The problem is that Lara Jean is a drip. But this one does get an extra star for a surprise (to me) appearance by Holland Taylor.

This is kind of muted and inept compared to the Kissing Booth trilogy. Will I watch the other movies in this series anyway? Probably!

"I'll talk it over with Brenda."

Minus 1 star for making me listen to someone say "yucking my yum" out loud
Minus 1 star for Uma Thurman's Southern accent
Minus 1 star for the terrible soundtrack
Minus 1 star for the utter lack of chemistry between the (individually charming) leads
Minus .5 star for the slow pace and ridiculous length (110 minutes!)
Minus .5 star for endless discussions of feelings

Plus 1 star for Clifton Collins Jr., adorable
Plus 1 star for Sarah Shahi and her hotel room freakout
Plus 1 star for Rachel Maddow

Thematically relevant Loveless cameo in Heartstopper >>>>>>>>> One Last Stop cameo in this