To All the Boys: Always and Forever features the same cast as the previous two installments; the main characters include Lana Condor as Lara Jean, Noah Centineo as Peter Kavinsky, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Covey, Janel Parrish as Margot Covey, and Madeleine Arthur as Lara Jean’s BFF Chris. I really enjoyed watching the trips featured in this movie, I especially loved the cupcake café and the love locks that the Covey family visit on their trip to Seoul. I also loved the wardrobe used in this movie. Lara Jean’s outfits were stylish as ever (I especially loved the details on her prom dress), and I loved how she still wore her signature scrunchies. I thought that Kitty’s cute, colorful, and unique outfits and hairstyles really suited her personality; I also appreciated that Kitty still wore her iconic “feminist” necklace. I thought that the soundtrack to this movie was very fitting; along with the inclusion of Lauv’s “I Like Me Better” (the catchy tune featured in the first movie’s trailer), Leah Nobel’s “Beginning Middle End” will also be rightfully stuck in my head for weeks to come. Lastly, I liked the inclusion of love letters (and new relationship contracts) and I thought that the ending of Lara Jean and Peter’s story was very satisfying.
In contrast, welcome additions to the movie were the hilarious impromptu couch heist and Kitty’s love interest – perhaps we can hope for a fourth installment of the To All the Boys franchise featuring Kitty Covey’s love life? Side note for fellow lovers of the To All the Boys books: did you notice that the author, Jenny Han, made a fabulous cameo in one of the flash back scenes!? It's so cool that she has made an appearance in all three To All the Boys movies. Differences between the book and movie aside, there wasn’t much about this movie that I didn’t enjoy; I thought that the conversations with Mr. Kavinsky were a bit awkward, I thought that Lara Jean and Peter’s search for “their song” was a bit cheesy, and I didn’t like the fact that Lara Jean and Peter’s relationship was rocky for the majority of this movie. I personally thought that this third installment was better than the second movie (To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You) but not as good as the first movie (To All the Boys I've Loved Before). Overall, I thought that this movie was a super cute YA rom-com that's perfect for Valentine’s/ Galentine’s day! The movie highlighted the importance of staying true to oneself as well as the importance doing whatever you can to make things work out with people you love.
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