After Ever Happy...More Like After Ever WHY?!

Okay, so last night I ended up watching "After Ever Happy." Don't judge me, sometimes you just need some angsty teen drama, right? And I was curious... like, HOW much more damage could Hardin and Tessa possibly inflict on each other? Turns out, quite a bit! This whole 'shocking truth about their families' thing felt kinda forced, honestly. Like they just threw a bunch of plot twists at the wall and hoped something would stick. Seriously, the scene where they're arguing in the rain AGAIN? I swear, if I had a dollar for every time these two had a screaming match in the downpour, I could probably finance my own indie film. And Tessa... bless her heart, Josephine Langford tries, but the constant damsel-in-distress act is getting old. I mean, girl, get some self-respect! The whole amnesia storyline with his mom also felt super out of left field? Like why are we doing this now? Is the author out of ideas? I will say, Hero Fiennes Tiffin does brooding pretty well. He's got that whole tortured artist vibe down. But even he can't save some of the truly cringeworthy dialogue. Like, when he says, "I'm nothing without you, Tessa." I physically recoiled. Dude, you're a writer! You're clearly something! Overall, I think this movie is for die-hard 'Hessa' shippers only. If you haven't invested in the previous films, you'll probably be completely lost and bewildered. Me? I wish I had just rewatched 'The Notebook' instead. At least Ryan Gosling builds her a HOUSE. Hardin just writes angsty poetry... mostly about how much he messes up, lol. And his hair just looks greasy. I'm being harsh, I know, but like... come on! At least give us ONE truly happy moment for these two crazy kids.