I can’t say that I am one that believes in people falling in love in a short amount of time but that doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy seeing that type of love story unfold on-screen. However, in The Sun Is Also A Star (based off of a young-adult novel by Nicola Yoon), I found it difficult to do. I understand the timeline urgency, given that her family was being deported the next day, but as much as I wanted to fall in love with them falling in love, it didn’t happen.
Even though I wasn’t a fan of their love story, I don’t regret watching the movie. I did like their chemistry (although it gave a friendship vibe rather than romantic) and found the 2 main characters to be good actors. I also wasn’t a fan of their “ever after”.
Is this movie appropriate for kids? While it doesn’t have any sexual scenes, there is kissing, the 2 main characters staying out together the whole night and there are bad words. There is also a fight scene between two of the characters. I should add that if the issue of deportation is triggering for your child, you may not want to have them watch this movie.
If the movie is geared towards teens, then they are definitely the right audience. As an adult, I wasn’t too impressed but if you do like romantic movies and have some time on your hands, go check out The Sun is Also a Star in theaters May 17, 2019.
More about The Sun Is Also A Star
College-bound romantic Daniel Bae and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley meet — and fall for each other — over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. With just hours left on the clock in what looks to be her last day in the U.S., Natasha is fighting against her family’s deportation just as fiercely as she’s fighting her growing feelings for Daniel.
