Minha Culpa: Londres

I absolutely loved Culpa Mia, but I didn't have high hopes for this movie. However, I was proven wrong when I watched it. It exceeded my expectations. I love how they added different elements and scenes from the book whilst using scenes from the original movie and adding a bit of a twist to them. The two actors were great! The passion, and chemistry was there for sure, I'm really impressed. I will say though, the main difference was the level of spice in this movie, but the rest of it made up for that so it's not as important but the spice level in the original movie was a lot more, and a lot better but either way, this movie was great and I'd definitely recommend! It didn't feel too dragged out, the 2 hours were used wisely and I was interested throughout.

Culpa Mia is so much better than My fault London. The acting in Culpa Mia is better than the London version and the actors had way better chemistry than the London version movie. I thought the movie was okay. I felt like I was watching fast and furious Tokyo Drift. I did like how it had more action in this one. I felt like Nick and Noah needed to hate each other more. Nick wasn't that mean to Noah when he kicked her out of his car and Noah just went along with it. I felt like they were to nice to each other. I hated how Nick's hair was blonde that is all I felt like I was looking at the whole time. Culpa Mia's Ronnie is so much better actor than the Ronnie in this one. This one felt fake compared to Culpa Mia Ronnie. Also where was Noah's mom and Nick's dad in all of this. Culpa Mia Noah and Nick had way more chemistry than my fault London's Noah and Nick. Noah and Nick romance scenes were okay in this movie compared to Culpa Mia.

Honestly, I can't believe anyone is saying this is better than the Spanish version Culpa Mía. Okay, both are cringe, but this one is even funnier. So, she grew up in Miami, where you drive on the right side of the road, moves to England, and you're telling me she has NO problem adjusting to driving on the left side and shifting gears with her left hand? I get that she was already a good driver because her dad taught her to race, but come on-she just arrived in a place where everything is reversed, and she's already driving perfectly on the first night? Makes no sense. The acting is bad, everything happens way too fast-one second they hate each other, the next they're in love-and the whole thing just feels ridiculous. I am giving 3 stars only because actor is hot.

The problem with new movies is that reality is mixing with fantasy and super hero, by itself the movie could for sure be enjoyable but be aware that movie characters in particular Noah is built in a crazy excess of qualities you would never and ever find in 18yo girl and neither in a woman... the plot itself is a rumble mumble of twits and change of personalities at limit of being boarderline let's get back to reality please.

If you can through this the story is the typical action romance for teenagers, with twist, challenges, sports cars and adrenaline mixed in unprobeable jam with romance, careness, tenderness, and love.

I haven't seen the original Spanish film or its sequel, nor read the bestselling books. I only watched it out of curiosity about how a story about step-siblings falling in love became a wildly popular franchise on Prime Video. Why not start with the English remake of "Culpa Mia?" There was a chance I wouldn't get the hype, but I thought the trailer looked solid, so it doesn't hurt to give it a chance. Wow, I somehow liked it!

To start with the positives, Asha Banks and Matthew Broome delivered endearing performances as Noah and Nick. I was surprised at how much I felt their chemistry despite the circumstances that brought them together. In particular, I felt that Banks' layered work is worth watching this movie alone, and I'm interested in seeing what she does next.

Second, Charlotte Fassler and Dani Girdwood's directing was vibrant. Fassler and Girdwood make Noah and Nick's forbidden romance very steamy. I'm not one to seek out those kinds of films and TV shows, but it's something to mention, especially if you're into that stuff. Ed Moore's exceptional cinematography adds to the film's overall sexiness.

Also, those racing and car chase sequences rule. For people like me (somewhat) eagerly awaiting the Fast & Furious franchise finale, these scenes are the perfect antidote. That's the reason why the trailer compelled me to watch it, and while it's not what the film's about, damn it, the car chasing and racing's unabashed fun!

While I don't think it'll be a contender for Best or even my personal favorite of the year, I appreciated Melissa Osbourne's screenplay more than I thought I would. I can't overlook how engaged I was in the narrative, regardless of its issues, which we'll get to, and how Noah and Nick's relationship would develop and work in general.

For the last positive, the pacing never drags. I never felt the two-hour runtime, even though there were flaws, and I was always curious to see where this story would go.

Unfortunately, issues are present. However, they're not as large as I thought, and I only noticed two.

First, it contains numerous cliches that have become staples of the romance film genre. I won't spoil any of them, but if you have seen your fair share of romance movies - of which I have; I'm a fan of romcoms - you'll see various moments happen from a mile away.

Speaking of predictable, there's a plot detail - if you're curious, it's in IMDb and Google's summary of this film, but I didn't see it coming - that the film treats like a twist. I don't know why it does, and, again, no spoilers, but the detail brings the film full circle. Said circle leads to a third act that dares to clash with the remaining one hundred minutes leading up to it. Luckily, those are the only two issues I have with the movie, but they still keep the film from being great.

I'm shocked that I liked "My Fault: London" as much as I did. It's a film that I felt wouldn't break from a saturated market of book-to-screen YA romance adaptations. "Twilight" is what people almost always think about first, but I haven't seen that saga in years. I'll use a more recent example that I stupidly watched to prepare for its sequel I couldn't finish, but luckily, mentioning it in the review here will give me some justification for watching it. Two years ago, a film called "Beautiful Disaster" came out, and it was an unfun, cliched mess that wanted to make a franchise out of the books. I couldn't care less, but in the case of "My Fault," I'm curious to see where they go. I know there's already a sequel to the original Spanish film, but I'm interested in seeing what happens next in this interpretation. Bring on "Your Fault: London" and "Our Fault: London." Let's hope the law of diminishing returns doesn't ruin this promising franchise.

Technically, cliches aside, the acting, directing, screenplay, and cinematography make for a 9/10 technical score.

For the enjoyment score, it's not going to be for everyone. You must ask yourself if you can accept a fictional story about a step-sibling romance. If you're able to, you'll likely enjoy it. Fans of the books will fall in love with it, and casual movie fans like me will find themselves baffled by how much they enjoyed it, so the enjoyment score for the latter audience is a 7/10. I never thought this would be something I'd recommend as an entertaining time, but here I am writing this review!