Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Leah Lewis | ... | Ellie Chu | |
Daniel Diemer | ... | Paul Munsky | |
Alexxis Lemire | ... | Aster Flores | |
Wolfgang Novogratz | ... | Trig Carson | |
Collin Chou | ... | Edwin Chu | |
Becky Ann Baker | ... | Mrs. Geselschap | |
Enrique Murciano | ... | Deacon Flores | |
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MacIntyre Dixon | ... | Father Shanley (as Macintyre Dixon) |
Catherine Curtin | ... | Colleen Munsky | |
Alec Tincher | ... | Senior Guy (In Hallway) | |
Bonnie Flannery | ... | Senior Girl (In Hallway) | |
Tyler Crozier | ... | Truck Teen | |
Spencer Wawak | ... | Hangout Dude | |
Patrick T. Johnson | ... | Tom Carson | |
Gabi Samels | ... | Quaddie Girl #1 (Amber) (as Gabrielle Samels) |
A shy, introverted, Chinese-American, straight-A student finds herself helping the school jock woo the girl they both secretly love. In the process, each teaches the other about the nature of love as they find connection in the most unlikely of places. Written by Netflix
I'm in tears. I went into this movie expecting a lesbian love story after seeing the trailer. One might even say, the romances in the story were the least important. This is a love story, no doubt, but not what you would expect. It is a beautiful story about an unexpected friendship.
What I think the movie did especially well was that there was a really limited number of main characters and they had really put effort into creating the personalities for these characters. Usually characters like Aster (the beautiful love interest) are really vain and the viewer rarely gets to no them. The premise is also amazing in its simplicity - a senior year of high school in a small town.
Moreover, acting, directing, sound music was amazing. There is really nothing I would change. I kept trying to guess the plot subconsiously, but I never guessed right. I think the story wrapped up beautifully, maybe not in the traditional sense of happy ending but in its own way.