Every character in the Netflix teenage rom-com “Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between” is just so nice that we wish them all well, but we’re not fully convinced there’s enough here for an actual movie. When the sketchiest person in the entire story is Mom’s new boyfriend who alludes to “being kicked off the City Council” before singing the praises of Mom’s almost too-good-to-be-true daughter, well, there’s not a whole lot of conflict going on. This is a sweet and simple story featuring a likable group of actors, and if you’re in the mood for a wholesome take on the “One Last Crazy Night” theme, it’s quite … OK.
Based on the novel of the same name by YA author Jennifer E. Smith, “Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between” kicks off with Talia Ryder’s Clare and her best friend Stella (Ayo Edebiri from “The Bear”) attending a costume party in a sprawling suburban home in I guess we’ll call it America Land (the movie was filmed in Manitoba and British Columbia, but these kids don’t seem to be Canadian).
