Jesus, I thought the books were bad enough but damn, this movie is pure emotional abuse and manipulation from start to finish. The books at least had a few character moments where you kind of understood why people were acting the way they did, but the movie skips over those and just focuses on Hardin being an immature, abusive brat and Tessa being an immature girl who takes the abuse with pleasure. Horrible example of even the most tumultuous relationship that can actually include love, empathy and respect. This is just immature abuse. Zero redeeming qualities. Could have been an interesting look at why traumatised people treat their partners poorly and how they learn to be better and treat themselves and their partners better,but no such luck. Also, as far as the books goes, this left out almost every important scene, particularly at the end. The absolute worst of the movies so far.
And all of these reviews saying this is the most true to the book, these people are high or insane or simply haven't read the book.
And all of these reviews saying this is the most true to the book, these people are high or insane or simply haven't read the book.