This gender-swapped, Gen Z-centric update doesn’t live up to the original.
Whatever shall happen between them?!
Less than one might hope, actually.
Tanner Buchanan and Addison Rae in ‘He’s All That’.KEVIN ESTRADA/NETFLIX
No such thing happens here.
It simply can’t.
Even when little is asked of her, Rae’s acting is not up to the challenge.
Buchanan doesn’t exactly deliver a star-making performance either, but he’s not even given a chance to.
Production-wise,He’s All Thatis about as slick and bland as your average wannabe influencer’s feed.
He’s taken aback by this vision of prom queen perfection.
She can hardly walk in her shoes.
They’re both nervous.
They hold each other’s gaze.
We all hold our breath… and she trips.
It’s so romantic; it’s so awkward.
Now that’s influence.Grade: D
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