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Love, Simon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGreg Berlanti
Screenplay by
  • Isaac Aptaker
  • Elizabeth Berger
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Guleserian
Edited byHarry Jierjian
Music byRob Simonsen
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10–17 million[2][3]
Box office$65.9 million[4]

Love, Simon is a 2018 American romantic teen comedy-drama film directed by Greg Berlanti, written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, and based on the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. The film stars Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, and Jennifer Garner. It centers on Simon Spier, a closeted gay high school boy who is forced to balance his friends, his family, and the blackmailer threatening to out him to the entire school, while simultaneously attempting to discover the identity of the anonymous classmate with whom he has fallen in love online.

Love, Simon premiered at the Mardi Gras Film Festival on February 27, 2018, and was released in the United States on March 16, 2018, by 20th Century Fox. Critics praised the film for its "big heart, diverse and talented cast, and revolutionary normalcy", describing it as "tender, sweet, and affecting" and a "hugely charming crowd-pleaser" that is "funny, warm-hearted and life-affirming", with many comparing it to the romantic comedy-drama films of John Hughes. The first film by a major Hollywood studio to focus on a gay teenage romance, it has grossed $65 million worldwide.

Plot

Simon Spier is a closeted gay high school boy in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. He has a close and loving family: parents Emily and Jack, and sister Nora, as well as three best friends: Nick and Leah, whom he has known most of his life, and newcomer Abby.

One day, Leah informs Simon about an online confession of a closeted gay student at their high school, known only by the pseudonym "Blue". Simon begins communicating with Blue via email using the pseudonym "Jacques". The two confide personal details and form a connection. However, their emails are accidentally discovered by another student, Martin, who is infatuated with Abby. After learning his secret, Martin blackmails Simon by threatening to make his emails public unless he agrees to help Martin win over Abby. Simon begins to suspect that his classmate Bram is Blue.

At a Halloween party, Simon attempts to connect with Bram but later walks in on him making out with a female student. Simon lies to Nick, telling him that Abby has a boyfriend in college. Leah walks an inebriated Simon home, where she speaks vaguely about how she feels that she is fated to love one person very intensely; Simon believes she is referring to Nick.

Simon meets up with Abby and Martin at a local diner after he convinces them to practice lines together for an upcoming musical. Simon bonds with their server, a classmate named Lyle, and believes that Lyle may be Blue. That night, Simon comes out to Abby and is relieved when she reacts positively.

At a school football game, Simon crosses paths with Lyle; before he can summon the courage to ask if Lyle is Blue, he finds out Lyle is interested in Abby. An upset Simon tells a pestering Martin to either "go big or go home" when courting Abby. Martin interrupts the national anthem and publicly declares his feelings for Abby. When Abby admits she does not share his feelings, Martin is humiliated and becomes the subject of intense ridicule.

On Christmas Eve, to distract people from his own humiliation, Martin outs Simon by posting his emails on the school gossip site. Simon's sister Nora tries to comfort Simon but he shuts her out and does not return his friends' frantic texts. Simon comes out to his parents on Christmas morning, to their surprise but acceptance.

After the holidays, Nick and Abby, now a couple, angrily confront Simon about the lies he told and learn that he had tried to keep them apart due to Martin's blackmail. Leah confesses to Simon that she was in love with him, not Nick, and is upset he came out to Abby first. After being rejected by his friends, Simon receives a final email from Blue, who is upset that their emails have been leaked. Blue tells Simon that they should stop speaking and deletes his email account. Simon is devastated, having lost his friends as well as the mystery pen-pal he has fallen in love with.

In the cafeteria, Simon and an openly gay student, Ethan, are mocked by two classmates. Ethan and Simon bond over the difficulties they have faced coming out. After his parents reach out and comfort him, Simon apologizes to Leah. Simon posts a confession on the gossip site apologizing to his friends, seeking out Blue and asking him to meet at the school carnival.

After the school musical, Leah, Nick and Abby make amends with Simon and invite him to go to the carnival with them. Waiting for Blue at the carnival, Simon rides the Ferris wheel, drawing a large crowd of peers. When Simon runs out of tickets, Martin, making amends for his behavior, buys him one more ride. Just before the ride begins, Bram sits next to Simon, revealing himself as Blue; the kiss Simon saw with the female student was a drunken misunderstanding. They ride the Ferris wheel together and kiss as their friends cheer them on.

Simon's life gradually returns to normal and he begins a relationship with Bram. While picking up his friends and boyfriend for school, Simon suggests that they forgo their usual morning routine and instead "go on a little adventure".

Cast

  • Nick Robinson as Simon Spier
    • Bryson Pitts as 10-year-old Simon Spier
    • Nye Reynolds as 5-year-old Simon Spier
  • Josh Duhamel as Jack Spier, Simon's father
  • Jennifer Garner as Emily Spier, Simon's mother
  • Talitha Bateman as Nora Spier, Simon's sister
    • Skye Mowbray as 6-year-old Nora Spier
  • Katherine Langford as Leah Burke, one of Simon's best friends
  • Alexandra Shipp as Abby Suso, one of Simon's best friends
  • Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Nick Eisner, one of Simon's best friends
  • Keiynan Lonsdale as Abraham "Bram" Greenfeld, one of Simon's classmates
  • Miles Heizer as Cal Price, one of Simon's classmates
  • Logan Miller as Martin Addison, one of Simon's classmates who blackmails him
  • Tony Hale as Mr. Worth, the awkward vice principal of the school Simon attends
  • Natasha Rothwell as Ms. Albright, Simon's drama teacher
  • Drew Starkey as Garrett Laughlin, one of Simon's classmates
  • Clark Moore as Ethan, one of Simon's classmates who is openly gay
  • Joey Pollari as Lyle, a flirty server at a local diner
  • Mackenzie Lintz as Taylor Metternich, one of Simon's classmates

Production

Principal photography began on March 6, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia.[5] Filming officially ended on April 23, 2017.[6]

Aware of how expensive the cost of the music would be in the film, Berlanti made the decision to end shooting two days early. Of the decision, he said "I did know that a lot of the film was made in homage to movies that had these great soundtracks that, at my age, you’d play the cassette tape over and over again until it would wear out. The soundtrack was the thing that kept you feeling the emotions of the movie. So it was always on my wish list to have a soundtrack that was reflective of that. It was very expensive so everyone wanted to make sure I was doing the right thing. I wanted more money to be put into the music."[7]

Soundtrack

Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedMarch 16, 2018
Genre
Length47:24
Label

The soundtrack of the film includes music by Bleachers, Troye Sivan, Amy Shark, Brenton Wood, The 1975, Normani and Khalid, among others. The first track released from the soundtrack was "Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)" by Bleachers.[8][9]

Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Performed byLength
1."Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)"Bleachers3:01
2."Rollercoaster"
Bleachers3:12
3."Never Fall in Love"Jack Antonoff and  
4."Strawberries & Cigarettes"Troye Sivan3:21
5."Sink In"Amy Shark4:35
6."Love Lies"
Khalid and Normani3:23
7."The Oogum Boogum Song"Brenton Wood3:07
8."Love Me"
The 19753:42
9."I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"Whitney Houston4:50
10."Someday at Christmas"
Jackson 52:44
11."Wings"
  • Nini Fabi
  • Benjamin Gebert
Haerts4:58
12."Keeping a Secret"Bleachers3:25
13."Wild Heart"
  • Antonoff
  • Hill
Bleachers3:21

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 82
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 24
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[12] 11
US Billboard 200[13] 37

Other songs that appear in the film but are not included on its soundtrack include "Waterloo Sunset" by The Kinks, "Diamond" by MONAKR, "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man, "No" by Meghan Trainor, "As Long as You Love Me" by Justin Bieber, "Add It Up" by Violent Femmes, "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga (performed by the Michigan Marching Band) and "Shine a Light" by BANNERS.

Release

Love, Simon premiered at the Mardi Gras Film Festival on February 27, 2018, and also screened at the Glasgow Film Festival and the Melbourne Queer Film Festival.[14][15] The film was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on March 16, 2018, in Australia and New Zealand on March 29, 2018, in Brazil on April 5, 2018, in the United Kingdom and Ireland on April 6, 2018, in Colombia on April 12, 2018, Mexico on April 13, 2018, and is scheduled to be released in other countries on various dates throughout 2018.[16]

Following the film's release, several celebrities, including Jennifer Garner, Kristen Bell, Neil Patrick Harris, Joey Graceffa, Matt Bomer, Robbie Rogers, Benj Pasek, Tyler Oakley, Martin Gero, Andrew Rannells, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, bought out entire theaters so that people could see the film for free because they believed that the film conveyed an important message.[17]

Love Simon is the first film by a major Hollywood studio to focus on a gay teenage romance.[18][19]

Home video

The film became available to pre-order on home video on January 17, 2018, was released digitally on May 29, 2018, and was released on 4K Blu-Ray, Blu-ray and DVD on June 12, 2018.[20][21]

Reception

Box office

As of July 23, 2018, Love, Simon has grossed $40.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $25.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $65.9 million, against a production budget of $10–17 million.[2][4] It is the 14th highest-grossing teen romance film since 1980, and the third-highest by 20th Century Fox other than The Fault in Our Stars and Romeo + Juliet.[22]

Love, Simon held early preview screenings on March 10 before its official release on March 16, where it grossed $800,000 from 927 theaters, which Deadline Hollywood considered "strong".[23] In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Tomb Raider and I Can Only Imagine, and was projected to gross $10–12 million from 2,401 theaters in its opening weekend.[24] The film made $4.6 million on its first day (including $850,000 from Thursday previews at 2,125 theaters).[25] The film went on to debut at $11.8 million, finishing fifth at the box office; 58% of its opening weekend audience was female and 59% was under 25.[2] In its second weekend the film dropped 33% to $7.8 million, finishing 7th,[26] and in its third weekend made $4.8 million, finishing ninth.[27]

In the United Kingdom, the film debuted at number four, earning $1.6 million.[28] In Australia, the film debuted at number four, earning $916,697.[29] In Brazil, the film debuted at number four, earning $804,567.[30] In Mexico, the film debuted at number three, earning $982,391.[31]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91%, based on 174 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Love, Simon hits its coming-of-age beats more deftly than many entries in this well-traveled genre – and represents an overdue, if not entirely successful, milestone of inclusion."[32] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[33] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale, one of fewer than 80 films in the history of the service to earn such a score.[25]

Benjamin Lee of The Guardian gave the film 4/5 stars, calling it a "hugely charming crowd-pleaser".[34] Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood gave the film 4/5 stars, stating that audiences "are guaranteed to fall in love with this sweet, funny coming-of-age film".[35]

Molly Freeman of Screen Rant gave the film 4/5 stars or an Excellent rating, stating that "Love, Simon is a funny, heartfelt, and truly touching teen romantic comedy that instantly becomes a modern classic for today's generation."[36] Josh Winning of GamesRadar+ gave the film 4/5 stars, describing it as a "warm, sensitive and engaging coming-out-of-ager" and "one of the freshest teen-coms in ages".[37]

Meredith Goldstein of The Boston Globe gave the film 3.5/4 stars and stated, "Love, Simon is a sweet, modern romantic comedy that manages to channel the teen movie classics of the late John Hughes, but only the good stuff."[38] Colin Covert of the Star Tribune gave the film 3/4 stars and wrote, "If John Hughes had gone on to make a smart LGBT coming-of-age charmer, most likely it would resemble this."[39]

Bruce Demara of the Toronto Star also gave it 3/4 stars, stating "The casting is high quality, the script – with a tantalizing mystery at its heart – is particularly well-crafted and the story hits all the right emotional notes in delivering a funny, warm-hearted and life-affirming tale."[40] Brian Truitt of USA Today gave the film 3.5/4 stars and wrote, "Young and old, jocks and nerds, geeks and freaks, and everyone in between should be able to find something to adore in Love, Simon."[41]

Joyce Slaton of Common Sense Media gave the film 4/5 stars and described it as "tender, sweet, and affecting", with the film also receiving The Common Sense Seal, which recognizes movies that offer families an exceptional media experience.[42][43] MJ Franklin of Mashable wrote that "Love, Simon feels like an instant classic that you're going to want to watch again and again."[44]

Max Weiss of Baltimore gave Love, Simon 3/4 stars, calling it a "sweet, funny, warm-hearted film".[45] Kevin Scott of Exclaim! gave the film a 7 out of 10 score, noting that the film has the "expected amount of sentimentality that effectively tugs at the heartstrings".[46]

Peter Debruge of Variety, while stating that the film is average in execution, praised the content as "groundbreaking on so many levels, not least of which is just how otherwise familiar it all seems".[47] Jesse Hassenger of The A.V. Club gave the film a C+ and wrote that the film "is touching as a gesture", but as entertainment "it's nothing Degrassi hasn't done better".[48]

Becky Albertalli, the author of the book, watched an early cut and praised the film, stating: "It's funny and relevant and timeless and charming and honest and painful and so romantic. It says exactly what I wanted the book to say."[49][50]

Accolades

Award Date Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Golden Trailer Awards May 31, 2018 Best Billboard "Love, Simon LA billboard" (Works Adv) Nominated [51]
[52]
Best Romance Trailer "Courage" (Transit) Nominated
Best Romance TV Spot "Digital Heart" (Aspect) Nominated
Best Teaser Campaign "Love, Simon Love Letter Wildposts" (Works Adv) Won
Human Rights Campaign May 12, 2018 Ally for Equality Award Nick Robinson Won [53]
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Mid-Season Film Awards July 3, 2018 Best Actor Nick Robinson Nominated [54]
[55]
Best Adapted Screenplay Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger Nominated
Maui Film Festival June 14, 2018 Rising Star Award Nick Robinson Won [56]
MTV Movie & TV Awards June 18, 2018 Best Kiss Nick Robinson and Keiynan Lonsdale Won [57]
Best Musical Moment Love, Simon Nominated
Teen Choice Awards August 12, 2018 Choice Breakout Movie Star Nick Robinson Pending [58]
[59]
Choice Movie – Comedy Love, Simon Pending
Choice Movie Ship Nick Robinson and Keiynan Lonsdale Pending

Possible sequel

While the book has a sequel called Leah on the Offbeat, which features Leah as the protagonist, there are currently no official plans about a sequel to the movie. Although Berlanti indicated that, after seeing the film's success, he would not necessarily be opposed to directing a sequel, stating "God willing that the movie is successful enough that people actually ask for something like that. I loved working with these people on this film so much. I would just like to spend more time with them, that would be good!"[60] When asked about a sequel, Katherine Langford said "I mean, it's always a discussion of who would make it, but if the script was good and the filmmaker had a great vision, then I would be totally down. I'm always down to tell a good story."[61]

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