10 Movies That Are Much Better Than The Books They’re Based On
‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’
The internet couldn’t get enough of the adaptation of Jenny Han’s 2014 book, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, which hit Netflix last year. With Lana Condor as the adorable Lara Jean and Noah Centineo as the endearing Peter Kavinsky, it’s no wonder Netflix immediately ordered the sequel, P.S. I Still Love You, which is due to come out in 2020.
Why was it better? Everything felt more real in the adaptation of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. Noah Centineo brought so much to the role of Peter that was absent in the book itself, along with he and Lana Condor’s chemistry from the get-go. We didn’t have a chance to catch our breath before we were swept off our feet and spun around like Lara Jean was.
The inclusion of some of the plot of the second book within the first movie made it more fleshed out, giving a heightened sense of drama along with it not ending on a cliffhanger like the book did.
Getting that John Hughes vibe that Lara Jean yearned for gave audiences the same feeling that we got the first time we watched Sixteen Candles.