AFTER
Yes I am running late on my reviews as of late but they are coming.
After is based on a popular book by Anna Todd, the film follows Tessa Young (Josephine Langford) as she heads into her freshman year at college leaving her high school boyfriend back home. At college she meets dark and brooding Harden Scott ( Hero Tiffin) and it changes everything in her life.
We all have seen this type of story before, and unfortunately After does not add anything different to the story. The writing is poor. The film barely moves, and when it does it drags. Plus throw in a bunch of odd things happening like the following: She was not answering her mother on the phone. So mom drives over an hour and barges in to her dorm room and demands Harden to stay away from her daughter!! Huh? You could not have called the campus to check on her? Who let mom just go into a dorm house and just barge in? What if her roommate was getting changed? Well that is just an example of odd things.
Bright spots?
Well it is a serviceable yet predictable YA love/dark story, and for them it will work I guess. Also, I thought Langford was really believable in her part, she did a very good job. This was her first lead film role (At the same time Tiffin was just reading his lines and it was almost comical).
So..................
1 1/2 out of 5 stars for After....again just barely serviceable. I would wait for home viewing...it does play like a low budget made by Netflix film.
From the shadows as always thanks for your time.
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