Netflix's answer to Love, Simon is a surprisingly funny coming-of-age tale as the eponymous hero plans to lose his virginity with his long-standing girlfriend on Prom Night but also falls for a gay guy at a party. The movie is more grounded (to a fair extent) than the American Pie-style premise, the 80s-inflected soundtrack is pleasing, and for the most part the teenage characters actually speak and behave almost like real teenagers. Daniel Doheny gives some good depth and pathos to Alex, but the scene-stealing performance to look out for is from Daniel Zolghadri as his best friend Dell. Although the ending might be as predictable and corny as you can imagine, there are enough interesting speedbumps along the way to make this an unshowy and entertaining little movie.
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