Midnight Sun review

At first glance you'd think Midnight Sun is just your typical cheesy rom-com and you would be right in thinking that way. But it offers just a little bit more in terms of depth and character development than previous movies of the type that' I've seen at least in recent memory. The story follows a girl named Katie (Bella Thorne) a 17 year old aspiring musician living with a rare condition named XP (there's a scientific name for it but it's mostly referred to as XP) that prevents her from being out in sunlight. Katie lives a pretty basic life over this condition. With her mother having passed away at a young age it was mainly up to her dad to look after her and guide her through a pretty bleak childhood and although she never complained growing up it shows how much strain and impact it had on her later in the movie. I wish they would have expanded on how she grew up a bit more because for the most part that is just pushed aside for the present day Katie. A few f...