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Major story spoilers ahead
“After Everything” is a little like the 2008 Bollywood movie “Bachna Ae Haseeno”, but infinitely worse. Bachna Ae Haseeno follows Raj, a young handsome guy who keeps breaking women’s hearts until he falls really hard in love and decides to make amends with his past flames as penance and a way to win his ultimate lady love. The worst thing Raj did was ghost a fiance who was waiting for him at the altar (actually a civil court in bridal dress, but same thing), which was awful and plenty reason to dislike the hero.
But Hardin Scott in “After Everything” attempts to make amends with one past flame. He sleeps with her for a bet, secretly records their intimate encounter to share with his friend as proof, and then has the gall to express outrage when his friend shares the clip with others. Talk about victim mentality.
It’s hard to believe this is the 5th film in the “After” series, and I haven’t even seen the two movies that came out after “After We Collided” in 2020. I am pretty sure I am not missing anything. This fifth film has nothing new to offer in the name of plot – hot ‘bad’ guy breaks his girlfriend’s heart, she breaks up with him, so he tries to change himself (again) because he cannot live without her, then wins her back. Ugh.
To be more specific, Hardin Scott writes a bestselling novel detailing his life with girlfriend Tessa, and she is shocked, upset over their private lives becoming public. So she calls it quits and he tries to win her back. You know… after everything.
The only reason anybody is hooked to this franchise is probably because of how hot Hero Fiennes Tiffin is as Hardin Scott. It’s got to be that, because Josephine Langford who plays his ‘soulmate’ Tessa, barely has any screen time in ‘After Everything’, since she is the ex he is trying to get back with by mending past mistakes.
But apart from the pretty face, Hero Fiennes Tiffin’s acting is mediocre as hell. Although, the dialogues are so poorly written that anybody would look like an idiot spouting them. So maybe it’s the bland script at fault.
For a 90 minute film, “After Everything” is 90 minutes too long. Just skip it. Unless you’ve been following these movies and are weak for Hardin Scott.
The film is available on Netflix.
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