Friday, March 23, 2018

Love, Simon (2018)

Rated: PG-13 - Runtime: 109 min
tesg's Rating: Three stars (out of four)

I think it's a sad statement on society that "coming out' even still has to be a thing, that people can't just show up and introduce their same-sex partner to friends and family in the same way heterosexual couples do, just skipping the whole "gay" talk.  This movie sort of addresses that in a clever segment that asks the question "Why is heterosexuality the default?"  It's a funny bit.

The rest of the movie is cliche rom-com, but it's more than charming and funny enough for its target audience.