enough. I will say that I imagined him with short hair and much more basic. He did good, his acting very convincing. And teen Atlas is... No comment....Where's the long hair...my image of him was very different, but the actor still did good. Young Lily was fine too.

(I'll be sharing generally why I like "another Cinderella story" over "A Cinderella story". Both movies are good in their own ways, though, so I do recommend them equally.) If we have to compare the two movies, another is much more better in the general parts- plot, pacing, male interest etc. The Cinderella story(2004) is mostly carried by the main girl's good acting skills. But in every other department (except budget, because they're both well funded) it falls flat. The sob story of her dad passing and her step mom taking everything may get some points for following the original story, but that's about it. Another (2008) changes that, but it works better for the movie. The 04 sisters are only there for (poor) comedy relief. They don't boss the fl or have any control over her. 08 does a way better job at showing how they're embarrassing, but can easily make the fl fear them. The 04 fl being a geek isn't sold well bc the girl is insanely pretty and unfit for an introverted girl. In 08, Selena pulls off her character's innocent personality way more. The male leads are both pretty actors, but that's about it when it comes to the 04 version. The ml is the popular team captain and has HSM Troy's type plotline, and he may be into the fl but they lack real chemistry. He didn't man up and stuck by her in the moments she was most alone, and she literally had to bring him back to earth for him to snap back and finally make a decision. It was so annoying. The 08 version, on the other hand, has a much more fitting "prince" equivalent- a pop star. Charismatic and talented, he's amazed by fls skills and falls for her. Their story is much more fluid and mutual. She has always secretly liked him, but in a sweet girl way. He didn't care one bit that she was in a bad home situation and helped out with her chores. He truly cared for her. The 04 couple had a common goal, which... They didn't comment on screen, and the boy never helped her with anything regarding her everyday life. I'd say the superior movie is the 08, because pretty actors aren't enough for a decent movie development.

3.5/5 (review by a teenager who watched it for the first time.) I watched she's all that finally! But I'm not agreeing with some of the reviews commenting on how it's outdated. It's a time capsule, it doesn't need to hold up. It's good for what it is. But besides that, every scene feels different than the earlier. I think the first part of the film shows very good hints and reactions, body language that is hard to catch but visible enough. It's a lot more clever in showing a howa relationship is between the people involved, no matter if side character or the main couple. Some of the scenes are incredibly bizzare though! I don't like awkard scenes in movies. I liked them a lot more as an artsy girl and popular guy following her, than a confused but "pretty" girl and a desperate dude with no backbone when it truly matters. I wish the girl had more development with the nice popular girls and the boy's sister. I think seeing her being "accepted" by the kind people of that community would have made more reasoning for her to want to convert to that style. What really baffles me is not that she has a nice body and face, but that she knows how to "walk" in it. I don't think someone who's not that aware of their appearance, someone who has other priorities in life but finds self expression through design one of them- to know how to act out the fitting body language. It makes sense for popular people to be confident in their skin , but she must be at least clueless of how to act when exposed. I don't think her toughness would be enough. Also, the boy is very pitful and lost. He has the charms, but not the words. His actions at time are bold, but others are too wary. The movie is fine, but something just isn't there... It is enjoyable though. I still prefer the first half more though.