Gender Flipped Familiar RomCom That's As Forgettable As The Original. (He's All That).

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Once again, Netflix has made yet another rom-com coming of age story but this time around, it gender flips an old story and also making it more relatable towards this current generation that is constantly influenced by influencers on Tik Tok and Instagram lives. He's All That is basically a modern retelling of the 1999's She's All That, starring Addison Rae, an insta-Tik Tok star in her debut role, and Tanner Buchanan from the Cobra Kai series on Netflix. 

Like its adapted source, the film doesn't change major themes within the familiar narrative which neither manages to disappoint audiences nor does it allow it to be considered 'fresh'. Addison Rae stars as a teen influencer, Padgett Sawyer who catches her up and rising singer boyfriend cheating on her, which coincidentally and (NOT) accidentally gets filmed due to her need to document every single event in her life. Her life falls apart as her sponsorships start to be skeptical about promoting an influencer whose unattractiveness trends online (A reason considerably harsh in this day and age) which leads Padgett on a makeover project to create the next Prom King to bring her fame to its former glory. 


We then, meet Buchanan's character, Cameron Kweller, an anti-socialist photographer who chooses to look like a homeless person for some reason is chosen by Padgett's friends to be 'made over' and in the process of getting to know each other as well as having somewhat mirroring personal lives, the two start to have feelings for each other (Duhhh!!) that brings about a conflict by the middle and gets settled by the end with the long-awaited kiss between our two protagonists.

He's All That does not feature anything original to this already established but a gender-flipped story. Sadly, this is disappointing but the only reason people might end up enjoying it might possibly be due to the adorable chemistry between Rae and Buchanan's characters. With that in mind, I will not be surprised that He's All That will become as forgettable as the original film.  Incorporating Gen Z culture into the storyline might not appeal to older audiences but it is, however, educational in the case of how the world works amongst youngsters today, especially when it comes to both how it affects teenagers both positively and negatively. No, it does not get into detail about said aspects since it is still a teen rom-com, but if you pay attention well enough, you can catch up on it unless you want to rewatch the movie, something I definitely don't plan on doing so soon. 

Catch He's All That on Netflix, streaming now. IF you want to, of course. 



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