There’s a darker edge to this decent high-school drama starring Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart
Adapted from the YA novel Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland, and starring Riverdale
Actress Lili Reinhart, this high-school romance takes a familiar formula and spikes it with something a little harder: bereavement, guilt and mental health issues.
Reinhart is magnetic as Grace, the damaged transfer student with a tragic backstory. Austin Abrams is adorably gauche as Henry, the editor of the school paper with a sideline in Kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending smashed pottery with gold lacquer. Yes, Henry literally takes broken things and celebrates the beauty of their imperfections.