Two closeted gay teenagers form a bond online in this perky, clean-cut romance with mainstream appealPerky, clean-cut and unashamedly accessible, Love, Simon represents something of a landmark in Lgbtq cinema.
A high-school romance with a thematic nod to Lubitsch’s The Shop Around the Corner, it ticks all the beats and boxes of the genre.
Except that the central character, Simon (Nick Robinson), is a closeted gay teen who strikes up an anonymous email exchange with another boy on the brink of coming out.
And just like that, an alternative gay narrative is written, one that doesn’t end in inevitable heartbreak and suffering.
It’s highly unlikely you’ll read a review of this film that doesn’t contain the word “adorable”.
It’s equally unlikely that you’ll be able to watch it without grinning from ear to ear.Directed by Greg Berlanti, the powerhouse TV producer of The Flash,
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