Love at First Kiss | Film Review

This is a Spanish Netflix movie. The plot seemed really cute, and felt like it would be a mix of 'When We First Met' (another Netflix movie) and 'With This Kiss' by Carrie Hope Fletcher. Because of that, I was really looking forward to watching it.

Javier (Álvaro Cervantes) has a special gift - kissing someone allows him to see his future with that person. After a few kisses, he finally finds the love of his life - the only problem? It's his best friend's girlfriend (Silvia Alonso).

While the premise was interesting, it wasn't executed as well as it could have been.

Javier isn't the most interesting character to base this story around. He was easy to warm to, but he didn't have enough personality to carry the story.

The film is made of two main themes, Javier's work, and Javier's 'gift'. The former is never really interesting, and while the latter is interesting at first, it soon becomes dull.

You never really care about any of the characters.

The couple's 'obstacles' never really feel like obstacles. There wasn't enough chemistry and they never really felt suited to each other.

The ending made a lot of the film's events feel pointless. I was glad it wasn't as straightforward as it could have been, but it also felt like the audience had invested time into this character and the people around him for almost no reason.

Overall, this film wasn't as good as it could have been, and ended up feeling both pointless and a bit boring. There are much better rom-coms out there.

4/10