Love, Simon review: An immensely likeable teen film full of crushes and yearning

It could almost be a John Hughes film from 30 years ago apart from the fact that the title character Simon (Nick Robinson) is gay and that alone makes the film a landmark in mainstream American cinema.

Simon is handsome, popular at school and surrounded by a loving family.

He hasn’t quite found the right moment to come out and although he suspects that everyone will be supportive, the longer he waits the more of a big deal it becomes.

Then he hears of an anonymous post on the school blog written by a closeted gay student using the name Blue. 

They are soon exchanging emails, sharing confi dences and slowly falling in love without having met.

But then sneaky student Martin (Logan Miller) discovers the emails and starts to blackmail Simon.

Love, Simon is sweet, funny and immensely likeable and should persuade even the hardest heart that everyone deserves a great love story