The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)

The Kissing Booth 2 knows exactly what it is: a glossy, big-hearted teen rom-com that treats growing up like a high-stakes dance number—messy, thrilling, and impossible to do perfectly. Joey King’s Elle remains the engine of the movie, bringing enough comedic snap and emotional sincerity to make even the most heightened moments feel lived-in, while the love triangle tension is handled with a lighter touch and a little more self-awareness than you might expect from a sequel. The vibe is pure comfort-watch escapism—bright colors, pop energy, flirty banter, and that steady hum of “what happens after the happily ever after?”—with just enough character growth to keep it from feeling disposable. It’s not for everyone if you’re allergic to teen-movie exaggeration or the more mature content (sex, drinking, and some language), but if you want a fun, easy romance with real momentum and a cast that sells the feelings, it’s an enjoyable ride.

The Kissing Booth 2 is clearly trying to be a glossy, comfort-food teen rom-com sequel: bigger stakes, more love-triangle tension, and lots of music-and-dance energy to keep things breezy. The problem is it’s overlong and padded with montages and recycled misunderstandings, so the drama starts to feel less like heartfelt growing pains and more like plot on autopilot. If you’re hoping for sharper writing, believable character growth, or anything resembling subtlety, this will likely test your patience. But if you liked the first movie’s heightened, soapier vibe and you’re mainly here for chemistry, pretty people, and easy escapism, it delivers enough of that to coast by.