Honestly, it's almost as good as a teen rom-com can be in this day and age. I can't say that it's better than To all the boys I've loved before, because I really loved that movie and the second one. But Kissing booth 2 was better than Kissing booth and in my opinion it had a good storyline.
I really loved Marco as a character; totally awesome guy, really handsome and actually deserved better. He was always there for Elle and really sweet to her and if I'm being honest I wanted him to end up with her. I love Elle and Noah together but there's a reason she caught feeling for someone else while in a relationship. Lee was, as always, funny but annoying. I've never really liked him and he gets too personal with things and never knows what to do and how to fix it. But I guess that a part of being a teenager huh? I can't really decide if I liked the character of Chloe or not. She was beautiful and funny but at the beginning it seemed like she had bad intentions and I feel like she could've cleared up the confusion then and there. So, the characters were good and their storylines too, at least better than in the first one. I enjoyed how they all, at some point, had scenes together and they really complimented each other.
I would say though that the movie was a bit too long and there was a lot of fillers. Like unnecessary scenes and information that they could've skipped. Storylines that were just a bit too boring at times, for example the whole Rachel and Lee thing that was just dragged out for way too long. I guess that was the point because it was one of the main storylines, but I didn't really enjoy it. It didn't really make sense why Lee couldn't just tell Elle and Rachel the truth from the start but the other storylines made up for it.
I've gotta give it to the writers this time though. It wasn't at all as cringey as the first one! I cringed maybe 3 times where there was uncomfortable scenes that could've been avoided with better writing. But the writing has improved a lot and the actors too, since the first movie. Joey King was actually good this time around, I guess she's learned from her mistakes.
Anyways, I'll give it a 7/10 because I gave the last one 6/10 and as I've said a couple of times now; this one was better. I recommend it if you like teen rom-coms!
I really loved Marco as a character; totally awesome guy, really handsome and actually deserved better. He was always there for Elle and really sweet to her and if I'm being honest I wanted him to end up with her. I love Elle and Noah together but there's a reason she caught feeling for someone else while in a relationship. Lee was, as always, funny but annoying. I've never really liked him and he gets too personal with things and never knows what to do and how to fix it. But I guess that a part of being a teenager huh? I can't really decide if I liked the character of Chloe or not. She was beautiful and funny but at the beginning it seemed like she had bad intentions and I feel like she could've cleared up the confusion then and there. So, the characters were good and their storylines too, at least better than in the first one. I enjoyed how they all, at some point, had scenes together and they really complimented each other.
I would say though that the movie was a bit too long and there was a lot of fillers. Like unnecessary scenes and information that they could've skipped. Storylines that were just a bit too boring at times, for example the whole Rachel and Lee thing that was just dragged out for way too long. I guess that was the point because it was one of the main storylines, but I didn't really enjoy it. It didn't really make sense why Lee couldn't just tell Elle and Rachel the truth from the start but the other storylines made up for it.
I've gotta give it to the writers this time though. It wasn't at all as cringey as the first one! I cringed maybe 3 times where there was uncomfortable scenes that could've been avoided with better writing. But the writing has improved a lot and the actors too, since the first movie. Joey King was actually good this time around, I guess she's learned from her mistakes.
Anyways, I'll give it a 7/10 because I gave the last one 6/10 and as I've said a couple of times now; this one was better. I recommend it if you like teen rom-coms!