Starring Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose. After reflecting on the film’s messages and trying to come up with something positive to say, I really could think of nothing, nothing. While it is natural for young adults to want to exert their independence, the 18-year-old couple depicted here are reckless, even if the script calls their actions brave. In fact, the plot suggests it’s the adults who are out of touch with reality.Īlong with being predictable and tedious, other content of concern is a few swear words and scatological slang, reference to a father with a drinking problem, the depiction of a squabble that ends with punches being thrown, and domestic abuse. And it doesn’t help that the film never shows the dangers of lying, using a credit card irresponsibly and engaging in an “unprotected” sexual relationship (implied after a steamy scene of passionate kissing). This target audience will likely be just as naïve as the main characters presented here, and fail to recognize the negative consequences associated with Maddy and Olly’s behaviors. When the cautious parent threatens to put an end to any more flirting with the forbidden fruit, Maddy and Olly run away together.īased on a book by Nicola Yoon, this story has all the cute and kitsch ‘tween girls swoon over – and that is exactly the biggest problem with the movie. What follows is a sentimental sequence of bashful meetings facilitated by Carla, puppy-love style frolicking, and secret romantic gestures that catch the attention of Mom.
Eventually, she is even willing to risk everything, everything. As the interaction and attraction grows, Maddy desires more. Within days the two are making eye contact as often as possible, and then begin texting back and forth. Olly (Nick Robinson) may dress in bleak black and wear his shaggy hair with a rebellious attitude, but he has a bright smile when he sees her peering from the window. However, her resignation toward having no contact with the outside world is tested when she notices the family moving in next door has a son about her age. Really, the eighteen-year-old doesn’t want for anything, anything. And Maddy has the loving company of full-time nurse Carla (Ana de la Reguera).
Her protective single mother (Anika Noni Rose), who is also a physician, provides medical care plus a state-of-the-art home to keep her daughter’s environment sterilized. Although the illness means she must live in isolation in order to avoid contact with germs or viruses, she still enjoys stimulation through books and the internet. Maddy Whittier (Amandla Stenberg) is a young woman with SCID (severe combined immunodeficiency), a medical condition that renders her body unable to fight off any infections.
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