After We Collided (2020) User Reviews

Entertaining, but...

[annabelle_mo · 6/10 · 5 September 2020]

I was excited for this movie, I'll be honest. The first movie was far from perfect but it intrigued me enough to read the books and they hooked me up completely. After We Collided movie is emotionally charged and intense... maybe even too intense (struggled to swallow my popcorn at times :) So much was going on in this movie, it was overwhelming. If I haven't read the books, I probably wouldn't understand all scenes, because everything was a bit rushed and fragmented. On the other hand, it will be still interesting to rewatch. Hero has improved his acting so much, I was pleasantly surprised! And comedic moments were nice for a little breath of air.

However... Being a young adult, I didn't like how much alcohol was in the movie. It was unpleasant to see Tessa drinking so much, being a mess. She has gotten drunk twice and, what even worse, Hardin seemed to like it. In the books I admired her purposefulness and dedication to work no matter how bad things with Hardin were. But in the movie, it seemed like her intelligence decreased. In my opinion, this movie is very bad for teenage girls, as it sets a terrible example of unhealthy relationships and bad alcohol habits. For young adults though, it's quite entertaining to watch.

[5.6] Anna Todd, what was that?!

[cjonesas · 6/10 · 24 November 2020]

The first movie was quite good in the sense that the two fragile characters were discovering themselves and had real constructive time together in building a relationship via trials and error with an emotional flowing storyline in the background. It was above average, but romantically touchy.

The characters had amazing chemistry together and they still do, but with the second (movie), its shallow material and the over and artificial dramatization of almost every collision scenes, even having Anna Todd as the screenplay writer and one of the producers of the movie, doesn't save it from crashing gloriously.

After We Collided, is empty, toxic and unrealistic with a way crowded cast, contributing to nothing. Even the original Writer couldn't save it; maybe she was too blinded by the sense of "gloriousness" of her own screenplay.

Sad collision!

Sooo dramatic.. and for what?

[aist-03412 · 4/10 · 14 April 2021]

We never really get to know their feeling or thoughts. All they did was have sex and use cliche phrases , and all I did was roll my eyes for two hours straight. The only thing I enjoyed was Trevor (portrayed by Dylan Sprouse) and the only good thing was his extra scene at the end. It was hilarious!

I knew it wasn't gonna be great but...just...wow

[pflugs-48071 · 1/10 · 28 October 2020]

Everybody is saying this one is better than the first one. No way. The first one wasn't amazing or anything, but I liked it. I was looking forward to this, but oh my god it was AWFUL. I can't believe I wasted seven whole dollars to rent it. All they did was focus on the sex because they can show it now. That's all that happened. Sex and toxicity and completely unrealistic plot lines about being an intern. Plus a bunch of other terrible stuff. It just got worse as the movie went on. Don't waste your time.

LOL

[Vassilikii · 3/10 · 6 November 2020]

Okay so during the movie I was baffled by how overdramatic Tessa, Hardin and the girl with the purple hair were acting. It didn't seem like real people to me until I realised that yes, sometimes young immature people behave and talk like that (I'm 23). They scream and make assumptions and have trust issues. They are egotistic, overly jealous and completely ridiculous in how they act in their relationships. I mean they truly think that this is what real love is and feels like. If your significant other isn't toxic and doesn't make you cry 80% of the time then are you even in love? And then one day you grow up and realise that true love makes you calm, and happy, and it makes you feel safe and understood. You never search for the knife in your back because it's not there. Sometimes real relationships are so good they get boring and that's okay. Of course there are always hardships but they don't look remotely like the ones in this movie. Let me be clear. HARDIN AND TESSA SHOULD NOT BE TOGETHER. At least not at this part of their lives. They are both very immature and toxic to each other. The trust is not there and they keep hurting each other. They retaliate and purposely try to hurt one another. I hope young people seeing this don't mistaken this for what it isn't. On the other hand who hasn't made mistakes regarding their love life. So I guess at the end of the day you should do you. Moving forward to the actual movie.. it's even worse. The dialogues, man, the dialogues. The direction makes me want to cry(not in a good way). I really think that many problems with the movie had to do with the problematic writing state that the books are in. Bad material can only get better to a certain point. If I were 14 I might have likes this movie. But I'm not.

Not worth watching

[Gordon-11 · 18 December 2020]

The dialog is horrible. No one talks like that! The story is even worse. It's just two immature, emotionally unstable rabbits on screen. It's definitely not worth watching.

I Don't Understand The Hate?!

[flowerstardust1979 · 7/10 · 7 November 2020]

First of all, I'm not a teenager, I'm in my 4th decade of life. Secondly I haven't read the books.

I really enjoyed the first movie and really enjoyed this second one.

Yes the acting from Hero Fiennes Tiffin isn't exactly great (but his good looks are forgiving), there's some cringe worthy moments, but it's a story of intense love and passion, all be it a toxic one. But it's an enjoyable ride.

If you enjoyed the first movie, you're likely to enjoy this one. It's sexier, raunchier and thankfully R rated rather it's PG13 predecessor which is much better suited for a movie like this. The first movie felt a little too tame considering the story content.

Oh just enjoy it for what it is. Don't analyse everything.

It does what it needs to

[jilllasalle · 7/10 · 15 September 2020]

This movie brings to life some of the delicious scenes from Anna Todd's addictive After series. I have read some complaints about sex while drunk--come on. Couples have sex when they are drunk- they aren't on a first date or just getting to know each other. I am probably being generous with my rating as the storytelling could be better: less planned out sex scenes, more dirty words like the book, and a slower pace to really show character growth and introspection. But hey, they took this amazing roller coaster of a book series, found two gorgeous people to act it out, and by God, I am not going to complain.

So problematic

[gabriellesthilaire · 1/10 · 14 September 2020]

The relationship is just so toxic. There is no character development and the slut shaming is so disappointing. Tessa's coworker is supposed to be a hot distraction but there was no character development and no chemistry between the 2 actors. I really don't get how people rate this 10/10, this movie is quite bad.

Worth the watch

[itsethom · 10/10 · 3 September 2020]

This film was so good compared to the first one. The combination of romance and action with a bit of comedy keeps you hooked to the screen until the end. The cast did an amazing job bringing this book characters to reality especially the male lead. The actor portrayed his character with such conviction that its intensity was reflected on screen and at some point, you started to feel his pain and agony. Overall its something worthy of a watch.

Good!!!

[annimam · 7/10 · 4 September 2020]

The movie was good. The characters were very successful.It was very funny and cute. But I would like it to be the beginning of the movie not to be so fast and to have a few more details from the book as at the scene of the accident to have the dialogue of Tessa and Hardin and some more scenes from the book. 7/10!. I hope the third move to be even better.

Toxic and Abusive

[kggarner · 1/10 · 23 October 2020]

Tessa is stupid. I watch this with my older teenage daughter and had to talk to her about how wrong the movie was. It's never okay to be in such a toxic, abusive relationship like that. Talking, cursing, yelling at one another like they did is never okay. Hardin needed to figure out himself first and be healthy enough to care for and respect himself before he could be in a relationship. That didn't happen. He didn't go through the healthy process and therefore their relationship will continue to be toxic. Tessa didn't have respect for herself either if she thought being treated like garbage is okay. Bad message for people in relationships. Highly disappointing and not a good message for teens!!

Still cringe

[girlwonder-07287 · 1/10 · 26 September 2020]

The first film was bad, that's just a fact, the trailer for the second one is absolutely horrendous. How is this a franchise? And there target demograph for this film makes it all the more disturbing. Young girls are gonna see this and think it's okay to be in a clearly toxic and abuse relationship as long as the guys handsome and a complete tool, it'll be fine. The first one was bad and I'm pretty damn sure the second one won't change my thoughts.

cringe fest

[darmanescudan · 1/10 · 25 September 2020]

Really bad film, not worth watching. After 10mins i wanted to leave

how???

[valuckaite · 1/10 · 29 September 2020]

One star for the main actors, for the effort and sacrifice to act in a movie this bad. the script, the costumes, the lack of catchy music????? who the hell approved of this movie when it was made??? i actually, honestly dont get it... and im sad because i kinda liked the books.

Amazing

[lozza12011 · 3 September 2020]

A huge improvement from the first movie!! Much more interesting and actually had a proper storyline. I would definitely recommend checking it out

Better Love Story than Twilight Yet Probably Similar

[thenza · 7/10 · 28 December 2020]

So, I watched this movie out of sequence on Netflix not realizing there was a movie before this one. Honestly I did not think this movie was half bad, I did find Hardin's characterization to be a little hard to take seriously but I believe the actress who played Tessa did a brilliant job and that the chemistry between her and Hardin's character was very good. In all honesty seeing the movie out of sequence somehow made it better I thought I wasn't watching it out of sequence and just thought there was just a lot of call backs being made in the other movie After so it explained a lot of things for me. I do find the film to be a little overtly sexual and romantic novel-ish at times but I suppose it appeals to the target audience. In total retrospect not a bad film if you like that twilight like romance bad boy good girl younger drama but there is some comedic charm as well so not all is lost, watch it on Netflix and if you read the book maybe that would have been enough. I see that with this movie you are going to either love it or hate it but watch it in entirely then make up your mind, or do what I did and watch it on a whim and then watch After after it.

Better than the first but still a cringe fest.

[christina-velasco14 · 3/10 · 6 September 2020]

I wanted to like this one but everything was just rushed. Nothing built up and it just felt flat. The only redeeming thing about the whole movie was Hero Fiennes Tiffin. Watch it of you're a fan of the books I guess but if not don't even bother.

Its okay

[marcy-elburg · 6/10 · 7 September 2020]

Well i know it was going to be different than the book. But it still pretty much let me down in every way. Where are any of the emotions and so many precious moments that where pretty significant in the book. I likes the movie kinda so, not that bad.

Amazing movie

[victoriatorres-01545 · 10/10 · 3 September 2020]

I loved it. Big improvement from last movie. Really want to get sequel After We Fell.

Better than you'd think

[lorikocher · 7/10 · 24 October 2020]

I'm not a fan of teen drama, but for some reason I love Tessa and Hardin. This movie was very different from the first one (After.) I think this one explored their more emotional sides and what the breakup did to both of them and how they handled it. They both come from very broken families and webs of lies. I really did like this movie and I will watch it again. For those that say these two have no chemistry??? You're crazy. There is obviously serious chemistry that I wouldn't be surprised carries on off the screen. 🤷‍♀️

Dire

[WhoMadeYouGod · 1/10 · 5 January 2021]

I had hoped after enjoying the 1st film that this would be ok - but I was wrong, it's awful.

The storyline is pretty none existent and basically it's just the two of them having sex - boring, cheesy sex.

...I think I would probably have written a better script, and I'm not any good at writing.

Teen porno

[karaokebowl · 1/10 · 30 December 2020]

I thought this was supposed to be a movie about lost love between two people but in the 10 minutes I lost of my life watching it was all about sex. Unless that's what you're looking for don't bother.

really it had a great story

[Shayankhan-7526 · 7/10 · 5 April 2021]

This movie was unbelievably amazing for story. I just never expected that this kind of movies can also have that much good love stories.

What happened?

[wdsgta · 2/10 · 29 October 2020]

One: I felt more character from all of the actors in the first movie. The more seasoned actors in here, Dylan, Candice, a few others; they weren't as painful to watch. I actually found the only scenes I cared for involved Sprouse because of his ability to stay true to form with his character: charming, intelligent, and sensible. However, this was (hands-down) a rush job. Little to no flow. The actors can only do so much with what they are given, but come on. I honestly expected better.

Two: The fault most certainly originates in the script. Why? Just why...? I admittedly enjoyed After more than this one because of the simple fact that I did not read the book series until after I watched the film. After I read the book series, I appreciated that with such an annoyingly repetitive, drawn-out storyline to go off of, the film had potential to make Tessa & Hardin's story more interesting, and thus, more appealing. But they ruined that chance with this film.