So, would you like to see a book review of Red, White and Royal Blue before the Movie comes out?!

The fact that they don't look 21/23 doesn't bother me at all. Honestly, the question "Do you feel forever about him" is a crazy question to put to a 23 yo so from the whole "epic love story" POV I think it works better that they look a bit more mature. I think they're perfect in terms of the personalities of the 2 characters (I've read the book a couple of times) and overall the trailer makes me feel that this is going to be really fun as well as romantic - top tier rom-com in other words.

I love mr Nicholas Galitzine so seeing him as Henry is perfect to me. He is exactly how I pictured Henry. Also that double breasted suit he’s wearing is tailored to perfection.

I don't mind them aging the characters up a little. I feel like coming of age stories are pretty common so I don't feel like I'm missing that. And if the mom is asking about "forever love" I'd rather them be older. But it does look like a fun film that captures the spirit of the book. When it comes to adaptations that's what I really look for.

I feel like the trailer did allude to a lot of book scenes! There's the cake scene, the New Year's party/under the tree scene, the Beekman hotel, the kid's hospital, the polo match, and the Texas weekend. It looks like they might have moved the karaoke scene to fit in with the Texas weekend, which I'm honestly okay with especially since they combined Nora and June into one character. I just re-read the book and I'm honestly so excited to see the movie, I'm really hoping it's a good adaptation, and gives us the romance that we all want to see between Henry and Alex!!

Definitely agree with the movie vs. series issue. Adaptations are complex as it is, and films are short!. My favorite adaptations are usually miniseries or tv shows that have the time to actually explore or even expand on the source material.

I burst into tears at work when I watched this! I was so caught off guard by my emotions. I love this book and romcoms in general. The movie seems like a perfect mix of comedic chaos and emotions to make a perfect romance!

Renewing my Prime for this.

I think the actors for the roles are a perfect match. I read the book and I'm still obsessing over it. I laughed, I blushed, I cried both sad tears and tears of joy. The movies not going to be spot on with the book but I'm still 100% going to have the same emotional reaction as I did with the book. Especially knowing that I know what their minds are thinking ❤

(almost) everybody wants this to be a tv show. I want to believe they can fit all the good parts of the book in the movie but I'm not sure if it's even possible given the amount of good content in the book I'm trying to convince myself to lower my expectations but I'm just too excited for this!!

you said it really well!! i share your views but i absolutely LOVE how accurate the personalities and characteristics seem to be for both henry and alex and even zahra!! the movie also seems to have (hopefully) the same cheesiness as the book so super excited but still nervous.

Look forward to seeing your reaction to RW&RB! And no need to be concerned, the two leads are bloody amazing!

Huge fan of the book! Can’t wait for the movie. And love 💕 the actors they cast. Looks great! 😊

As mentioned in someone else's reaction vid, August is becoming the new Pride month lol. Tbh every month should be Pride month.

Oh fun fact: the actor that plays Henry also stared in the movie: Handsome Devil (An Irish LGBT movie). Totally worth a watch.

When the casting for Henry and Alex was first announced I was a little scared for this movie because I knew how old Nicholas and Taylor were and the fact they look their ages. Now, I am wondering if they aged up the characters in the first place to get rid of the whole Alex being in school storyline, like before casting started. It helps flesh out the character in the book and adds to the chaos, but it probably would not be helpful or executed well in the movie. He also graduates in the first half of the book. Also, Taylor probably cannot pass for a teenager or young adult anymore. He probably could have back in 2015 when he was on an episode of Young and Hungry, but not now. Nicholas does look his age in this movie, but I was surprised by how well he was aged down for his role in the new Bottoms movie. From the snippets of the trailer he is in, he decently passes for 18. Also, every time I rewatch the trailer I am reminded that I need to rewatch Handsome Devil! Loved your reaction and thoughts!

I finished the book in 18 hours this weekend. Had seen the trailer and bought the book. I LOVE IT❤❤ i have been giggeling, felt happy and sad. This book reads so well and I am really looking foward to the movie. ❤ new fan!

I am so excited for this movie. Especially for Nicholas Galitzine, as Henry. Yes, he's British. He's really good at accents. So good at Playing vulnerable. He can sing & play musical instruments too. I highly recommend all his films. I was first introduced to him in Amazon Prime Original's Cinderella as the Prince (of course). Then Handsome Devil with an Irish accent. It's on Prime at the moment. Teen comedy, sweet, gay ,Coming of age. Netflix's Purple Hearts , American accent. Now this is amazing. The songs are amazing. Funny enough the plot is a little similar to RWRB. Luke & Cassie start off as enemies , pretend to like each other for the world to see, and of course fall in love for real, along with angst. Nick & Sofia's chemistry was 🔥❤‍🔥Also based on a book. I'm looking forward to "The Idea of you", (also Prime) with him & Anne Hathaway. I'm in the middle of reading the book. If it's just like the book then there's gonna be steamy scenes between Nick & Anne. He plays a member of a British boyband who falls in love & have a secret affair with Anne's character

It’s an adorable movie. You won’t regret watching it. I promise. ❤️

I think it's an assumption that because neither of the leads publicly identifies as LGBTQ that they're definitely straight. Plus the director is an out gay man which matters a lot I think in terms of an authentic LGBTQ perspective.

I got this book last Christmas and absolutely devoured it, I loved it so much. It seems like they’ve kept a lot of the wit/humour but I want to see if the more intimate moments hold up. I personally don’t have too much of an issue with the age of the actors as I think it will come down to how well they embody their respective characters. I’ve never used Prime so I’m definitely going to use my free month trial to watch this!

They had a bu ch of moments from the book - the hospital, polo, Henry in the closet, karaoke, the New Years Parry abd after, the Lakehouse. Lots.

Another great video mate. So happy to see you enthused about the material and what is to come

Haven't read the book so I don't have prejudicial comparisons between the two different mediums nor any problem the age of the actors...a perfect casting of Taylor Zahar Perez and Nicolas Galitzine. I too am excited for this movie and it can't come to Prime soon enough.

Helloo! I`ve read de book, I'm actually rereading to have it fresh for de movie and the trailer does show a lot of the important scenes of the book. Maybe the dialogue is not going to be exactly the same but probably most of the most iconic bits will (same happened in Heartstopper). And for the part were they may be to old, in my opinion Henry looks spot on (I also do love the actor, he is amazing) and for Alex, yes, he may look older but I think that the acting is what is going to show the younger part, but I do think that in terms of casting he does look a lot like what is describe on the books. And for hight difference I actually think that they were aware of the impact it was going to have because is something that is mentioned A LOT in the books and they actually started doing a lot of promo were Henry and Alex were like seeing who was taller just to, I think, let us now that the thing in the movie is going to be that they are going to be arguing about that, like in the books. But I'm sure that if they let go of the little things that make them different from the book is because their chemistry is going to be awesome. Sorry if there is something weird written I`m from Spain☺, love your videos by the way.

Honestly, I was picturing Holly Hunter every time for Ellen Claremont but Uma Thurman is still a solid choice

I started the audio book I was hooked in the first 5 minutes

Honestly I am here for Uma Thurman! She is my favorite actress and I think she has the gravitas to play the first female President of the United States. And as far as her Texas dialect is concerned, I have known MANY people from Texas and spent time there and they do in fact sound like that. Plus fun fact, Uma played Nicholas Galitzine's Mom in the Netflix horror series 'Chambers". It was one of those great shows Netflix cancelled after only one season back in 2019.

Greetings from California! I've watched your reviews of Heartstopper and I'm eagerly awaiting your review of Red, White, and Royal Blue. I just watched the movie on Friday night with my partner and (being a sucker for a good gay, rom-com) loved it. Alex and Henry have a chemistry similar to Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring; you can feel it through the screen.

im very excited

it's too bad certain clips did not make the 2hr movie itself. But there have been TONS of requests to release the apparent 3hr version. The chemistry between Alex and Henry was spot on really. So many damn good scenes and moments between them. I went out and bought the book the next day after watching the movie.

I'm hoping this gets such a great reception that they do a series, too! There are far too few happy LGBTQ stories about adult couples out there. It's important and significant, and I'm so pleased and excited to see the movie. I know I'll be upset about some of what they cut to adapt to the format it just because the book is so good!

im so excited for this movie, i wath the teaser and then read the book, the book is aamzing

3:37 😂😂😂 Is he British? He's the damn prince of the place, I'd hope so! I'm just joking, I know you were probably talking about the actor, and yes, I'm fairly sure he's British too.

So psyched for the movie! I read and loved the book!

I love love this book and I beging excited for the movie. I love your reaction to the trailer 😭 eeeeeeee

I hope this comes out on DVD or blue ray, I do not have amazon prime

I’m excited for Stephen fry being in it.

I wish after this movie, they will make a TV series adaptation of the book that will cover all of the scenes in the book ❤

"Make America 'British' Again!"

I think they looked age appropriate. They're supposed to be college students. They didn't give exact ages but they said that Alex was in college close to graduation, not high school. I did look up the actors actual age and they were 31 and 28 respectively, so you are correct that they're too old to actually be Senior college students, but not FAR too old. I'm quite a bit older than you are though, so maybe it's just cause you all look like babies to me.

I may be in the minority here but prefer the fact they were post university age in the film. It made the entire situation more believable to me. Alex’s confident independence, and role in the campaign, was more believable which allowed for a more mature handling than what a traditional college aged love story would be. The process of their relationships development was more believable and appropriate to a real life level of commitment at this stage in ones life.

I’m hoping that ‘age appropriate’ actors will be used in future productions, after seeing the success of the likes of ‘Young Royals’ and ‘’Heartstopper’ and of course not forgetting before those, ‘SKAM’.

I'm not sure about the UK release, but the Aristotle and Dante film comes out in the US September 8.

Anybody knows who is Stephen Fry playing?

I decided to read the book b/c as you mentioned, it kept popping up in my TL due to my obsession w/Young Royals so I gave it a chance. I found the book okay. I think my biggest disapointment comes from not connecting as much to Henry and Alex's relationship as much as I would've wanted and I feel like that's mainly due to it being told from Alex's pov. I read a lot of romance and I'm used to reading perspectives from both characters in the relationship most of the time (not all the time). I also feel like with them literally being an ocean a part hurt their ship. I didn't really buy into Alex's from afar obsession w/Henry ever since their first meeting. I really wanted more from Henry's pov and his world b/c I felt it would've balanced out Alex's perspective, considering Henry is more reserved and conservative (which is expected). Plus, this was my first time reading Casey's work so, I don't know if it's due to her fast paced writing style or Alex's character that I needed things to slow down a bit as the story jumped from one thing to another. The most insight w/Henry re: his feelings and thoughts came through the emails. Instead of being told a lot about what Henry's dealing with, I would've liked to have seen more of it. Overall, I just expected more with this story considering the way people hyped up this book for so long. I'd been seeing it in my TL for months and constantly compared to YR. TBH, there's actually few comparisons between them. I will check out the film adaptation to see if it changes my current view on this story.

I LOVED the movie! Tried the book, but I had to return the audiobook. Just not for me.

In the book, the formal party at the White House was for the British Prime Minister. I wonder if that's who Sharon D Clarke is playing.

Seeing the Henry actor in this compared to Purple Hearts where that was such an American military propaganda toxic masculinity film is very jarring… but I do think he’s a good actor so looking forward to this!

For some reason the book, and especially Alex' POV didn't strike me as a coming of age story when I read it. I know he was in College and just 21, but he did read like a young adult more than a teenager, and I related his story much more to my own experiences of exploring my sexuality post 20years old. It's still a sort of growing (up) story, as people constantly discover new ideas about themselves in their 20s, and grow as people. I am just hoping, but I believe this could be done well, even with actors that don't look on the younger side

I understand what you are talking about when it comes to lost content from the book. Apparently they combined the characters of Nora and Jane. Totally omitting June from the story. And this worries me because Jane protected Alex from himself at times. If that makes any sense. I don’t mind the ages of the actors…but I am much older than you and grew up in a time where 30 year olds were playing high schoolers. Thank you for your reaction!

based on the strikes I hope that they all get paid better than what Netflix pays

there isnt a movie adaption ever made that included the entire novel...it just cant be done.

Love Uma!

No comment on Stephen Fry? LOL

is this the same as young royals or its diffrent can u please explan to me what this is about because i havent read the book please

I haven’t read the book but I am looking forward to this movie. I’m not sure this trailer did much to increase that desire tho. I also have trepidation that this will be compared with Young Royals for the obvious reasons which is a tough act to follow because YR is fantastic.

The actors are almost 30 at the time of filming.

The fact that they don't look 21/23 doesn't bother me at all.

I urge everyone to read the book. I am ngl it is so horny and I love it. The movie I thought was like 45% horny but the book for a YA novel is pretty explicit. That is all. Also, you have gained a new subscriber. I am obsessed with you.

I agree that the actors might be a bit old to be playing the roles. In the novel, Alex is 21 and I believe that Henry is 23. My other main concern is how much of the source material will get left out. The movie is only 90 minutes long. There are already rumors that some key characters are not in the movie, namely Alex's sister June, his mentor Rafael Luna, and his grandmother Queen Mary.

im waiting for skam reaction🥲

Henry is perfectly casted, Alex not so much

Why is it rated "R"?

It's funny you see these guys nearer to 30. I perceived them to be between 19 and 22. Hmmm. Ha.

Agree, the actors don’t look young and innocent as I imagined them from the book, specially Alex. I think he looks like a cover guy for an erotic magazine.

I read the book a while ago and don't remember too many details other than really enjoying it. I will treat the movie as a hopefully fun lgbt movie and try to dissociate it from the book. Apart from Peter Jackson's LOTR universe and the 1995 version of pride &prejudice, I have disliked all movie versions of books I loved, so just ignoring the thought of the book seems the best approach for me 😂

Maybe if I didn’t love the book so much and I hadn’t read it so many times I would be more onboard with this one but every time I watch the trailer I end up screaming at my computer screen. Where’s June? Why is Henry shorter than Alex? Why is Alex so old? And why couldn’t they find some queer actors to play queer characters? But of course I will still be watching the movie on the first day.

Hey, i’am first ! Sweet ! Never been first ! So, let’s get started by saying I agree they are too old ! But this movie is rated R. They might push the sex scenes a little far. Having real 16y years old may be too much. What do y’all think ?

Apparently, I'm the only one who watched the trailer and thought, "This is going to be a trainwreck." Where do I start? The actors are too old. Uma Thurman's Texas drawl is laughable. Literally, one line of dialogue in that trailer is from the book. But the most egregious is that it looks like they cut June out of the movie. How could they cut June? She is integral to the story. I'm pretty sure other than the title and the base premise of the book, this movie is barely going to resemble the book.

I started the audio book I was hooked in the first 5 minutes