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Love, Simon

Country: USA, Language: English, 109 mins

Original Title

Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda
  • Director: Greg Berlanti
  • Writer: Isaac Aptaker; Elizabeth Berger
  • Producer: Wyck Godfrey; Marty Bowen; Pouya Shabazian

CGiii Comment

Breathe in. Hold.

An American, high-school, gay-themed, teen dramedy...what could possibly go wrong? Well...potentially, just about everything in this tired-and-tested formulaic genre!!!

Keep holding your breath, babies...because, wait for it, this is an absolute peach of a film...doing the book the justice it deserves [not many films can say that!].

Love, Simon is a modern-day [coerced] ‘coming out’ story...with a villainous teen, a love’s unrequited teen, a [modest] heart-throb and a whole host of potential Romeos, ready to strip away that modesty...oh, and there’s a fierce drama teacher who takes no prisoners!

For those, a little longer-in-the-tooth, ‘coming out’ may appear to be a little easier, less traumatic than yesteryear. How times have changed, they are sure to say...no doubt, for the better. But, for the kid who is standing with his/her hand tightly-gripped on the door-handle, it’s just as terrifying as it ever was! Because...when that door opens, nothing will ever be the same again. But...when the control of that life-changing moment is taken from you, when you are ‘outed’ – thoughts go awry, friends feel betrayed, things get ugly!

It sounds as if Love, Simon has taken a wrong turn...for the worse!!! Hold your horses, don’t throw your toys out of the cradle, keep holding your breath...all is not lost. Tis but a [necessary] hiccup. The writing is as sprightly as the direction...it dwells not on the dark...and, as Simon [good job, Mr Robinson] settles into his new skin...the hunt for his Romeo continues.

Shamelessly manipulative, seamlessly sentimental and so crowd-pleasingly sweet...it’s impossible not to clap, cheer and cry...all at the same time.

Now. Exhale. Wow.


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The(ir) Blurb...

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.

Cast & Characters

Nick Robinson as Simon;
Jennifer Garner as Emily;
Josh Duhamel as Jack;
Katherine Langford as Leah;
Alexandra Shipp as Abby;
Logan Miller as Martin;
Keiynan Lonsdale as Bram;
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Nick;
Talitha Eliana Bateman as Nora (as Talitha Bateman);
Tony Hale as Mr. Worth;
Natasha Rothwell as Ms. Albright;
Miles Heizer as Cal;
Joey Pollari as Lyle;
Clark Moore as Ethan;
Drew Starkey as Garrett