'To All The Boys I've Loved Before' review: A transformative coming-of-age story that is as wholesome as it is entertaining
Netflix has wised up to its competitors in the streaming market, changing its strategy to focus on original content so as to cement its position as the top dog. It's a move that is well-advised considering it was only a matter of time before networks began pulling off television shows and movies off the platform to host it on their own. In that vein, the company put aside $8 billion to finance 500 original shows and movies for 2018 alone, and one of those will be the 'To All The Boys I've Loved Before."
Set for an August 17 release, the romantic comedy is a movie adaptation of Jenny Han's New York Times best-selling adult romance novel of the same name and stars Lana Condor of 'X-Men: Apocalypse' fame in the eponymous role of Lara Jean. The novel's popularity on release meant that the movie rights were almost immediately procured by Overbrook Entertainment, Will Smith's production company. Annie Neal was hired to adapt the book to the screen and Susan Johnson, known for 'Carrie Pilby' helmed the film from a screenplay by Sofia Alvarez.