"Red, White, & Royal Blue" is a corny, low-budget movie that is ACTUALLY GOOD??? *Movie Reaction*
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the budget is in the gutter, the script is giving wattpad, somehow in the middle of this nicholas galitzine is still giving the performance of a lifetime
He's fighting hard to pay his rent
the script IS giving wattpad you voiced my thoughts exactly
It's like he's going for an Oscar.
@@withcindy What I heard is that the dude is worth $5 million.
"the budget is in the gutter" gotta be one of the poorest takes I've read in a while. Like, what were you expecting, CGI???
This movie is just pure escapism. I'm so tired of movies about dead partners, aids, unhealthy age gaps... As much as we need painful gay movies, we also need happy stuff. We need this bittersweet, fluffy content.
yesss give us the escapism of a world where uma thurman is president
soooooo true❤
wait what gay movie talking about aids i might need to watch
@@zakyadam2621bro wat... Are u homophobic?
@@Imetwurld_ um no, am i look like?
Nora is canonically bisexual in the books and is clearly dating Alex's sister I'm so sad they cut it out of the movie 😭
omg she is?!!! NOOOOOOO WE COULD HAVE HAD IT ALL
Yeah them removing almost all of the fem queerness really bugged me.
@@Amyduckie The director explained that he was given strict instructions to keep the film under 120 mins, so they decided to remove that subplot and make Nora the sole side character so Rachel Hill (Nora's actress) had more to work with. Unfortunate part of film making :/
I miss the whole bisexuality is truly a rich tapestry thing
Alex dosent even have a sister in the movie ? Lol .good they removed it the story would have been so irrelevant since Henry and alex are the focus.
"HOW THE F*CK DID THEY GET UMA THURMAN TO PLAY YASSIFIED HILARY CLINTON" cindy you restored my will to live
good 4 her
You know they spent the whole budget on her and that Stephen Fry cameo
Uma did what Hillary should've done: Kill Bill.
One joke I saw online that describes my thoughts on RWRB perfectly is, "This movie is cheesy af but then again, I'm a rat" 🤣🤣
On point hahhaha
I am such a rat! That's what I am
"Maybe you weren't gay, maybe you were just grieving. My condolences!" This killed me.
Sorry for his loss 🤧 prayers and sorrows
@@withcindy Actually I just remembered about this part that in the book Alex had a proper baby crush on Henry since he was still a commoner (he secretly kept a poster of him in his room and everything) and that was part of the reason why he took the climate conference introduction so hard. He just later misinterpreted his feelings as a petty rivalry.
And if I remember correctly Henry had a minor freakout at the conference partially because he found Alex attractive. But he was also in a really bad place because of his dad, so he opted not to deal with that sh*t.
People can say whatever about the CGI, the writing... but i better not see anyone talking about their acting and chemistry because RENT WAS DUE! I love them so much and hope they can work again in a project, if not a sequel of this, then another movie 🎥
rent was due and they refused to do another kissing booth or purple hearts movie they needed to UPGRADE
The CGI was really bad at times^^ But that's actually the only issue I had about this movie. Was the writing flawless? Not always, no. But the guys acted the shit out of every line. The chemistry between them is off the charts.
And yes, queers outing other queers against their will is so fucked up. I remember one case in Germany from the early 90ies, when one porn director outed a comedian and a talk show host.
So, I'm with you. I was just about to tap a reply, as I read your comment and I thought, "no, this is already, was I'm about to tap" so thank you, to transscript my thoughts in words. 😍
*Omg..I don't really know, if my english is correct* 🤦😚😅
Nevertheless, she's very realistic, but though, I don't doubt, she likes the movie!
Yeah....Uma Thurman for Madam President, please! If she's like what we see in the movie, she'll make a better world!!
Way better, than Trump or DeSantis!
No, I wish Michelle Obama for President!!!!!
Cindy’s bank account when she sees a shitty movie: 📈📈
Me when i see a bad movie coming out soon: 🤑🤑🤑🤑
I can’t find it in me to criticize this movie because the whole time I watched it, I was just kicking my feet and giggling. Even now I'm smiling just thinking of it. Walking around with a fucking smile on my face like I'm not a depressed ball of anxiety. They're just so damn cute
they really are cute! cant help but find them endearing
omg same!! can't get over them they are so cute😭😭😭
I literally saw she was reviewing it and the gleeful squeal i just sqwoulllllll!!!
This is the antidote to ‘Purple Hearts’. Nicholas has gone from playing one closet bottom to another and now he’ll be starring in ‘Bottoms’. I see a pattern here.
he was so funny in bottoms!
Before this movie I'd only ever seen him in Chambers (Netflix supernatural horror series with Indigenous American lead) and Handsome Devil (queer independent film), both of which are actually pretty good.
@@EAwai-pk8wfabsolutely adore handsome devil !!! & you should watch ‘the beat beneath my feet’ the full movie is on here but it’s a lovely film (was actually his first ever acting job)
Next year Nicholas will play George Villiers, one of King James I lovers.
@@EAwai-pk8wfputting it on my watch list🍹
Uma 2024 because:
• ally & feminist
• accomplished thespian
• she survived Tarantino, she understands suffering
• our options are looking slim and grim
She gets my vote!!
"He's clinging to that hair for dear life cuz he knows his genetics will not be kind to him" DECEASED
gotta cling onto that hairline like its a life raft
"the British guy would pay like 10 dollars to go to the hospital". Actually, zero. He would pay zero money 😬
damn..... ur right
You're rich and still get free medical??? F*k where's my prince or why I'm not a princess???
The £10 would be the parking (well for 5 minutes)
came here to say the same... I mean for now, we'll see
Just under £10 for prescription
Bezos spent his entire Amazon budget on the summer I turned pretty soundtrack (Taylor swift, Beyoncé, etc.) RWRB was $2 and a dream budget yet it slayed
The power of the gays
Well, maybe the real budget was the gays we made along the way.
Who needs budgets when ur gay
Wetting myself over this comment
The funniest thing about the museum scene is that both guys have no idea what to do with their hands so they’re awkwardly walking around
LOLLL yup
Ok but have you seen yourself or others walking around. It looks awkward regardless.
Physical movement is tricky to stitch together for scene editing unless highly choreographed, so that’s why few actors get to move their bodies freely in scenes. I agree that the museum scene was lame. Could have been so much less awkward.
I think they were recreating the fan art from Tumblr
I think it really stood out in that scene too because when you go to a museum everyone pretty much has the same 3 arm poses: Hands clasped behind back. Arms crossed. One arm crossed/one hand on chin. Nobody walks around with their arms hanging straight down like a default pose for a Barbie doll. It's not like they had to gesticulate wildly, just pick one of those three poses and it would have made the scene a lot more natural. 😅
"You acted like a heterosexual in front of my salad."
I need that on a T-shirt, on a mug, on a water bottle, tattooed on my skin!
I respect their lifestyle but they need to keep it to themselves you know? not in front of the children
Henry’s actor did so good?? Like I could feel everything he was feeling. Idk if it’s just me but it felt like he had so much anxiety? As someone who suffers from really bad anxiety everyday I really just wanted to hug him and tell him that everything is gonna be okay 🥺🤍
his acting definitely stood out to me in this movie and idk if thats because my expectations were so low based on other terrible movies i had seen from him LOL
@@withcindy kinda shows how important a script is, because he’s a phenomenal actor who was just thrown lazy scripts with Cinderella and Purple Hearts
@@withcindy i feel like his acting has always been good its just the movies and scripts he's taken! he did well in chambers too
yesss @@tarathoughts13
@@withcindy exactly!! I think many people went in to the movie not expecting much considering the other crappy adaptations we got. But it was really enjoyable and the actors did so well too. It really got me thinking that sometimes it isn’t just that the actors are bad but are simply given bad scripts and dialogue.
It's so funny to me that Cindy is unintendedly going through Nicholas Galitzine's filmography with these videos, I bet that's how he chooses his projects, the likelyhood of a withcindy rection
Seriously we keep running into each other
Withcindy erection
"It costs you nothing!"
Given that Henry then mentions Alex's family, he means that for Alex, everything could come crashing down for him career-wise but at the end of the day, his family & friends will support & love him. We saw how incredibly progressive his parents are. But from Henry's POV, only his sister will still love him AT BEST. He has good reason to imagine the rest of his family will ostracize him.
Also, yes, royals don't do shit but the idea of Henry is that if for some reason, his brother dies or he doesn't have kids, Henry is next in line AND the next chance at producing an heir (he clarified himself as the "spare" when they got caught in the hotel). Again, as dumb as all of it is, imagine that kind of thinking being ingrained on you since you were a baby ("I have CENTURIES of history resting on my shoulders!")
I think the easiest way to understand these characters (and thus the plot and to a certain extent, the script) is to notice that Alex is depicted as a stereotypical American: optimistic & very free in his life. Even his own mom told him to be more realistic when he insisted on her putting effort into winning Texas. Henry is a stereotypical European: traditional & a realist. He told his sister that the monarchy is antiquated (mind you, he says this specifically after he leaves Alex) but also tells Alex they can't be together because of the monarchy, therefore the *only* way (in his mind) to be able to be with Alex is not to be royalty.
Edited for further clarity. Apologies if it just makes the comment longer. And wow thank you for likes everyone! ❤🤍💙
truuuuu
Yes use that Lit degree to use 😂❤
@@nanamikawaifu the funny part is i have no education or training in humanities! i majored in toxicology 😂but i honestly take that as a compliment!
@@mariazamora6824 damn girl 🔥 rocking both literature and science 😌 btw if you are not writing already you should seems like a good observer to me
You slayed this analysis. I thought in the movie it was harder to pick apart what Henry exactly meant but in the book obviously it was much clearerr
This movie was often giving wattpad dialogue but alex' tony curtis eyelashes, nicholas galitzine's acting like he's in a nominated movie and not a ya amazon adaptation and uma thurman speaking to me in matthew mcconaughey's voice really made it work
what about his acting omg he was just sad all the time what are yall on about
This video is my first exposure to Galitzine's acting and he is acting his ass off. I would say that his rent was due but I heard that he has aristocratic ancestry so maybe not
@@bridesheaddesertedif you want to watch a pretty decent movie that he has also done that is (spoiler alert) not gay romance but still lgbtq themes, handsome devil was pretty good imo!
Nicholas Galitzine really won me back over with this movie, I absolutely hated Purple Hearts his character in it (not to mention the Cinderella disaster) but damn he was so good in this and his chemistry with Taylor Perez was SO PALPABLE. "a white man with princess peach lips" the way I spit out my wine
he pleasantly surprised me as well! i thought i would still see him as his purple hearts character, but he embodied the prince role well
i love how everyone who’s watched this movie is like “i hate how this isn’t shit”. it seems to be international because yesterday i watched a brazilian youtuber review this and his first statement was abt how surprised he was that two men who were in amazon’s cinderella and the kissing booth ended up starting in a movie that isn’t shit
This movie is such an underdog
@@withcindy everyone expected it to flop and yet
@@exhaustedhomo7059and yet... 👀
Was it seijinho? I love him
as a British queer, I think most of us are also definitely NOT royalists, so idt ppl would really care about a gay prince. Now a SOCIALIST gay prince…
i'd like to see a socialist gay prince lol
Marco finally got over Elle, and found a new identity as the President's son. Meanwhile, Luke left Cassie and the military behind, and became a Prince. It's great to see these actors star in much better movies.
Hopefully this means better roles for them in the future!
I have seen you post this SO much 😂
@yamamoto2221 he takes anything fr 😭his filmography is ridiculously diverse (in a funny and good way) but i'll be watching anyways and anne hathaway starring as the female lead is a huge plus
points YOU AGAIN (i think it's so funny to see you on every rwrb movie video lmao)
I’m so happy that LGBTQ+ dramas like Pose and wholesome romances like RW&RB and Heartstopper have been able to receive widespread acclaim. I hope that their huge success leads to studios creating more LGTBQ+ positive content that can indirectly fight back against the anti-LGBTQ+ politics that have been plaguing society lately.
Pose isn't even that great.
@@Imetwurld_I highly disagree.
They're doing all the work patching up the hole Good Omens left in my heart lmao (we've really never left pride month this summer)
@@lilaboxxit’s like they say: pride month is every month!
@@sleepy.timaeus.arts. yes!
You know this movie is definitely a fantasy with blue Texas 😭
Literally, I felt so emo afterward because it felt like watching an alternate reality where things could be better lol
Hey, we’re trying! Biden got 46.48% of the popular vote in the last election. Honestly the Texas politics part of the book was probably my fave. As a bi Mexican it really is one of my biggest fantasies to see us go blue some day. 😭
Yes, as a woman from Austin I can say that most women from Austin would dream of having one of our own turn the state blue and become the first female president
I really enjoyed the movie, but I gotta say that Henry owes my doctor a copay. The whiplash I felt when I realized he was also the lead in Purple Hearts was intense.
the way he embodied both roles so well tho?!
27:44 Stephen Fry was brilliantly cast in this movie 🌈
P.S. The way he said ‘homosexual’ was a Masterclass in speech and diction.
It was the funniest way to say it
stephen fry walking in and going straight for the fag (cigarette) made me cackle
Casting really said "We need someone to play a homophobic king, you know what would be really funny?" and he DELIVERED
him saying “homosexual” reminded me of the guy from queen charlotte asking if they’ve “consummated the marriage sexually” in the same way lol
He's a *homosexual* icon
I don't think the acting was bad, most cringy moments were more of a directing and writing thing, the actors can only do so much with the material they're given lmfao
That's fair tbh
The book is better
@@chenmae9747 ain't nobody got time to read, man 😂
They got Stephen Fry to play the homophobic king. The gay national icon, my one and only Oscar Wilde…the casting department knew what they were doing.
Iconic for that tbh
“When the prince said, ‘I know that too, sweetheart’ - that’s when I lost my friend” this was hilarious
Best thing this movie did was saving both of their careers
Lives were changed. Careers were saved.
the moment cindy literally predicted alex and henry's love story during the cleaning closet scene had me GAGGED
being in the closet while stuck in a closet? so many layers
@@withcindy and then later in the film the assistant/secretary lady finds Henry in the closet again? poetic cinema.
@@sidney4357 She's actually the chief of staff - in other words, other than the President, she's the boss of pretty much everyone
@@richardperhai8292 my bad lol, im incredibly unfamiliar with american political structures and she was handling files and went to wake up Alex so i assumed seceetary
@@sidney4357 No worries, but just to give more context - her job definitely wasn't to wake him up. She was there because he was already supposed to be ready and downstairs with her and he was still with Henry sleeping.
Alex is the Poli Sci Major we think we’ll find as a classmate. Life is full of disappointment.
Its depressing as hell
"Have you seen all the old people in the royal family? you could give them like 1 hot cheeto and it would kill them over" has to be lit one of the best sentences in 2023. lmaoooo. Loved it
1 hot chip can destroy a whole monarchy
The adorable romance & natural sexiness in this film makes Purple Hearts feel even more like a horror film 😂
i wonder what the actor rly thinks about purple hearts lol
@@withcindywell someone asked him about a PH sequel and he said “well there’s a strike” and then got asked about a red white and royal blue sequel in the same interview and said he was down for it. That tells you everything I reckon 😂 I love Nicholas to death
@@deadpoetstodd Please tell me where is that interview OMG🤩😍😭❤🤍 👑💙
@@withcindy I think he loves it tbh. He promoted that movie like crazy and likes stuff from it on social media till this day
@@anonyyy85 I haven’t seen him mention anything about it since he acted in it, maybe a bday message for the cast but that’s about it so not sure what they’ve seen.
Not Cindy bottom shaming the gays hahaha
This movie was a fanfic, and I loved it for it
Me roasting them is bottom on bottom crime
genuinely wild how marx writing in the 1840s led to Nicholas Galitzine being straight4pay in half his movies & being best known for playing a gay prince
something something domino effect
say MORE?
@@patriciamanchisi5917 If you track his wikipedia, you'll find he's from the Golitsyn family, who were largely killed or exiled during the Russian revolution. Because of this, instead of living off of centuries of stolen peasant wealth secured from the atrocities of feudalism as a cute rich twink, he has to smooch men for a living.
that is crazy
@@patriciamanchisi5917 late reply but apparently his ancestors had some ties to Russian royalty? Lmao that is wild domino effect, October revolution to Nicholas acting as gay prince 😂
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. The bisexual disaster rep was truly what I needed. As a peace sign bisexual myself, having Alex be one really warmed my heart. I need these two actors to appear in more together. They worked so well together and the chemistry gave me butterflies.
alex was very endearing! i appreciated his character even more upon rewatching the movie during editing the vid
Cindy using British slang correctly and telling us to make British boys go through heartbreak? ROLE MODEL FOUND 🔥
reverse colonize his heart
I thought it was a fun movie and a light hearted adaptation that we needed more than ever. We need more goofy representation.
agreed!
The supporting cast in this movie is very funny and a big shoutout to Zahra who has to constantly deal with tomfoolery not of her own making 😂
She needs a raise!
Loved her and the security woman
@@RuthMadisonAuthor Amy! She's so sweet
@@sydeLPS Thank you! I couldn't remember her name!
@@RuthMadisonAuthor Of course!
Taylor and Nicholas have finally redeemed themselves. everybody cheered 🎉
on a serious note, this movie is such an easy watch, it’s corny and unrealistic in places but endearing and cute. it has romance, drama & humour. escapism movie, if you will. also the chemistry between the actors is off the charts!!! the boys really came through with this one 😏
Perfect makings for a comfort movie
I'm here to enjoy some boy dinner (Taylor Zakhar Pérez) and of course Cindy being iconic
He is so good looking and for what
@@withcindy Simply scrumptious, I'm still gagged, and to everyone reading this and feeling the same, go watch his show MINX for the plot and vibes (he's fully naked for 98% of his screentime) You're welcome ✨
His eyelashes stole every scene
@@missawndr3395 And for people who think TZP can’t act, his Minx character is COMPLETELY different from Alex or Marco-even when he has his clothes on! 😁
@@gailoverholt6498 FACTS. His acting in RWRB and The Kissing Booth is just due to how the characters are written. He showed real range in Minx!
Alex: *Is a pure agent of chaos for the first 20 minutes of the movie*
Alex: "I guess you can say I'm bisexual."
Me: "You don't say!"
No one is surprised
😂😂😂
Cindy, the book is SO MUCH better than the movie! I mean, don't get me wrong, the movie was INCREDIBLE but they erased so much stuff, like Alex's sister (June) and several other subplots. Also, that scene with the crowd in front of the palace will always make me cry :( It's true, this movie was a pure form of escapism, and I wish we lived in a utopian world like this where we're all accepted by society for our queerness
i plan on reading the book someday!
The grieving not gay moment really sent me 😂 Cindy really went from just kiss to sorrows, sorrows
sorrows indeed!
“He’d be the greatest twink that ever twank” CINDY PLEASE I ALMOST FELL FROM MY CHAIR 😭
oh what could have been...
I've found out that Nora (Alex's best friend) is actually bissexual in the book, I wished they hadn't erased that in the movie, they could've at least mentioned it casually
awww i wouldve liked to see that!
Was she though ? It's so unrealistic for both brother and sister to be queer and in same sex relationship ...that's weird .the book definitely wanted to be very queer and pander to his queer viewers alot.
@leelee407 Since when is it unrealistic? families don't have a queer cota. Besides, it is a queer book written by a queer person and for a queer audience...
@@maybeimacat3183 the writers queer ?
@@Imetwurld_ nah its realistic.... happens way more than youd think, same with like entire friend groups being gay. its a thing
Cindy continuously roasting the cake💀
I take cake seriously
@@withcindy it was actually a real cake, RIP to the baker 💀
I’m a queer type one diabetic and let me say “Purple Hearts” is a hate crime.
I couldn’t even pay attention to the rest of the movie because I was so fixated on how she injected her insulin.
I’m sat for Cindy to react to this movie! 😂👏🏾
Enjoyyy
@@withcindyThank you Cindy, for gracing my horrible day with humor sprinkled all over this alternate reality gay love story between a U.S. President’s son and a Prince from the royal family. I throughly enjoyed watching this video!!
I swear I'm so annoyed the movie didn't go into Henry's grief more because in the book it's so clear that it's not just "he is cute with kids so he's a good guy". Henry specifically made the choice to go to that hospital because his dad died of cancer. (okay it still kind of is the "he's a good guy because he's nice to kids" thing but there's a bit more to it)
love them making henry a bad singer when nicholas has been singing for years and has released a song
His acting truly has the range
Cindy always encouraging revenge and I’m not opposed to it 😈
revenge is the most fun the gays can have
@@withcindy period.
& we love that about her :)
I wish they would've kept the part of the story where Alex had his bi awakening after Henry kissed him. It was so relatible. Cindy would've probably liked it.
awww that sounds sweet
@@withcindy Yes! Alex does one of those "I can't find the signs... there was my friend in school that I used to make out with when we'd get drunk together... Where were the signs??"
This movie has been my comfort during these last few days, as has the book, ever since it came out. The love I have for this story is immeasurable. Most of all for Taylor, actually. I've been a fan of his for years now, and everything he does and supports (foundations, brands etc) makes me admire him even more. Nick is a blessing to watch, and honestly, everyone involved in making this movie deserves a standing ovation on a daily basis.
this really made the actors more endearing to me. glad they got the chance to show more of their range compared to previous roles lol
@@withcindy I 100% agree! And, Nicholas is actually a really good singer. In the karaoke scene, he's pretending not to sing well because in the book, Henry butchers the song with his bad singing.
This movie has a lot of heart and genuine sweetness to it. I hope they make a sequel or something, even though the book itself is a standalone (as of now, I mean).
Does that mean that you watched Minx with him?😏
@@SanaKhatri Even if the book is standalone, the Henry chapter in the collectors edition covers SO MUCH they could easily make a sequel just working with everything we find out happens in there.
Cindy, Henry was definitely NOT A Virgin 🤣😅
I thought she meant Alex. I loved that Henry says he went to British boarding school so…
Need to start a support group for people who planned to hate watch this and then ended up getting really invested and enjoying it....
the best outcome for us tbh
I also told myself I would never read the book cause ive been burned by the tiktok girlies recommendations too many times. Finally caved and literally did not put it down until I was finished. @@withcindy
As a Brit, I entirely agree with your opinions on the last scene. That scene was the one that I genuinely laughed out loud at coz I felt it was so stupid. Like the British queer community is not exactly known for their love of the monarchy. Defo some gays like the monarchy, but a lot of ppl have quite conflicted feelings on them, esp during this cost of living crisis where the coronation involved multiple robes which were each worth the price of a house…
Let's bring the guillotine back
The scene where they are making romantic eye contact while everyone is dropping it low absolutely sent me. I had to pause the movie because I couldn’t stop laughing at the absurdity. But like really it gives such millennial energy 🤣
“He’s clinging onto that hair for dear life cause he KNOWS his genetics will not be kind to him”
Omg😭💀!
Sorry but that family tree is not looking good
The book was pretty much a comfort read for me, i feel like the movie delivered those vibes pretty well!
this def feels like a comfort movie
LMAO I can't with Cindy's comments sometimes! "Any time you break a British man's heart, that's just revenge for their colonialism" I DIED DEAD DECEASED CREMATED DNR.
The casting was so good and i cant stop rewatching it! Theyre just so awkward and cute and in love. We so rarely get gay rep with happy endings and im so happy this adaptation is good.
I agree! 💘
I’m also wondering how they got Uma Thurman, also yassified hillary Clinton 😭🤭
The accuracy is so-
They did, in fact, beat the no chemistry allegations
Got u eating ur words and kicking ur feet and giggling
The way she guessed the entire plot at 8:30 is hilarious
to be fair its not like the storyline is unpredictable lol
I watched this movie three times and loved every second of it, I am officially one of the girlies
i enjoyed it more the second time watching it upon editing this video!
Tbh, the funniest part about the RWRB movie was seeing people's opinion change before the movie had even come out. I'm not sure if it had to do with how my algorithm on tiktok worked (though I doubt it because I've seen most people on tumblr complaining and tumblr doesn't even have an algorithm as of now), but especially after the cast was announced there was so much negativity and people were pretty unanimous in the fact that the movie would be bad. Then, like, two or three months before it was released, the marketing team really just rolled up their sleeves and decided that "we're going to show them how good this really is" and after a bunch of teasers and *checks notes* instagram accounts for the fictional characters was released, it seems like people just changed their minds???
(As someone who did get a bachelor degree in communication, I've really enjoyed seeing what they've done to change public opinion. Also, the instagram accounts are genius!)
im glad the movie changed public opinion! they really had a low bar and then exceeded it lol
It was Amazon fault sorry not sorry 👀. I was the one of "they have not chemistry" fan and after trailer I changed my mind completely.
1.They werent allowed to post pictures in costumes, no behind the scenes, no nothing
2. No interviews before June and the one with gq seems questionable before i knew them and their vibe together in the movie and irl
3. The fact Amazon before the trailer only show us some maybe 20s videos of them which tell us nothing about the movie +the messages like?
4. Height video with Casey seems dry and in fact is still dry but yeah
One thing which helps fans to know them better as a Henry & Alex and believe their chemistry was
One :ig accounts (but they appeared only about 2 weeks before the movie)
Two : early screenings and Twitter stan accounts(i love them even now)
Three :interviews with Matthew, Nicholas, Taylor which appeared before and after movie was published
So I wouldnt say it is Amazon who promoted the movie in the best way but fans and the director, in fact I started to change my mind about their chemistry after I watched at least 10 trailer reactions videos from fans so yeah.
Later reddit was a big factor for me to appreciate their acting, their chemistry and the movie =so still fans and not Amazon.
I didn’t know about the IG accounts, that’s cute!
Reactors not recognising Stephen Fry is killing me. I almost choked when he showed up. Just casting him in that role was hilarious!!! Same with him doing the announcements in Heartstopper 1 and 2!
I texted my husband “Stephen fry is the goddamn king of England.” I’m loving the irony of casting him to be homophonic 😂
A Queen subbing for a..queen...
There are actual TEARS coming out of my eyes from trying not to lose my sh*t laughing in the middle of a Starbucks. I love your reactions.
haha glad u enjoyed!!
12:10 Gay yearning knows no bounds. Also, that man survived an Ed Sheeran song played twice in the Cinderella movie, he is *desensitized*.
18:06 There was a Twitter thread of a girl realizing the same thing, I'm not kidding.
HAHAHA i think its so funny when ppl realize missionary is possible between men
“Okay maybe you weren’t homo, maybe you were just grieving” LMAO 😂
"Yaasified Hilary Clinton" took me out at the KNEES
If yassified Hillary Clinton ran for president maybe we would've had a fighting chance for a female president
honestly this movie is just… silly 😭 but honestly it’s not a bad thing, it’s sweet and a little stupid but that just kinda makes it loveable and charming lol
i agree!
The book is also surprisingly good? I thought it was overhyped but I unashamedly enjoyed it.
I'm looking forward to reading it ☺️
Now that I watched this I need to read the book
@@RuthMadisonAuthor honestly it's so good 👍🏾
Not Cindy catching that in the first 3 minutes while not knowing that Alex's eyelashes were a minor plot point in the book 🤭
his eyelashes were a stand-out even in the kissing booth! that actor was blessed with good genetics
Cindy continuing to produce some of the highest quality review content in her pajamas is both intimidating and reassuring for me. Like obv Cindy is very impressive and has so many skills but also very relatable?
theyre comfy pajamas!!
After seeing Bottoms, I doubt Nicholas cared that much about his project choices. It seems he just casually grabs any opportunities he gets here & there. I love the versatility & will try my very best to gatekeep this guy 😂
But I first saw him in The Changeover so I didn't have such a bad impression. Did no one see High Strung or The Beat Beneath My Feet?
No because this movie is what imma watch with my kids one day. It’s as cute as a Y2K romcom! Also yesss😂 this August was for the girls and the gays 🤭😭😍
Yesss it's as cute and fun as romcoms should be!
@@withcindy period, it ate deadasssss
@@Sam-0827just like the main guy ate the prince's ass
@@withcindy 😀 ayo-
Some of the things that seemed kind of random in the movie, really made sense in the book. Their time near the end at the Victoria and Albert museum is like a perfect example. You see a lot more about their letters in the book, and it made the V&A scene make more sense. Also, the fact they had to cut out Alex's sister June was just sad. I loved June. I wish they had done this like a limited 6 episode series or something, but i am sure it was all budget focused.
sounds like the book is better! looking forward to reading it
I was disappointed they didn’t include more of the emails because they were the heart of the book, imo. Calling the scandal the Waterloo Letters doesn’t even make sense without the context of them discussing that in their emails
This is the start of the author note in the book:
"I came up with the idea for this book on an I-10 off-ramp in early 2016, and I never imagined what it would turn out to be. I mean, at that point I couldn’t imagine what 2016 itself would turn out to be. Yikes. For months after November, I gave up on writing this book. Suddenly what was supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek parallel universe needed to be escapist, trauma-soothing, alternate-but-realistic reality. Not a perfect world-one still believably fucked up, just a little better, a little more optimistic. I wasn’t sure I was up to the task. I hoped I was. What I hoped to do, and what I hope I have done with this book by the time you’ve finished it, my dear reader, is to be a spark of joy and hope you needed."
I think the movie did well to stay true to this goal. There are a lot of things not addressed and stuff, but it is a supposed to be a fun escapist rom com.
It really is a white liberal fantasy but sometimes that's nice to have 🤧
“A white man with Princess Peach lips!”
Cindy, stop! 😂😂😂💖👑🌸✨
Your comedic timing is amazing.
Nicholas Galatzine is an incredibly expressive actor. I think he should get much more recognition and attention. He is capable of playing characterful serious roles as well as giving special meaning to simple entertainment. I would love to see him as the new James Bond and in a Jane Austen novel adaptation.
The chemistry between the two leads is very good in this film and I love the tasteful portrayal of the sex scenes.
I’m so glad you are reacting to this!! I’ve been hoping you would react to this. Top tier commentary and analysis along with clever humor about queer movies. The first movie I saw Nicholas in was “handsome devil” which is about two gay youths, glad to see him going back into that genre he did really well in that movie and this new movie as well.
Aww glad you think so!
That movie is great! Reading the comments, I think I’m glad that’s the only other film I’ve seen Nick in. I get to live in this fantasy where he’s simply the guy who plays emotional gays trying to reconcile that identity with their life lol
Cindy did you just refuse to learn Alex’s name and just call him “the main guy” the whole time on purpose 😂
thats a little disappointing tbh
yes, Cindy, being bi is like the Russian roulette. nailed it
gotta keep them on their toes!
20:46 the funny thing is that the Henry’s actor is actually a pretty great singer. He uploads lots of covers on his socials and he’s definitely talented. So he actually had to make the effort to sound awful here lol.
True…He has a beautiful voice
yall dont know how long i've been waiting for this
You manifested this
if you want to watch another good (queer) movie with Henry’s actor it’s called handsome devil ! the guy truly has range lol
Agreed! It’s the only other film I’ve seen him in and a lot of these other comments are making me glad for that 😂
Officially putting out a petition to see Cindy and Netflix Party watch something together. I think it’ll be fun!
I ADORE Netflix Party!!
Put her in the middle of Trixie and Katya... I think she will be fit just right
Can't believe Cindy remembers Nicolas was in the Cinderella movie, she was too busy drooling over Idina Menzel the whole time
shhh
I wanted more to be honest, felt like they fell in love way too fast. Should have been even better as a mini series.
tbh as someone whos watched too many bad movies this was better than a lot ive seen lol
@@withcindy absolutely true. But how do you come up with quick and hilarious shit to say, girl I need to pause every now and then to regain my breath from screech laughing too hard.
@@lead6186bro wat ... You obviously don't know how gay relationship between men works then ... They are two rich georgous queer guys ( and they are both masc 4 masc ) of course it's going to be fast. 😊
If you want a mini series about a gay royal family member, watch Young Royals
i get what you mean, thats's probably bc they had to fit 400+ pages of a book into 2hrs of a movie. if you like reading, give the book a shot; the way they develop feelings feels less rushed there. they do still bone a lot tho lol
17:30
I feel like in that scene Henry doesn't talk about having important responsibilities as the prince. What he means is that everyone in the country feels like they have a right to him. That they own him somehow. They don't see him as his own person, they see him as "Henry, the prince of England". They see him as "their prince". And that entails the image they project on him. I think that he's afraid that if he ever breaks away from that image, everyone will take it as a personal slight and will give him so much sh*t for it. Way more than he would get if he was just "an anonymous person in the world".
Cindy, can we expect a Bottoms reaction once it is on streaming? I mean Bottoms, the movie by Emma Seligman, not a different meaning of bottom.
i dont think so since ive already seen it in theatres! i did enjoy it tho :)
The way you felt about this movie is how I felt about the book. Did not expect to like it because of the premise but my god it got me good lmao
looking forward 2 the book now
I kinda regret reading the book before watching the movie because there were a bunch of characters that were scrapped in the movie (June, Rafael Luna) who would’ve given the characters more depth in their personality in this movie. Still bitter we didn’t get to see the full experience of them exchanging love letters thru email but this movie is great! The book is better imo. Huge fan of Cindy btw
"As much as I had hoped this movie would be terrible for the sake of having a funny reaction..." Don't worry Cindy, you still made it hilarious!! 😂😂
Glad u think so 😙