Everyone saying Taylor did a bad job seriously blows my mind. I’m like ‘did we watch the same movie?’ Taylor knocked it out of the park. The movie Alex is different than the book Alex but it was written that way. That’s not about his acting. They fundamentally changed things about the character.

I for one am so glad they took out the “maybe I am bi?” stuff. It was the most unrealistic part of the book for me.

Three times Taylor absolutely killed it in the movie.

1. ⁠In his bedroom after the dinner. They way he said “I wouldn’t mind doing this again” he was cute and earnest and just a little vulnerable. Then how he played it cool but not too cool after Henry said they had to keep it casual. It was the exact perfect reaction.

2. ⁠In Paris when Henry said they should make love Taylor played Alex’s reaction so perfectly. He was eager but nervous and then put his head on Henry’s shoulder. It was so amazing.

3. ⁠The dock scene was so sweet it was heartbreaking. Some of that was how it was shot. Keeping the camera on Henry’s pain stricken face was the perfect juxtaposition to Alex’s genuine happiness.

Most of people who don’t like Taylor’s performance mostly say it was too different from the Alex in the book but he’s not the Alex from the book. He doesn’t have a sister. He doesn’t have divorced parents. He mostly understands he’s Bi already. He’s a fundamentally different character and they have to take him for what his is in the movie.

Taylor did a fantastic job and I couldn’t have asked for anything more.