Colleen Hoover's follow-up to the hit 'It Ends With Us' fails to live up to expectations with a convoluted plot and unconvincing character development. Josh Boone's direction is marred by an inability to balance its heavy themes of grief, trauma, and romance, resulting in a messy narrative that veers wildly between sentimental moments and cringe-worthy rom-com detours.
The film centers around the complex relationships between Morgan (Allison Williams) and Jenny (Willa Fitzgerald), two sisters whose complicated pasts are slowly unraveled over the course of 17 years. Meanwhile, Chris (Scott Eastwood) and Jonah (Dave Franco) navigate their own on-again-off-again romance, which remains frustratingly one-dimensional.
The usually dependable Colleen Hoover seems to have lost her touch, relying on tired tropes and shallow character development to propel the plot forward. Williams, in particular, feels miscast as a type-A mom with little depth beyond her "likes to design houses" quirk. The chemistry between the leads is nonexistent, making it difficult to become invested in their relationships.
The film's attempts at emotional resonance are similarly underwhelming, with Morgan and Chris's 16-year-old daughter Clara (McKenna Grace) serving as a vehicle for trite, Instagram-era sentiments about love and social media fame. The script's reliance on basic melodrama, cringe-worthy humor, and mechanical delivery only serves to further disengage the audience.
Despite its occasionally effective moments of tension, 'Regretting You' is ultimately a disappointing follow-up that fails to live up to the standard set by its predecessor. With a meandering narrative, unconvincing character development, and a general lack of cohesion, this Colleen Hoover adaptation feels like a fleeting moment of Hollywood success, rather than a genuine artistic achievement.
The film centers around the complex relationships between Morgan (Allison Williams) and Jenny (Willa Fitzgerald), two sisters whose complicated pasts are slowly unraveled over the course of 17 years. Meanwhile, Chris (Scott Eastwood) and Jonah (Dave Franco) navigate their own on-again-off-again romance, which remains frustratingly one-dimensional.
The usually dependable Colleen Hoover seems to have lost her touch, relying on tired tropes and shallow character development to propel the plot forward. Williams, in particular, feels miscast as a type-A mom with little depth beyond her "likes to design houses" quirk. The chemistry between the leads is nonexistent, making it difficult to become invested in their relationships.
The film's attempts at emotional resonance are similarly underwhelming, with Morgan and Chris's 16-year-old daughter Clara (McKenna Grace) serving as a vehicle for trite, Instagram-era sentiments about love and social media fame. The script's reliance on basic melodrama, cringe-worthy humor, and mechanical delivery only serves to further disengage the audience.
Despite its occasionally effective moments of tension, 'Regretting You' is ultimately a disappointing follow-up that fails to live up to the standard set by its predecessor. With a meandering narrative, unconvincing character development, and a general lack of cohesion, this Colleen Hoover adaptation feels like a fleeting moment of Hollywood success, rather than a genuine artistic achievement.
the plot is all over the place and the characters are so one-dimensional it's like watching paint dry 
willa fitzgerald as morgan is just not working for me, she needs more depth or something 
and don't even get me started on the chemistry between the leads 
no spark whatsoever 
and honestly it was such a letdown! I loved It Ends With Us but this one felt like Colleen Hoover got stuck in a time loop of rom-com clichés 
. The acting was okay I guess, especially McKenna Grace as the mini-me 
, but Allison Williams just didn't bring anything new to the table 
. And can we talk about how cringeworthy Josh Boone's direction was? 
it felt like he tried too hard to balance all those heavy themes and ended up making a mess 
. Overall I'd say Regretting You is just a forgettable, meh movie that failed to live up to the hype 
. I loved It Ends With Us, but the follow-up is just meh... 
The plot twists are all over the place and it feels like Colleen Hoover relied too much on her fans to carry the story instead of actually developing the characters 
. The film's got some good moments, but overall it feels like they took all the heavy themes and threw them against the wall to see what stuck 
#DisappointingAdaptation #ColleenHooverFails #DramaMissesTheMark
. And don't even get me started on how forced the rom-com parts are - it's like Josh Boone took every cheesy trope from the 90s and mashed them all together into one big mess 
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. And what's up with the "likes to design houses" quirk? Like, who comes up with that as a character trait? 
ugh, just rewatching it makes me want to throw my popcorn out the window