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‘The Kissing Booth 2’ review: utterly witless, vomit-inducing drivel

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When it premiered in May 2018, The Kissing Booth apparently became a huge hit.

A month later, Netflix‘s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos called it “one of the most-watched movies in the country, and maybe in the world”.

However, this old-fashioned teen romcom based on a novel by Welsh teenager Beth Reekles was also criticised for being sexist, regressive and laden with clichés.

Put it this way: the plot really kicks into gear when LA teenager Elle (Slender Man’s Joey King) wears a tiny skirt to school, gets groped by an older student, then has her honour “protected” by Noah (Jacob Elordi), the dreamboat she has a crush on.

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