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After We Collided Review

By Dave Griffiths @goodbaduglyshow · On January 3, 2021

The Gist

Tessa and Hardin’s relationships continues with up and downs as she moves into a job that she loves while he still tries to put his life back together.

The Review

Have sex. Have a fight. Have sex again. Fight again. There you go, I have pretty much saved you from having to waste 100 minutes of your life on After We Collided because that is the sequence of events that play out on repeat all throughout the movie.

That might sound harsh, but I am sorry this film really deserves it because even shows like Dawson’s Creek and One Tree Hill never had as much teenage angst as this film manages to deliver to the screen. Of course I probably should never have expected more – the first film in this franchise, simply titled After, was a blatant rip-off of Cruel Intentions which of course in itself was a teenage remake of Dangerous Liaisons which in turn was a remake of a French film (lost yet???) – the difference being that Cruel Intentions is one of my favourite teenage movies of all time while After is something that I hope I never have to endure again.

Instead of distancing itself from the C.I. comparison part of the ‘improvements’ that the studio brought to the table for After We Collided was bringing on board Roger Kumble to direct… who of course was the man who directed the Cruel Intentions movie, its sequel and subsequent television show. I really don’t know what to say other than – they really didn’t think that through, did they?

Really, the only change I noticed this time around was that Kumble has given the film a more adult edge. Now the two young lovers – Tessa (Josephine Langford – Intro The Dark) and Hardin (Hero Fiennes Tiffin – Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince) – use adult cuss words and have sex… a lot. The script is still bad, Hero Fiennes Tiffin still isn’t believable as a bad boy and as a result the movie suffers on all levels just as its predecessor did.

Plot-wise the movie picks up just a month after the grand finale of the first film which saw Tessa learn that Hardin only slept with her as part of a bet to take her virginity and no matter how often he declares it she doesn’t believe he loves her. Now Hardin is still heart-broken and deals with his pain by getting tattoo while sober (yep the screenwriter wants you to believe that’s what bad boys do) while Tessa is moving on with her life and becoming an intern at a publishing company… wait isn’t that just Fifty Shades Of Grey without the whips and chains???

From there it feels like the movie is on repeat. Tessa’s mother still don’t like Hardin, they reconcile, they have sex, they fight, they reconcile, they have sex again… and yes it seriously happens four or five time throughout the film. Oh and we finally see Hardin’s mother – played by Louise Lombard (CSI) – and she likes Tessa. Did I mention that Tessa and Hardin have sex a lot and anywhere they like – in bed, in the shower, at her work, in other people’s beds… like I said anywhere they want.

To say nothing much happens in the film is an understatement and it felt wherever I looked I just saw other movies that the film ‘borrowed’ from. This time around Hardin’s wardrobe is the same as Sebastian’s in Cruel Intentions and Hero Fiennes Tiffin just does not work as a bad guy no matter how the screenwriters try to change that.

The Verdict

Bringing Roger Kumble on board should have made After We Collided a better film but suddenly nothing was ever going to save this bomb. Josephine Langford puts in a good acting performance but is badly let down by a screenplay that goes nowhere – the result is badly written film with so many sex scenes it feels like you are watching soft-core porn. Check my worst films list of 2020 and you can guarantee that this will be on it.

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After We Collided Review
Dave Griffiths
January 3, 2021
2/10
2 Overall Score

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Dave Griffiths has worked as a journalist for over twenty years now -covering topics including film, television, music, travel and sport (with a main focus on AFL Football). That time has seen him host the popular X-Wired television program for seven seasons as well as write for various magazines such as Buzz Magazine, Heavy Mag, Stage Whispers, The Banner and Eternity.. He has even branched out into writing online for Subculture Entertainment, Media Search and The Book The Film The T-Shirt. He also worked as the online editor for Entertainment 360 for three years. Dave's radio work has seen him work on various radio stations including 3RPP, Triple R and Light FM. He is currently the resident film reviewer on Sydney's 2UE radio station and can be heard reviewing what is new at cinemas and on DVD each week on Wednesdays at 3pm with Ed Phillips. He is also the co-host of Melbourne's 94.1FM's breakfast show 'The Motley Crew' and he can sometimes be heard on J-Air's 'First On Film'. David is also the co-host of two popular podcasts - ‘The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Film Show,' and 'The Popcorn Conspiracy' As far as Film Reviewing goes David is an elected committee member of AFCA (Australian Film Critics Association and a member of IPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics)/FIPRESCI (Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique). He has also served as a jury member for a number of international film festivals and is considered an expert on cult cinema, horror movies and Australian films.

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