Wallbanger

Read the books, couldn't stop laughing at how witty and well written this book was. Had high hopes for the movie...but frankly i found it too long, and the script felt unnatural... the music made it feel like a hallmark movie, ie. Low budget films with corny plotlines...Visually the movie, besides the corny "love interest", was not bad to watch, the camera just failed to capture the intimacy and passion that the protagonists had in the books. Casters need to focus on the actors' abilities to deliver a convincing performance over displaying ab muscle. The entire movie felt superficial and lacked real depth or originality. Passionflix needs to do better.

If one throws out all the hope and faces the fact that the movie is "bad", one can actually enjoy it. At least I did. To quickly list the main issues: the superficial dialogue writing and the awkward staging, which in turn gives the impression of inept acting (I'd argue that most actors in this film with better material would exhibit better talent), lacklustre general production like lighting, sound design, etc, and etc. Viewers will immediately see / feel that the movie is not top quality, however, I don't think the filmmakers in general were aspiring to win any awards with this project.

So, with the elephant out the room, we can discuss the good parts of the film. The ideas and themes displayed (as superficial as they were) are valid and needed in today's society. The main actors had extremely hot chemistry, perhaps, too hot at the very beginning, where the question wasn't if or when are they gonna bang, but rather why are they not yet banging, what's stopping them? The producers? And the actors tried so hard to work with what they've got script wise. Truly the two of them saved the whole thing for me - their relationship and communication was interesting and luring, hopefully from here on out their carriers will get only better. Oh, and Simon as a character is truly magnificent; written by a woman for women and definitely fictional.

Ngl, I am considering watching the movie again, I do so love to hate certain things.

I did not even finish this movie which I hardly ever do but I didn't want to waste my time on the boring characters that had no at all. Not even the BFF's were any good. I was not invested in the leads, did not care about if they ended up together or not. Not even the cute cat could not save this movie. I got more involved in looking at the apartment and trying to figure out how she can hear him through the walls when there is a hallway between the apartments. Do not waste your time, there are way better movies out there. I will definitely read the book as other reviews say it is the way to enjoy the story.

Such a fun movie, the perfect blend of steamy romance, laugh-out-loud humor, and characters with insane chemistry. From the very first scene, I was hooked! The banter, the tension, the slow burn... it all just works.

The lead actors completely nail their roles, bringing so much charm and personality to the story. The pacing was spot on, the comedic moments actually made me laugh out loud, and the romance had just the right amount of build-up to make it feel real and satisfying. Passionflix once again proves they know exactly how to bring beloved stories to life, staying true to the heart of the book while making it feel fresh and exciting on screen.

When I saw that one of my favorite comedic romance reads had been adapted into a movie I thought "TOP PRIORITY" the first twenty minutes I thought I was watching the intro to a horrible adult movie from the 90's.

Then I decided I'll just skip some parts and get to my favorite part of the movie.

After 10 minutes I didn't find any parts I would like, the acting was horrible, the setup was god awful, everything about this movie was a terror.

My advice would be just to read the book instead, it's witty it's fun and it's actually much better imagining what happens than seeing a bunch of people who don't even know how to make real facial expressions.

DO NOT WATCH.