Inane mush will have its fans

MARKET: YOUNG ADULTS MAY ENJOY NARRATIVE OF A TROUBLED ROMANCE

Secrets revealed, unkind words spoken and a breathtaking level of nastiness.

The young adult movie market is a vibrant industry and its followers are dedicated moviegoers, the popcorn and coke brigade, who relish the intense machinations a romantic narrative, played out between two troubled young lovers, offers.

If you have a taste for this kind of fare then, dare I say, After We Collided should be right up your street.

Based on the 2014 romantic novel of the same name, Roger Kumble’s production follows the love life of two young adults, the lovely Tessa Young (Josephine Langford) and the angry Hardin Scott (Hero Fiennes Tiffin), a handsome individual with a propensity for trouble.

Their relationship is a complicated affair and during Tessa’s emotional journey she has to make decisions that will change her life forever.

Hardly new in its narrative structure, the overtly sentimental slush gives the fans exactly what they want, endless scenes of close encounters of the sexual kind, inane dialogue geared to prolong the agony of young love, and moments of sheer stupidity perpetrated by irresponsible teenagers.

The affair is punctuated with bombshell revelations, dark secrets, unkind words and a level of nastiness that leaves the viewer breathless.

Tessa is forced to overcome Hardin’s cruel error of judgment, which caused her great pain, and decide whether he can change his attitude in order to win her back. Plenty of questions but not too many answers.

The leads are attractive individuals who manage to anchor the shaky storyline. In the end, though, the production is tailored for a young target market of which I am not a member.