After

Tessa Young, a dedicated student, enters her freshman year of college with ambition and a carefully mapped-out future. However, her world is turned upside down when she meets Hardin Scott, a mysterious and brooding bad boy with a complicated past. Despite their vastly different lives and personalities, an undeniable attraction sparks between them, leading Tessa down a path of self-discovery and challenging everything she thought she knew about love and relationships.

After received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, who largely found the film to be a shallow and uninspired imitation of other popular teen romance stories. Audiences, however, showed more favor, particularly fans of the original Wattpad novel. The film performed moderately well at the box office, largely driven by its target demographic.

• Criticized for its derivative plot and lack of originality.

• Panned for predictable storytelling and cliché characters.

• Noted for its appeal to a specific young adult audience invested in the source material.

Google audience: Audience reviews indicate a mixed reception. While many enjoyed the romantic chemistry between the lead actors and found the story engaging, a significant portion felt it was too similar to other teen romance films and criticized the plot's predictability and the main character's questionable decisions.

The film is based on Anna Todd's novel of the same name, which originated as a One Direction fanfiction on the platform Wattpad.