The Kissing Booth 2 Review: A Good Continuation to the Overall Story!

The sequel to the 2018 teen-comedy of the same name, The Kissing Booth 2 stars the recurring cast, Joey King, Joel Courtney, and Jacob Elordi in the lead roles alongside Taylor Perez, Maisie Richardson-Sellers as the supporting cast in a 131-minute film which manages to reach all the expectations.

Commencing right where it left, The Kissing Booth 2 opens with Elle beginning her senior year at school and rejoicing her time with her boyfriend Noah before he left for Harvard. Subsequently, while she is planning for the kissing booth again for the Charity Fair this year, she travels to Boston to catch up with Noah and returns to Los Angeles with several unanswered questions related to her relationship. The remainder of the movie details the ups and downs she experienced the whole year with her education and friends and showcases how she managed to duck these critical situations.

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A sequel for any franchise contributes to a handful of elements, starting from developing a particular plot point of the novel, showcasing diverse stories of other characters, or just blatantly cash-grabbing the popularity of the domain. In the case of The Kissing Booth, the sequel served its well-intended purpose, narrates a beautiful story, focuses more on the characters and their relationships between each other. The contrasting opinions and the complications these characters confront, while they seem very obvious, benefit the overall storyline and make more sense by the climax.

Consequently, the newly introduced characters have an actual part to play in the movie and help supplement the main characters with some motivation or finding a solution to the overall dilemma they’re stuck in. And by utilizing everything in their disposal, writers Vince Marcello and Jay Arnold conclude the narrative on a delightful note which will warm your heart and puts forth a remarkable message that “its always worth trying.”

Moving on to the screenwriting minutiae of The Kissing Booth 2, to my surprise, the writers kept it fresh and did not steer towards the obvious ending as I expected. They managed to keep the film moving at a decent pace and bypassed the snoozefest territory without much of a problem. However, clocking at two-hours twelve minutes, I feel that the movie could’ve benefited more with a runtime under two hours, especially on Netflix, where the viewer’s attention will justifiably be all over the place.

On the production side of things, The Kissing Booth 2 implements the perfect vibe required for a teen-comedy through and through. Set for the most part in Los Angeles, the vibrant color palettes and the extravagant exteriors suit the movie pretty well adjacent to the wonderful selection of songs and background score. The performances from the cast, primarily from Joey King, are impressive as the chemistry between the couples, be it Elle and Noah, Lee and Rachel, and Elle and Marco looked genuine and endearing.

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Nevertheless, The Kissing Booth 2 emerges as a winner and functions as a good continuation of the overall story. Every primary character had their little moments in the sun, and the writers did a fantastic job exploring the serious and emotional side of these characters by boosting them with the right ingredients needed. Regardless of a few slip-ups here and there, this movie is worth giving a shot on a bright, beautiful afternoon on any given day. Watch ‘The Kissing Booth 2’ on Netflix here.

Rating – 3.25/5 | Grade – B

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