"Love Me Love Me" is a four-part saga, and the eponymous Prime Video movie, recently released on the platform, only adapted the first book in the series, titled "Magnetic Heats." Personally, I didn't enjoy the film very much, and judging by the IMDb ratings, I think I'm not alone. But it seems the Italian romantic comedy production company plans to adapt all four books for the big screen, meaning three more will be released.
According to the report, the second film will be based on the second book, "Polar Opposites," which, as the title suggests, will explore the budding romance between two polar opposites, James Hunter and June White. Honestly, I haven't read the books, and after watching the first movie, I don't plan to. But I think that, given how the first one ended, it will be easy to predict the plot of the next one. Obviously, those who have read the books can help me in the comments, but since the filmmakers are making so many changes to the source material, even readers can expect a little surprise.
Director: Roger Kumble
Writers: Veronica Galli, Serena Tateo
Stars: Mia Jenkins, Pepe Barroso, Luca Melucci
The first movie ended on a happy note, with James and June sharing their first kiss to mark the beginning of their relationship, but we all know things aren't going to stay that way for long, since James is a troublemaker, and guys like him are a recipe for trouble. Given this, I think there's not much that can happen in Love Me, Love Me 2, so without further ado, let's get straight to the point.
In the first movie, we learned that James's mother had been sent to rehab, presumably for her drug addiction. I suspect it was James's stepfather, Austin, who may have gotten her hooked on hard drugs to blackmail her, and he was doing the same thing to James. However, as the movie hints, it seemed James didn't have a very good relationship with his biological father, Jordan, probably because James blames him for his mother's condition.
However, perhaps the second film will attempt to repair the relationship between father and son by bringing James's mother back into their lives, so she can help James understand that it wasn't his father's fault she fell victim to addiction. Or perhaps Jordan had something to do with his wife's condition, but he'll eventually realize his mistake and try to make amends by bringing her back into his son's life. In short, I think the second film will shed more light on James's dark past and explore his troubled family dynamics. And in all this mess, June will likely be James's ray of hope.
Well, I'm not saying Will and June will get back together, but I think the second film will delve deeper into Will Cooper's friendship with James Hunter and how Will helped him through the darkest period of his life, saving him from himself. I mean, you know how angry this guy gets, right? And, consumed by his rage, he's capable of anything to anyone, even himself. So I think Will could have prevented James from getting hurt in the past, which is why James owes him his life.
Throughout the first film, James has been trying to keep his best friend from getting hurt, but I think in the sequel, Will will try to communicate better with James and make him understand what he wants. We know Will is romantic, but also somewhat shy, so James can help him come out of his shell so he can fall in love again. Maybe Will will get back together with his ex, Ari. She broke up with him because Will became a bit possessive, but if Will decides to work on himself, who knows, Ari might want to give their relationship another chance.
If I'm not mistaken, the events of the first film took place in just a few days after June joined her new school in Milan. But instead of focusing on June's life at St. Mary's International School, the film focused entirely on the relationship between James and June. Now that that's been done, I think the second film will try to explore what was missed in the first. In short, we'll learn more about other characters in the film, especially June's classmates: Blaze, Jackson, and the mischievous gossip, Amelia. Remember that it was Amelia who edited the video of June and James for her own amusement, right? I think she's going to do something similar in the next installment to get revenge on June for humiliating her in front of her friends. So yes, the second part could address school politics and student rivalries, which will obviously affect June and her relationship with James.
In the first movie, June's mother, April, and James's father, Jordan, weren't entirely supportive of their relationship. In fact, they were quite shocked to see the video and find June and James cuddling in bed. So, even though the two lovebirds have sorted things out, I think they still need their parents' approval. This is important because April works for Jordan and won't let June date James until Jordan agrees. And as I mentioned before, the second movie will focus more on other characters than James and June, but their relationship will certainly be affected by everything happening around them.
In the second movie, we can also expect April to look for love. We know things have been quite difficult for the mother-daughter pair since June lost her brother, and that's probably why April moved to Italy to start over. But now that all that is behind her, she needs to move on too. At the end of the first movie, Austin tried to kidnap James because he didn't want him talking to the police, but things didn't go as planned, and he had to escape, leaving James behind. So, if the police don't arrest Austin in the second movie, there's a chance he'll try to hurt June and James.
I think he'll go after June because she's the one who exposed him to James and ruined his chances of making money by exploiting him. He knows James has feelings for June and would do anything for her, so maybe he'll kidnap June to blackmail him, since he knows she has a wealthy father. What I mean is, Austin isn't going to let James and June get away so easily, and he'll probably come back to get revenge on them both. Okay, these are my theories about what I'm hoping to see in the Love Me, Love Me sequel on Prime Video, but I know those of you who have read the books probably know exactly what's going to happen, and I'd definitely love to hear those spoilers, so help me out in the comments section below and let me know what I missed with my theories.
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