Young girls in the audience were crying uncontrollably during "Midnight Sun". I have never been to a movie before where there was this much crying, seriously.

"Midnight Sun" is a very good movie, I really enjoyed it. It is well worth the price of admission to see it.

Rob Riggle really shined, he showed true acting skills and was the perfect single dad. I really enjoyed him.

"Midnight Sun" is a huge tear jerker but it is still a wonderful love story and a must see!

Midnight Sun might not have the most original of stories, but it has a ton of heart, charm and emotional charge to melt the coldest of hearts.

Katie Price (Bella Thorne) has xeroderma pigmentosum, a genetic disease which makes her unable to withstand the sun. She spends all day inside. She lost her mother at a young age and her father (Rob Riggle) is extremely protective. Her only friend is Morgan (Quinn Shephard). She has pined for Charlie Reed (Patrick Schwarzenegger) since a young age who walks under her window without ever knowing her gaze. One night, Charlie sees her busking at the train station for the night arrivals and it's love at first sight. She's reluctant to tell him about her condition.

I like the premise for an old fashion romance in the YA genre. The plot is very old fashion although I'm not sure if this particular disease has ever been used for a movie. I really wanted to like this for the concept but it quickly runs into fundamental problems. The biggest are the two leads. Bella Thorne is a fine actress but she can't play the shy girl. She's much better as the mean girl or the sassy lead. Playing shy comes off as fake for her. Patrick is a smaller copy of his father. It's hard to tell if it's his character who comes off as too clueless or if it's his blank acting. Even though they don't have school together, it's more reasonable and quite frankly more compelling for him to pine for her as she shows up to play at train station every night. It's not appealing for him to come off as a complete idiot. This relationship isn't an one night stand. They've been together for awhile and he must have tried to go to her home during the day. It's after graduation and he's not doing anything. The whole conceit is problematic. At least make them fall asleep so that dawn can sneak up on her. The movie blames it all on her broken watch but she still has her phone. It's unlikely she wouldn't set an alarm on her phone. The whole premise falls apart and it's completely expected. I would rather have the mean girl figure out Katie at the party and scream "Vampire Girl". That would be a better trauma to play with. The movie can kill her on the boat as they get stranded in the middle of the ocean. The plotting is bad.

There are other smaller issues like older Morgan should fit better with younger Morgan. At least, let older Morgan keep her glasses which is her younger defining characteristics. I do like the street busking in Seattle and what that says about Charlie. I like the characters and all the actors. I want this to be better written even if it wants to stay formulaic. It can be imaginative without being stuck to a contrived melodrama straitjacket. There is a real art to doing a standard romance if done right.