I almost missed the boat on this movie, having just become aware of it recently, but it's coming out tomorrow and it's actually getting quite good reviews, currently sitting at 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by Greg Berlanti, who's most known now for his media empire and as co-creator of the CW superhero shows (and others, like Riverdale, etc.), this movie is rather groundbreaking, in that it's a teen comedy from a major studio in the John Hughes vein, but about a gay teenager (Nick Robinson) looking for love of his own. I may have to check this one out.
Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it's a little more complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't actually know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing.
