After We Collided
The continuation toAfter , After We Collidedisn’t the first stick with - up moving-picture show base on a book that was ab initio based on fanfiction - that differentiation would go toFifty Shades of Greysequel , Fifty Shades Darker- but it certainly digs into its roots and offers its audience exactly what they require . Based on theAfterbook series by Anna Todd , which she originally print as fanfiction about One Direction member Harry Styles , After We Collidedcontinues the dearest news report base inAfter , but amps up the dramatic event even more than its already histrionic predecessor . After We Collidedis diffuse with cliches and tired new adult tropes , but its spectacular romance and laughable dialogue offers some escapist sport .
The movie pluck up one month following the conclusion ofAfter , in which the tumultuous relationship between Hardin Scott ( Hero Fiennes Tiffin ) and Tessa Young ( Josephine Langford ) ended when it was revealed Hardin sleep with Tessa for a bet . InAfter We clash , Tessa is attempting to move on , starting an internship at Vance Publishing , where she meets the respectable and by - the - numbers Trevor Matthews ( Dylan Sprouse ) . However , Tessa and Hardin ca n’t stay away from each other , and get pulled back into each other ’s orbit , first when Tessa calls Hardin while intoxicated , then when Tessa memorise Hardin has n’t told his mother Trish ( Louise Lombard ) about their separation and agree to play along that they ’re still together . Their reincarnate relationship hits some roadblocks , though , as it becomes apparent Tessa struggle to trust Hardin after his betrayal , and it ’s unclear if Hardin is really dedicated to work through his issues .
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OnAfter We Collided , Todd takes over writing duties after not contribute to theAfterscreenplay , penning the script alongside newcomer Mario Celaya . While this may make for a more close adaptation of her Word of the same name , it also leads to sealed line of reasoning of dialog that would feel hackneyed and ridiculous even in fanfiction , where readers are potential to give writer more leeway . ( At one level , a character says to Tessa,“Oh shoot , we bury to buy you underwear . " ) The overall taradiddle , too , is full of cliche , let in the addition of Trevor to create a passion triangle - except this making love triangle is half - baked at best , with Trevor set up as the overly obvious foil to Hardin , then almost straightaway abandoned for a montage of sexual urge scenes between the two leads . There ’s also too many figure of speech to count , including a cat fighting between Tessa and one of the instigators of the dramatic play inAfter- not to observe a whole mountain of slut - shaming that feels out of place in a modern college setting . at long last , After We Collidedisn’t the most well - crafted story or script , but it has one matter going for it at least : Hardin and Tessa ’s love .
More accurately , After We Collidedhas Fiennes Tiffin and Langford ’s alchemy bolster up the tenseness of the movie and creating an entertaining , if not necessarily abstruse , dearest story . But while the PG-13Afterfeatured the pair in relatively tame state of affairs to show their blossoming human relationship , After We Collidedis rated R , and director Roger Kumble ( Cruel Intentions ) makes use of that rating to feature tidy sum of turned on sex activity scene . To their credit entry , Langford and Fiennes Tiffin are what make these picture inAfter We Collidedas sexy as they are , pull off the strong-arm side of Hardin and Tessa ’s family relationship . As for the rest of it , the actors gamely deliver all the clumsy dialogue they ’re given , though it does n’t quite work despite their exertion . In terms of the rest of the cast , Sprouse afford a astonishingly rum operation as the directly - laced Trevor , clearly the only one in on the fact that these movie are mean to be overdramatic fodder . Everyone else does what they can with what trivial they ’re given - this is Hardin and Tessa ’s man after all .
After We Collidedis by no means a " good " movie , but it is a plastic film tailored to appeal to teen girl , and teenage girl deserve their own fair share of not - good pic sew to their stake . After We Collidedhas all the ingredients to tempt its audience : Attractive actors , a torrid romance , a good soundtrack and plenty of twist and spell - and it have on what it promises . After We Collidedis not mean to be some highbrow dramatic play , it ’s meant to be pure escapist fun - and in that wish , it wholly bring home the bacon , taking looker on a histrionic rollercoaster coaster ride and allowing them to forget their own problems for an 60 minutes and 45 minutes . Even all the bromide and tropes , as tired as they may be , are soothe in their conversance ( there ’s a reason love affair stories all surveil the same basic rule ) . So whileAfter We Collidedmay not be a " serious " movie , that does n’t have in mind it ’s any less worthy of exist .
In price of who should giveAfter We Collideda scout , fans of Todd ’s books and the firstAftermovie are no doubt at the top of the list . WhileAfter We Collidedgives up some of the more nuanced themes that were present inAfter , such as Tessa ’s coming of age narration ( and geographic expedition of her sexuality ) , it does lean more hard into the romantic escapism of the series . As such , After We Collidedis by no means a must - watch for anyone uninterested in the story , or those who watch the first flick and felt it too shallow . Still , those who go intoAfter We Collidedwith realistic expectations about it being round-eyed escapism may have a fun fourth dimension - even if it ’s in the vena of being so high-risk , it ’s fun .
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After We Collidedis now playing in theaters and available via video - on - requirement . It is 105 minutes recollective and rat gas constant for intimate content , oral communication throughout and some drug stuff .
Dylan Sprouse and Josephine Langford in After We Collided
After We Collided is the sequel to the 2019 motion-picture show After , continuing the tumultuous relationship between Tessa Young ( Josephine Langford ) and Hardin Scott ( Hero Fiennes Tiffin ) . Directed by Roger Kumble , the film delve deeper into the complexities of their love affair , exploring themes of cartel , betrayal , and excited outgrowth . As Tessa embarks on a unexampled internship , unresolved retiring issues resurface , challenging their future together .
Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford in After We Collided
