Another Sad Book to Movie Adaptation...😢
Let me start this review off by saying, I ADORE the After series. Anna Todd did a fabulous job with her books. I started out reading the books on Wattpad when I was in high school. That's over 6 years ago. I remember staying up all night reading her chapters & the dreadful waiting until she uploaded on Wattpad. I was stoked when she got published for real. I remember rushing to the closest Barnes & Noble in college so I could buy After as an actual book! So, imagine my excitement when she told her fans that she got picked up for a movie series! Like YES! Please give us all the HESSA vibes on the big screen please! Also, to try not to repeat myself...my review for AWC is very much along the lines of my review for After. My link to that is here--> Book to Film Adaptations
Tessa has everything to lose. Hardin has nothing to lose… except her.
After a tumultuous beginning to their relationship, Tessa and Hardin were on the path to making things work. Tessa knew Hardin could be cruel, but when a bombshell revelation is dropped about the origins of their relationship—and Hardin’s mysterious past—Tessa is beside herself.
Hardin will always be… Hardin. But is he really the deep, thoughtful guy Tessa fell madly in love with despite his angry exterior—or has he been a stranger all along? She wishes she could walk away. It’s just not that easy. Not with the memory of passionate nights spent in his arms. His electric touch. His hungry kisses.
Still, Tessa’s not sure she can endure one more broken promise. She put so much on hold for Hardin—school, friends, her mom, a relationship with a guy who really loved her, and now possibly even a promising new career. She needs to move forward with her life.
Hardin knows he made a mistake, possibly the biggest one of his life. He’s not going down without a fight. But can he change? Will he change for love?
To me great book to film adaptations would be the Divergent series, the Hunger Games, & even the last few Twilight movies. Even though, Twilight started out rough, it all came together AND it followed the storylines. For some reason, AWC didn't follow any chronological order compared to the book. I'm definitely not going to mention how the published book is missing pages from the Wattpad version. I know published books have to take out unnecessary parts but to me the reader they seemed important. I'm still salty that they changed the persona for Tessa. Also, since when is Christain an a**hole? And Trevor was so not the kinda guy to spout off to Hardin. I just don't understand how Anna can help create the movie & rave about how much better AWC is going to be and it's so true to the storyline.
Well news flash, it was NOT. I re-read AWC so I could remember what to expect in the movie. I was mad the 5 minutes into the movie AGAIN. I was constantly thinking/saying, that's not right, that isn't supposed to happen yet, HE WASN'T A PART OF THIS! (If you wanna know what I mean leave a comment). I'm trying to not write spoilers, but c'mon at least keep the characters straight. Like what the heck is going on with Zed? He's supposed to be pining after Tessa but that wasn't anywhere in the movie. UGH, needless to say, this movie was not good. It was a sad adaptation. What about when Hardin's mom is there a week before Christmas & then all of the sudden it's 5 minutes later with Tessa going to work after Christmas. UHMM....when did Christmas even happen??? The overly fast paced timeline of the stories was bad. So many details were missed. AND the Hessa relationship in the book is NOT accurately represented in this movie.
The plus side I guess, the movie was rated R which is great! However, the adult scenes were cringy and awkward. I feel bad for the actors and if their family watches because I was uncomfortable for them. Outside of getting the rating upped, this movie is a 2 star review for me. I had high hopes & expectations and that's on me. I should've known it wasn't going to live up to the idea/book. I don't even know if I want to see the next movie or two because I don't want to keep getting disappointed. I'll stick to reading the books and not caring about the movie.
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