her wedding dress. He takes her back to her home. As Henry's and Grace's senior year comes to an end, they avoid talking to one another at the school. Grace leaves the newspaper after taking some time off school. After the last issue of the newspaper is released, to which Henry has contributed a heartfelt essay about the biochemistry of teenagers, they meet in a school hallway. Their encounter is an emotional one and they hug, but then go their separate ways. Cast Austin Abrams as Henry Page Lili Reinhart as Grace Town Sarah Jones as Sadie Adhir Kalyan as Kem Sharma Bruce Altman as Toby Kara Young as Lola Coral Peña as Cora C.J. Hoff as Murray Catherine Curtin as Sarah Production In June 2016, Awesomeness Films acquired the screen rights to Chemical Hearts. In June 2019, it was announced Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams had joined the cast of the film, with Richard Tanne directing from a screenplay he wrote. Principal photography began in June 2019 in New Jersey. Release It was released on August 21, 2020 on Amazon Prime Video. Reception According to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 60% of 95 critics gave the film positive reviews with an average rating of 5.7/10. Out of 22 "Top Critics", 70% gave the film positive reviews. The site's critics consensus reads, "For better and for worse, Chemical Hearts captures the well-worn ups and downs of melodramatic teenage love - and countless other films about it." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Sheila O'Malley of RogerEbert.com described the film as "sneakily subversive," and "very unpredictable," writing that, "there's much to be said for what Tanne has pulled off in Chemical Hearts, for his gentle and measured approach. You actually feel like you have been through something by the end." She added that "Lili Reinhart is a revelation. She has such gravitas as an actress," and that, "Abrams is a thoughtful presence, and best when he's forced to deal with her unpredictable behavior. Watch his reactions. He's paying such close attention to her, trying to read her face. These two young actors make this bond make sense." San Francisco Chronicle's G. Allen Johnson concluded his review by asserting that "what makes Chemical Hearts so good is it’s unafraid of its feelings. It tackles complicated emotional issues