Through My Window (2022)
Movie · 2022 · Romance, Drama, Comedy · 1h 52m · R · Spanish
Curator score: 0.1/10 (28K ratings)
Tagline: It all started with the Wi-Fi password...
Raquel's longtime crush on her next-door neighbor turns into something more when he starts developing feelings for her, despite his family's objections.
Ratings:
- Curator score: 0.1/10
- IMDb: 5.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 0%
- TMDB: 7.4/10
Director: Marçal Forés
Production: Nostromo Pictures
Cast: Clara Galle, Julio Peña, Guillermo Lasheras, Natalia Azahara, Hugo Arbues, Eric Masip, Pilar Castro, Abel Folk, Rachel Lascar, Emilia Lazo, Lucía de la Puerta, Marià Casals, Sylvia Parejo López, Silvia Albert, José Antonio Duque, Óscar Intente, Joan Galo, Anna Martínez, Andrea Sainz De Baranda, Salahddin Tarki
Where to watch: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict: A glossy teen romance with a strong soap-opera hook, but the execution is widely regarded as clumsy, repetitive, and unintentionally funny rather than genuinely swoony. It may work as low-stakes guilty-pleasure viewing for viewers who enjoy melodramatic YA romance, but most audiences will find the writing and chemistry too thin.
Best for: fans of messy, high-drama YA romance; viewers who enjoy campy or unintentionally funny romance movies; audiences looking for a fast, easy watch with attractive leads
Skip if: you want believable chemistry or nuanced character writing; you dislike melodrama and cringe-inducing dialogue; you prefer romance films with stronger emotional payoff or craft
Overview: This is a glossy, Spanish-language teen romance built around a familiar next-door-crush fantasy, but it leans hard on melodrama and soft-focus wish fulfillment. The premise promises heat and tension, yet the storytelling is often too thin to make the relationship feel earned.
Worth noting: What keeps it from collapsing entirely is its easy watchability and the sheer commitment to its soap-opera tone. For some viewers, that will read as camp; for others, it will feel like a string of clichés with little emotional depth.
Bottom line: If you like your romance messy, heightened, and a little ridiculous, there is a certain guilty-pleasure appeal here. If you want actual spark, sharper dialogue, or a more convincing emotional arc, this is probably not the one.
Top Letterboxd reviews:
- rocio: this is the new variant of covid
- Ashton: the only windows they're going to be looking at each other through are their respective jail cells' after what they did on that bed next to his sleeping younger brother
- brynn helena <3: after a while i started to miss hardin
- Hannah ☆彡: he fr got his ass ate????
- ju: pussy so good he had a panic attack 💯
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Topics: teen romance, YA drama, forbidden love, neighbors-to-lovers, melodrama, coming-of-age, camp, Spanish cinema, guilty pleasure, soap opera
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Through My Window (2022)
Movie · 2022 · Romance, Drama, Comedy · 1h 52m · R · Spanish
Curator score: 0.1/10 (28K ratings)
It all started with the Wi-Fi password...
Overview Raquel's longtime crush on her next-door neighbor turns into something more when he starts developing feelings for her, despite his family's objections.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.1/10
IMDb: 5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 0%
TMDB: 7.4/10
Production Nostromo Pictures
Cast Clara Galle, Julio Peña, Guillermo Lasheras, Natalia Azahara, Hugo Arbues, Eric Masip, Pilar Castro, Abel Folk, Rachel Lascar, Emilia Lazo, Lucía de la Puerta, Marià Casals, Sylvia Parejo López, Silvia Albert, José Antonio Duque, Óscar Intente, Joan Galo, Anna Martínez, Andrea Sainz De Baranda, Salahddin Tarki
Where to watch Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A glossy teen romance with a strong soap-opera hook, but the execution is widely regarded as clumsy, repetitive, and unintentionally funny rather than genuinely swoony. It may work as low-stakes guilty-pleasure viewing for viewers who enjoy melodramatic YA romance, but most audiences will find the writing and chemistry too thin.
Best for
fans of messy, high-drama YA romance
viewers who enjoy campy or unintentionally funny romance movies
audiences looking for a fast, easy watch with attractive leads
Skip if
you want believable chemistry or nuanced character writing
you dislike melodrama and cringe-inducing dialogue
you prefer romance films with stronger emotional payoff or craft
Overview
This is a glossy, Spanish-language teen romance built around a familiar next-door-crush fantasy, but it leans hard on melodrama and soft-focus wish fulfillment. The premise promises heat and tension, yet the storytelling is often too thin to make the relationship feel earned.
Worth noting
What keeps it from collapsing entirely is its easy watchability and the sheer commitment to its soap-opera tone. For some viewers, that will read as camp; for others, it will feel like a string of clichés with little emotional depth.
Bottom line
If you like your romance messy, heightened, and a little ridiculous, there is a certain guilty-pleasure appeal here. If you want actual spark, sharper dialogue, or a more convincing emotional arc, this is probably not the one.
Top Letterboxd reviews
rocio (0.5★) · 3991 likes
this is the new variant of covid
Ashton (1★) · 3886 likes
the only windows they're going to be looking at each other through are their respective jail cells' after what they did on that bed next to his sleeping younger brother
brynn helena <3 (0.5★) · 2658 likes
after a while i started to miss hardin
Hannah ☆彡 (0.5★) · 2289 likes
he fr got his ass ate????
ju (2.5★) · 1744 likes
pussy so good he had a panic attack 💯
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Topics
teen romance, YA drama, forbidden love, neighbors-to-lovers, melodrama, coming-of-age, camp, Spanish cinema, guilty pleasure, soap opera
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