The Hating Game

this was the book come to life! I absolutely loved it :)

(Austin Stowell wasn’t...the best, but this was such a fun movie I’ll give him a pass I guess)

This was so good! I was captivated by this relationship the whole time. Felt lie a Hallmark movie (which is a good thing to me)

I adore the book and Lucy Hale so it was kind of daunting to go into this. I was scared I wasn't going to like it. Lucy was amazing but the Austin dudes acting was so flat? He does have chemistry with Lucy but apart from that he wasn't good for the role at all.

nice rom com to chill....mostly because of Lucy hale

The book works better but the movie is still an enjoyable watch.
Casting for both Lucy and Josh are great. They are what I imaged when reading the book. Both actors are capable to deliver and have good chemistry. I think where it kind of went wrong is the fact that this movie is short to establish the love/hate relationship between them enough. They rush right into that first kiss and dive almost immediately into the love part of the relationship. We are to believe these two hate each other from a flashback and a relatively small opening sequence in which Lucy explains her hate for Josh.
Still, the chemistry between Lucy and Josh was there and I very much enjoyed watching it unfold further. I laughed a bit, I cried a bit (tears of joy) so all in all it was an enjoyable Saturday evening.

My main problem was the guy they cast. Just bad acting. He has the most monotone delivery, just killed any sense of chemistry. Lucy did her best but it wasn't enough.

I enjoyed it for what it was, but there were some bits that felt a bit rushed thru. Lucky I'd read the book or else I may have gotten lost along the way.

The movie is not completely loyal to the book so that’s my main problem with the movie I think they cut or change key points of the book I disagree with the people saying Austin it’s not a well cast if you reas the book you feel and know he’s the best fit but I think the main problem it’s the script and the things they decided to change and it makes me feel like it lose the magic of the book but overall it’s a good movie to enjoy the time

These two had absolutely zero chemistry together, and I 100% blame the guy for that. This dude was as bland as bland can be with an unwelcome hint of psychopathic stalker vibes, and the actor had literally no acting abilities whatsoever. The whole thing was also very rushed. Such a waste of potential