I liked this one, and I didn’t expect to. Lara Jean (Lana Condor) lives with her two sisters and dad (John Corbett). To make a long story short, Lara Jean writes very passionate letters to her biggest crushes to whom she never expressed her feelings, and she hides these letters as a way to cope. Lara Jean’s younger sister, Kitty (Anna Cathcart), notices how lonely Lara Jean is and sends her letters out in hopes of getting her a boyfriend. Because of this, Lara Jean finds herself a fake boyfriend, Peter (Noah Centineo), whom she stays with to make it look like she isn’t lonely, and so that he can attempt to get his evil ex back. I like this movie because it got things right. It understood that teen culture is a culture and not a 90’s cartoon show. There was a scene where Lara Jean and Peter talk about how real life issues emotionally affect them and it shows how teens aren’t just party-loving cool people. Unfortunately, as much as this movie shows maturity, it does have its faults. A prominent flaw is the stale and stiff acting. The father is a prime example because he can be so stiff sometimes, and it makes the scene he’s in a little awkward. Personally though, I was able to connect with both the main characters, and because of this, I was really able to sympathize with them. With most rom-coms, I don’t connect with any characters because they don’t develop. The use of character development and comprehension of teen culture really helped make this movie pretty good.