Review of Love, Simon (2018) by Mark S — 25 Mar 2018

I saw this film based on the strong critic and audience ratings. For me, it fell flat and I came close to walking out. There was no depth or heart in the story or the characters, even though they tried.

And it was classically predictable. On the plus side, Nick Robinson was well cast and did a good job in the lead role. Jennifer Garner's role was a walk-through and her performance was a B-. Worse was Josh Duhamel, who seems like a nice guy in real life and was appealing in Las Vegas in 2003-2008 and has done nothing of substance since.

The rest of the characters were incredibly white-bread, a collection of cute kids with nice smiles. Based on the reviews, I suspect most people will like it. In my opinion, the reviews and the film missed the mark.