![]() ![]() That’s why she hatches a plan - not a great plan, and not an especially well thought-out plan - to attach herself to another letter recipient, all the better to throw Josh off and push back what is an obviously inevitable conversation. Lara Jean’s realization that her letters - some written years earlier - have been let loose in the world is both amusing and horrifying, and they’re capped off with the knowledge that her crush on Josh could ruin her entire family. Now that’s sticky, and Alvarez does a great service to not just Lara Jean and Josh, but also her sister Margot (Janel Parrish) and their littlest sibling Kitty (Anna Cathcart), who are all lovingly written and portrayed as compelling, different people. Lara Jean’s crushes span all the way back to middle school, but it’s her current love interest that drives the film’s first act: Josh (Israel Broussard), her childhood best friend, long-time neighbor, and older sister’s boyfriend. ![]() 3’ to ‘Chile ’76’Īs outsized as Lara Jean’s predicament is - she didn’t just write letters to these guys, she also addressed each envelope, making it almost too easy for someone to find them and ship them off - “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” mostly stays grounded, thanks to Condor’s winning performance and a winking production from Johnson. Where to Watch This Week’s New Movies, from ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. ![]()
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