With college decisions looming, Elle juggles her long-distance romance with Noah, changing relationship with bestie Lee and feelings for a new classmate.
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Film Cast:
- Elle Evans: Joey King
- Noah Flynn: Jacob Elordi
- Lee Flynn: Joel Courtney
- Mrs. Flynn: Molly Ringwald
- Marco Peña: Taylor Zakhar Perez
- Chloe Winthrop: Maisie Richardson-Sellers
- Rachel: Meganne Young
- Mr. Evans: Stephen Jennings
- Brad Evans: Carson White
- Olivia: Bianca Bosch
- Mia: Camilla Wolfson
- Gwyneth: Zandile Madliwa
- Ollie: Judd Krok
- Randy: Sanda Shandu
- Barry: Hilton Pelser
- Vivian: Frances Sholto-Douglas
- Miles: Evan Hengst
- Tuppen: Joshua Daniel Eady
- Melvin: Trent Rowe
- Heather: Michelle Allen
- Cameron: Nathan Lynn
- Warren: Byron Langley
- Mr. Flynn: Morné Visser
- Joni Evans / Elle’s Mom: Chloe Williams
- Principal Mark: D. David Morin
- Harvard Friend 1: Aidan Scott
- Harvard Friend 2: Joseph Gaza
- Harvard Friend 3: Caleb Swanepoel
- Harward Friend 4: Dylan Edy
- Noah’s Roommate: Julian Place
- Comedian: Glen Biderman-Pam
- Coach: Julie Summers
- College Counselor: Jason K. Ralph
- Secretary: Robyn Scott
- Mr. Johnson: Kevin Otto
- Teacher 1: Amrain Ismail-Essop
- Homeroom Teacher: Waldemar Schultz
- Keyboard Player: Tasche Adams
- Pianist: Maria Pretorius
- ‘Wonderlust’ Singer: Sean Barenblatt
- ‘Fantasy Friend Forever’ Singer: Shana Mans
- DDM Competition Judge / USC Professor: Toni Jean Erasmus
- Harvard Admissions Officer: Jeanne Neilson
- Berkeley Admissions Officer: Grant Ross
- DDM Official: Motsi Tekateka
- Marco’s Buddy: Kai Luke Brummer
- Mrs. Peña: Nadia Kretschmer
- Marco’s Little Sister: Lya du Toit
- Gazebo Security Guard: Robin B. Smith
- Marco’s Voice Double (voice): Cesar Velasquez Ponce
- Linda (uncredited): Bianca Amato
- Admissions Officer (uncredited): Carishma Basday
- Busker (uncredited): Noa Milan
- Harvey (uncredited): Matthew Dylan Roberts
Film Crew:
- Casting: Gary M. Zuckerbrod
- Stunt Coordinator: Mick ‘Stuntie’ Milligan
- Music Supervisor: Linda Cohen
- Director of Photography: Anastas N. Michos
- Unit Production Manager: Michele Weisler
- Executive Producer: Joey King
- ADR Voice Casting: Barbara Harris
- Original Music Composer: Patrick Kirst
- Casting: Kamala A. Thomas
- Screenplay: Jay Arnold
- Producer: Vince Marcello
- Music Editor: Richard Ziegler
- Unit Publicist: Dezi Rorich
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Joe Dzuban
- Production Design: Iñigo Navarro
- ADR Mixer: Stephen Webster
- Hair Department Head: Christa Schoeman
- ADR Editor: Michael Baird
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Jeff Capogreco
- Foley Artist: Jody Thomas
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gabriel J. Serrano
- Post Production Supervisor: Brad Arensman
- Steadicam Operator: Sarel Pretorius
- Choreographer: Paul Becker
- Key Makeup Artist: Simone Stubbs
- Casting: Mito Skellern
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Wayne England
- ADR Mixer: Bill Higley
- Executive Producer: Adam Friedlander
- Assistant Sound Editor: Pernell L. Salinas
- ADR Mixer: Chris Navarro
- Foley Artist: Elizabeth Rainey
- ADR Mixer: Michael Miller
- ADR Mixer: Michael Botha
- Production Sound Mixer: J.J. Le Roux
- First Assistant Editor: Kristine McPherson
- Dialogue Editor: Brian Dunlop
- Novel: Beth Reekles
- Assistant Art Director: J.D. van Brakel
- Gaffer: Oliver Wilter
- Editor: Paul Millspaugh
- Line Producer: Carl Beyer
- Costume Designer: Neil McClean
- Boom Operator: Innes Botha
- Second Unit Director of Photography: George Amos
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Patrick Tubach
- Script Supervisor: Ashley Aldworth
- Producer: Andrew Cole-Bulgin
- Compositing Supervisor: Sam Bassett
- Producer: Ed Glauser
- Post Production Accountant: Erica Kolsrud
- Production Manager: Lathiem Groenmeyer
- Visual Effects Producer: Jacques Bock
- Still Photographer: Marcos Cruz
- Production Manager: Vanessa Haupt
- First Assistant Editor: Franz Königswieser
- Key Grip: Stephen Knipe
- Production Coordinator: CoCo Boggon
- Foley Mixer: Terry Boyd Jr.
- Choreographer: Tori Caro
- Art Direction: Barry Coetzer
- First Assistant Director: Tony McLeod
- Location Manager: Luke Longmore
- ADR Mixer: Mike Lerma
- Second Unit First Assistant Director: Lee-Roy Titus
- Second Assistant Director: Lynette Mitchell
Movie Reviews:
- Kewl Kat: This was more annoying than enjoyable. I don’t understand how these kids are being accepted into the top schools in America. They don’t appear to take school seriously whatsoever. Maybe they all pay someone to take the SAT? That’s the only thing that makes sense. Everything is about partying, lifting weights, playing video games and having sex. Meanwhile, they all live in gigantic mansions. I want a Kissing Booth 3 where everybody is sheltering in place, wearing masks, social distancing and becoming suicidal. I want every other scene taking place in a cemetery. Then if there is a Kissing Booth 4, it can be in post-Trump America, where anybody who survives the pandemic stops being a narcissistic sociopath.
- Kamurai: Decent watch, probably won’t watch again, and can’t recommend unless you’re just a big Joey King fan.
Maybe I’m biased, but Joey King is way above doing this high school drama stuff unless its on “Riverdale”, see “The Act”. This movie looks so small and petty and just lacks the fun and charm of most coming of age stories. It builds off the original movie (and uses some of the same charms effectively) and a few standard teen tropes that all boil down to “have better communication”. They feel like adult relationships, but this is still set in a high school with high schooler motivations.
A lot of this is just either cheap or empty and is supported by columns of necessary goodness, mostly carried by Joey King, and the only other actor that seems capable of elevating the scenes is Maisie Richardson-Sellers (“Legends of Tomorrow”), but she has a role that is rather pigeon-holed.
There are cute parts, but I can’t say I’m heavily invested in the main romance, and I actively felt bad for the best friend’s girlfriend because she really acted the jerk, treating him like a non-romantic boyfriend.
I don’t think it will be what you got out of the first movie and there are much better rom-coms out there, but you won’t be wasting your time on this either.