Netflix’s teen rom-com trilogy comes to an end with this saccharine threequel.
The first, last year’sTo All the Boys: P.S.
After watchingAlways and Forever, I don’t much care if it does.
The threequel, directed by Michael Fimognari (who also helmedP.S.
Now their solid relationship faces a big and real challenge: their own futures.
Peter has, unbelievably, gotten into Stanford on a lacrosse scholarship.
(There are no safety schools, and no financial concerns.
It’s a disservice to a character that had previously been depicted as a creative, independent dreamer.
Most of their scenes together are brutally mushy, half of them incorporating some acknowledgment of how verycutethey are.
WhereTo All the Boyswore its heart on its sleeve,Always and Foreverwears its production value.
Tothatrom-com I loved before: You’re still a winner.
Always and forever.C+
To All the Boys: Always and Foreverhits Netflix Feb. 12.
