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After
2019 106 min United States of America PG-13 16+
★5.0
Drama, Romance
Director: Jenny Gage
🎭 Based on
«After»
byAnna Todd
Trailers
Description
Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart. Entering her first semester of college, Tessa's guarded world opens up when she meets Hardin Scott, a mysterious and brooding rebel who makes her question all she thought she knew about herself -- and what she wants out of life.
Budget:
$14M
US Gross:
$12.14M
Worldwide:
$69.5M
Starring
Josephine Langford
Actor
Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Actor
Khadijha Red Thunder
Actor
Awards
4 wins total
Key opinion
After is widely regarded as a generic and uneven teen melodrama that functions primarily as a superficial visual spectacle. While younger audiences and fans of the source material may appreciate the aesthetic, soundtrack, and central romance, critics and book readers largely condemn the illogical narrative and lack of emotional depth.
| Cinematography | The film features a polished, high-quality visual style and an effective, mood-setting soundtrack. | |
| Originality | The narrative relies heavily on predictable, uninspired tropes of the young adult romance genre. | |
| Screenplay | The rushed, episodic nature of the plot fails to capture the complexity of the novel, resulting in jarring and illogical transitions. | |
| Runtime | The short runtime fails to provide enough space to develop the characters or their relational evolution, leading to emotionally hollow interactions. | |
| Acting | Opinions on the acting are divided: some viewers praise Fiennes-Tiffin's sincere performance, while others find the cast's chemistry unconvincing or the lead actress's portrayal inadequate. | |
| Adaptation | Views on the adaptation are split between fans who accept the film as a standalone commercial product and purists who feel the character arcs and themes were poorly translated from the book. |