Winter Spring Summer or Fall

Director Tiffany Paulsen delivers a new romantic drama that remains simple and straightforward thanks to the extraordinary chemistry of its lead couple. Jenna Ortega and Percy Hynes White share the screen again, reinvigorating the chemistry evident in Wednesday.

The film takes us on a teenage story that has its positive moments as we become more interested in the relationship between the main couple. The director's approach to her script is quite enjoyable and easy to digest, allowing us to always feel a sense of affection for the two protagonists. This makes it easy to follow this love relationship, even though it's riddled with genre clichés. However, the chemistry between the two leads allows us to enjoy the whole process in a simple and enjoyable way.

Ortega and White's adorable twists keep you wanting more of Remi and Barnes' love story as the seasons change. They're a key part of our enjoyment of this Gen Z love story, with all the aspects that make them enjoy a good love story. Even though this may seem like a cocktail of clichés to some, if used properly, as in this film, they certainly become more of a delight than a crime.

While making it clear that it's a decent film and won't excel beyond that, it's fulfilling and entertaining. It boasts beautiful photography, intense moments, and a romanticism laden with sentimentality, yet truly enjoyable. Added to this is the efficient direction by its director, who perfectly captures those romantic moments between characters so that everything flows and becomes a love relationship between the viewer and the characters in a direct and precise manner.

A movie for a weekend getaway.

Positives

• Great chemistry, we also got to see the spark that we were deprived of in Wednesday. They are really good together on screen.

• Great music, the soundtrack of this movie makes a fantastic playlist of its own that I will definitely be listening to a lot.

Negatives

• Bad script and barely any plot. Definitely not 90 minutes material.

• The coldness of Jenna's character made her look as if she couldn't act which was unfair for both her and the chemistry, since it made their first scenes absolutely dry.

• The "rebel" phase of Ortega was underwhelming and off-putting for me personally.

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie from start to finish. The script and directing were very good and I think they made good use of the theme of the seasons. The plot was not revolutionary but it was sweet and kept me engaged every single minute. But the 2 leads are what made this movie really special for me. I know Percy Hynes White was in Wednesday with Ortega but I didn't really notice him in that. I first noticed him in My Old Ass with Maisy Stella and thought he was delightful. So, when I saw that he was starring in this, I immediately wanted to see it. I found Jennifer Ortega great in Wednesday so I was all in. Neither of them disappointed! I found their acting to be excellent and the chemistry between them was lovely in every single scene--like they are genuinely friends. One of the things I appreciate most about him is his "natural" / authentic vibe. I am so sick of love stories that revolve around narcissists and superficial views of "love." I would very much love to see more stories about love that evolves from friendship with decent guys who respect women. I would gladly watch a sequel or this stretched into a series or mini-series. I'm in the mood for feel-good, pleasant, decent films these days and this one delivers. The other characters are not drawn with any detail but they serve their part. I thought her parents did a good job of being what they were supposed to be and I enjoyed the band members' reactions. I'll be looking out for these two leads moving forward and would love to see them in something together again!

Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2025) is a romance movie starring Jenna Ortega and Percy Hynes White as the main couple and it was fine enough.

Positives for Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2025): Jenna Ortega and Percy Hynes White are good and they have good chemistry. I like the setup of their relationship and how it changes over each season. The movie looks nice and is competently directed enough. And finally, the movie did keep my attention.

Negatives for Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2025): This movie is every romance movie you've seen before just in a different setting with different actors. You have a lot of romance cliches in the story. The other characters were very boring and one-dimensional. And finally, the ending was very anticlimactic.

Overall, Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2025) is an okay enough romance movie that you've seen before and works better as background noise for other activities.

This four seasons rom-com addresses love aggravated by expectations, self-expectations and the belief that you should do as you planned or everything is doomed (I personally think quite the opposite, that life is a forever changing substance and trying to restrict it to preset steps is a total waste of opportunities). Characters start with firm beliefs that are rather different but their relationship and influence they have on each other could change their perspectives and life choices.

The thing I really loved about this movie is the way Jenna Ortega and Percy Hynes White managed to portray the bloom of love and the growth of it adding to the predictable plot delicious nonverbal details - subtle face expressions, glances, all these i-will-sit-closer-to-you and turn-my-body-to-you signals. The movie tells the story of attraction that you can feel and no amount of low budget flaws can distract from the emotional effect of it. You will ache for them and you will root for them for their paths to be aligned in the end.

Recommended.