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This film has such a good cast, actors from shows like Heartstopper, Bridgerton, The Big Bang Theory plus Nick Frost bumbling around is background for some unexplained reason. Is he the chauffeur? Why is Nick Frost the chauffeur? Has he done something wrong which means he can't be the star of a film anymore? In addition, the sets are stunning, the music is good, they clearly haven't penny punched while making this film. It's such a shame that the result is so much less than the sum of its parts. The result is a chaotic, rushed mess of a film with far too much breaking of the fourth wall and one of those relationships where you're supposed to believe two people are perfect for each other but they end up hurting each other because they can't be honest with each other. Honesty is the basis of a good relationship, I'm never going to root for a couple who only obstacle is their inability to tell each other they love one another.

If the Harry Potter franchise and a Nickelodeon pie-in-the-face bathroom joke-filled movie had a child, this would be it. The movie suffers because of unflattering sex jokes and constant breakage of the fourth wall. It may have been a satire, but the script was very disorderly.

I laughed only once, and ironically it was from a character who got seconds worth of screen time (the restaurant waiter). I did enjoy Charithra Chandran's performance, but she couldn't salvage the overall viewing experience.

It felt like every character was stuck in their own fairy tale universe. Plus the film tried the "influencer" type angle, complete with slow motion scenes and text message bubbles. The ending was mildly cute, but it was too little too late.

I really wanted to like this. The movie has a great cast and, to give them their due, the weakness isn't in the cast performance here, they do a great job with the dire material they have to work with.

There's nothing new or original about the story. It's a poor British attempt to replicate an American high school movie trope that has been told a thousand times. I'm unsure how you can remake a movie that has been made so many times before yet get it so wrong.

I get that the design of the film is supposed to be slightly off the wall, but it borders on cartoonesque. If it not for the occasional swear word or discussion of sex toys, this could be an episode of any Nickelodeon or Disney show.

The characters, writing and story is all paper thin.

I'm really unsure who the audience is for this, it's too adult in content for the tween audience, it's too immature for older young adults, it doesn't have the sarcasm or self-awareness to please an older audience.

I think watchers took it literally. Especially the overdone tropes and the storyline we have seen a million times. If I went into it expecting to watch a "serious" romcom I would leave disappointed but in the same breath the direction the movie was going to take was very clear in the first few minutes and from there it was easy to figure out that it is not going to be as "serious" as one would like it to be.

The exaggeration of the popular tropes and characteristics of the mean girl and her clique, the cool boy, the athletes, and the less popular came off as deliberate, and to me that served as comedic relief rather than actually being bad. I had a lot of "laugh out loud" moments where it was really funny and I liked that the movie carried that same comedic aspect throughout and up until the end as opposed to dropping it mid-movie like most romcoms do. The exaggeration and over-dramatization of these characters and the events that take place IS what makes it funny. It's almost as though the movie was taking a dig at all the worn out highschool romcom tropes.

I really believe that changing your perspective will heavily influence your viewing experience. If you take all the cringy scenes and worn-out concepts and see that they were deliberate and not meant to be taken literally you will have a pleasurable viewing experience.

It was a lighthearted and funny watch. I would recommend it.

Maybe I was in the mood to watch a film about high school, maybe I'm having an existential crisis being in my thirties, but I really enjoyed this film and it had me tearing up at some of the sweet moments.

I watched 'She's all that' the previous night, clearly I'm in a teenage film type of mood and reminiscing about my teenage years, but that film is a classic. Is 'How to date Billy Walsh as good' as the classic teen films? No. Personally, I think the title is forgettable and we didn't get to know much about him except some obvious emotional moments. He's popular and he knows it, he doesn't shy away from it, but also he's not mean. But he knows people like him. I think there could have been more development of him...he was quite one dimensional.

But, what made me enjoy the film was the relationship between Charitha's Amelia, and Sebastian Croft's Archie. They were the heart of the film. And they're connection and chemistry was believable. It was very Dawson's Creek, but in reverse...instead of Joey being in love and not recognising the boy, it was Amelia who was oblivious.

As a fan of the Big Bang Theory, I loved seeing Kunal Nayyar play Amelia's dad. He gave a haunting performance as a widower who is trying to find love again. Whilst we didn't see much of his new relationship- it was more superficial - I enjoyed every scene that he was in, and his moments as a dad and with his friends. But I think he's a brilliant actor. Looking forward to see him in other stuff post Big Bang Theory.

Archie's parents were also good, if a little caricaturist. I wish I saw more of them and we got a moment where they had a heart to heart with their son. But alas, clearly a lot of moments were either edited away or not considered.

So this film was a solid 7/10. It could have been better with more character development. Perhaps it didn't meet the emotional drama of the Kissing Booth, but it did hit some of the Romantic notes, and I would watch this again on a rainy day.

I would have stopped with the topic. But because it's required that over 600 words has to be said, here we go First Brit high school comedies should explore out of the horizon of trying to be like that show" Sex Education" I mean its getting old. All about a boy was a great high school movie..I could see Britain and the uniqueness that the Brits were trying to bring to bare.

Two stop trying to be American. It sucks. There's a difference between American and British schools. It's clear..the terms for being funny in America is quite different in the UK.

I couldn't relate with this movie even when its clear about the story line. It just isn't funny. It was boring and all over the place. The actors weren't even helping matters .. They clearly needed a better cast than this out of place mediocre and annoying to watch casts.

'' How to Date Billy Walsh '' is a teenage romantic comedy.

The movie is fun, bringing in mind the rom coms of the 2000's, with some fun twists and a predictable yet enjoyable story.

And yes, there were some things that were over the top, but they were handled nicely in the end. The characters were also funny and sweet, with nice chemistry between the leads.

The settings also made it feel like a fairytale, even though they didn't take advantage of it to the fullest.

The ending was, finally, cute and a happy one.

So, overall, seven out of ten for the romantic comedy '' How to date Billy Walsh ''

How to Date Billy Walsh is a charmless and irritating movie. It is derivative of similar Young Adult rom coms but is a total misfire.

Amelia (Charithra Chandran) and Archie (Sebastian Croft) are childhood best friends. Now both 17 years old, Amelia has never been kissed. While Archie is hopelessly in love with Amelia but cannot confess his true feelings to her.

When cool American biker dude Billy Walsh turns up as a new transfer student. Amelia tells Archie that she has fallen for Billy Walsh. Much to his consternation.

Amelia has competition for Billy's affections. Like all the the glamorous mean girls at school.

Archie pretends to be an advice app called the Love Doctor, to give Amelia advice. Hoping that would keep them apart. Only his advice ends up bringing Amelia and Billy together.

Inept and confusing writing. No chemistry between the leads. This is another rubbish rom com from streaming sites.

Before criticizing the movie too much as i have seen from some journals rewiew one should keep in mind who the target of these movies is and what they are trying to accomplish.

I find it is a really good teen romantic comedy, it is cute and funny.

The actors were great, I love the choice of narrative style. Archie was a bit annoying at times, but that is more of a plus as it made the character more real.

Is it Oscar worth it? No, but really enjoyable on a quiet Sunday afternoon.

Good watch for fans of to all the boys I loved before, the kissing boot and the perfect date, just to say a few.

Prime Video's How to Date Billy Walsh is a rom-com film that relies on the comfort of seeing two people fall in love. The film assumes that its leads have the chemistry to go the distance, but the scripting becomes increasingly empty as the story unfolds. The main selling point is Sebastian Croft's portrayal of Archie, the lovesick best friend, who narrates. The movie does not evolve beyond deeply-rooted cliches, and the film starts with a disheveled Archie lamenting that "all is fair in love and war." As time freezes, Archie addresses the audience, breaking the fourth wall and taking us back to the first day of the last year of school. Archie has been in love with his bestie Amelia since they were young, but fate has other plans. Billy Walsh, an uber hottie, arrives on a motorcycle and immediately catches Millie's eye. If executed better, the meta-leaning feature of Archie's speeches to the audience would make for an easy recommend. However, the film feels like an easy method to toss out unnecessary exposition to tell and not show the storied past between Archie and Amelia. How to Date Billy Walsh is a film that explores the relationship between Millie, Archie, and Amelia, a young woman who is grieving her mother's death. Millie's social status is significantly impacted by Amber, a bully who mocks her every gesture. Millie's grief makes her relatable on a surface level, but the film struggles to understand why Archie cares so deeply about her. The couple's interactions are minimal, and the audience cannot root for their romance. The film's best part is Grouplove's "Tongue Tied" playing over the end credits. If the film were more focused on romance elements and fleshing out the central relationships, it could be a better film. The best part of How to Date Billy Walsh is Grouplove's "Tongue Tied," which adds a touch of complexity to the film. The movie, a mix of Harry Potter and a Nickelodeon movie, suffers from unflattering sex jokes and constant fourth wall breakage. The script is disorderly and the film's overall viewing experience is ruined by characters stuck in their fairy tale universes. Charithra Chandran's performance is enjoyable, but the film's "influencer" angle is not salvaged. The ending is mildly cute, but it's too late to save the movie. The film's overall viewing experience is subpar.

" How to Date Billy Walsh " is a fun movie. It involves witty dialogue, and the classic trope of a love triangle between three teenagers.

However, it was... hard to watch to say the least.

The main character, Archie, is crude and hard to sympathize with. It's hard to believe that he actually cares for Millie with all of the horrible things he does throughout the movie. The only interesting characterization he has is when he speaks to the audience, and that gets old fast.

The titular Billy Walsh is supposed to be an American bad boy that the English girls swoon over. While his accent is lovely, his character is bland and flat. He has no other personality traits, or motives, behind any of his options. His use in the story is just to be a "foil" to Archie, and that is made clear.

Millie, the girl next door, and Archie's best friend, is the worst characterized out of all of them. Her purpose is to just be in love with whoever it calls for in the movie. She's bland, like a manic pixie dream girl but watered down. While she has a motivation, her mother, it fails to bring any substance to her character.

The movie's plot was boring and overdone, but no idea is original. I could excuse the overdone plot for interesting characters, motives, or really anything of interest. However, we're only met with the same predictable plot twists and endings.

This is a fun movie if you put the cringey moments and poor characterization aside. While I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, it's a nice movie if you've already watched all of Netflix's catalogue.

The casting is good. Sebastian Croft and Charithra Chandran deliver strong performances given the material they had to work with. The issue isn't with its casting, but the writing and middling-level ambience. It's very evident that this film is trying entirely too hard to land. It's a 100 minute Steve Buscemi with a skateboard meme: "hello fellow kids". It's screaming Disney y2k era teen movie level of depth with a touch of Glee mean kid slapstick. The jokes just don't land and conflict is cartoonish. It's so... banal. It feels like not a single person who had creative decision-making power has ever met, a 2024 teen, let alone gotten to know them on any fundamental level. If this is what teens of today have for viewing, no wonder viewership is down. Do better.

We have seen this movie 1,000,000 times, and i dont get why hollywood tries so hard to wanna make Tanner Buchanan into a super cool badass character, he clearly is not and it shows they try to hard every time in every movie.

And, dude, she knew the guy for 2 weeks , that made me roll my eyes in the secreat revealing part in the intercom.

Is not bad, its just a good sunday movie to put in the back while you scroll your phone and fold laundry.

Acting is nit bad, i laughed at the "you have an amazing bone structure line"

I also like how billy left her in thebdate and did not take her crap lol.

I wander how can someone write such a terrible script, how can someone produce it, how can someone put money in it, and how can actors accept such stupid characters. There is little that can be highlighted in this movie, and all come from the expertise of some supporting actors like Tim Downie. Since the script came first, it is the major one to blame, but the direction is not far behind, with its weak hands, both in its choices, but mainly in conducting actors. Of the main actors, Sebastian Croft is the only one that achieves some character building, the others just deliver lines, and the end result is a complete mess. Not worth wasting your time.

Only watching this cause of sebastian lol not sure who's target audience this is, but it's extremely cliche and predictable. There are a lot of moments that don't make sense or aren't realistic based on the preceding events, but there are some moments that are funny.

If you're drawn to this movie from the advertisements of sebastian cosplaying as a dumpster, you may be disappointed as that's like the most minimal plot point and he's only in it for the smallest fraction of the film.

I think the 1st person talking to the camera style actually fits it quite well, not too cheesy when it happens but yea. Opening sequence was also phenomenal, but the second time we see the ball at the very end was a little weird and the most cliche part.

Soundtrack is also great!! Fits the movie really well and my jaw dropped when i heard stupid and tongue tied.

Would probably watch again, not obsessed with it but not horribly bad.

Bad acting, horrible dialog, clichéd, dull and boring story. Just watch ANYTHING else and save yourself some disappointment and head ache later.

And so it goes on and on and on.......

Bad acting, horrible dialog, clichéd, dull and boring story. Just watch ANYTHING else and save yourself some disappointment and head ache later.

Bad acting, horrible dialog, clichéd, dull and boring story. Just watch ANYTHING else and save yourself some disappointment and head ache later.

Bad acting, horrible dialog, clichéd, dull and boring story. Just watch ANYTHING else and save yourself some disappointment and head ache later.

So now you know.

First off i didn't know if this movie was gonna be good or not but it actually was and you usually don't get movies like this anymore and yeah i know the story is very very generic and overused but thats not the point this film is so funny and really well made and i don't what it is also whether the girl who plays Amber is stupidly sexy probably another reason why i enjoyed the movie but honestly it really is worth the watch and i can see how it may not be to everyones taste and i can imagine the bad reviews will come flooding after a couple of days seeing this only came out yesterday and yeah honestly i genuinely think its a really good movie regardless of what anyone else thinks tanner buchanan is great as always Sebastian croft is just amazing everyone is amazing in this movie terrific job the behind scenes stuff is also pretty funny too from the things I've seen tanner buchanan post of them doing a recreation of the love actually dance scene that Hugh grant does but yeah i cannot stress it enough its a brilliant movie i definitely recommend it.

I was laughing or smiling for about half of this film (which isn't super uncommon for me for rom coms - total sucker for the genre) and I found it good but a parody. If one was unaware of this being a parody-ish (slash satirical), I can see them not liking this movie as through that lens, the majority of the film was cringey. I did overall enjoy it, and not relevant for the review but just mentioning, I loved the soundtrack (Maisie Peters fan but there were other songs I really liked). I thought that the main character broke the fourth wall was funny. I did find the character Billy Walsh (who is a secondary character) rather boring and bland, but I liked the main guy and quite a few of the other characters.

Honestly, I am just incredibly disappointed in this movie. I not only love the main actors, but the premise and trailers I had watched made It look interesting and good.

But please, believe me when I say: DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE.

It might actually be the worst movies I have ever watched. I don't ever review movies, especially bad ones, but I felt an obligation to warn others to stay away from this one. Not only were the characters underdeveloped and shallow, but the main (what I believe to be) protagonist of the film actively made me hate it. I love Sebastian Croft, but never have ever I believed that a character should receive a horrible ending more than Archie in this movie. Also, the direction and dialogue in this film may be some of the worst I've seen (basically all creative direction was bad: costumes, cinematography, audio...) making it even worse than just the characters and morals. I don't even think I can summarize how terrible this movie is so I am just going to leave it at: Do not watch. Not only a waste of time, but 101 minutes of my life I will never get back (and neither will you).

As above so below it would seem, I mean that in the sense I hate Jett Dyason, he has a complete lack of presence on screen. Hopefully he learns but knowing how completely self orientated he his - he won't. If it wasn't for his absolute disaster of a performance, I would've given this film 10 stars easily.

Honestly I feel for these young actors, how would you feel if you were in the same profession as Dyason and his incompetence. This film is a disgrace to all films and the director has to live with the fact he cast this buffoon. He should stick to something productive like thinking about another man's piece - as that is what he loves to do.