Review: Ada Apa Dengan Cinta 2

Cinta and Rangga make a pact to come back for another Ada Apa Dengan Cinta movie in 10 years. Photo: Primeworks Studios

The audience last saw Cinta (Dian Sastrowardoyo) and Rangga (Nicholas Saputra), 14 years ago, in the Indonesian coming-of-age drama Ada Apa Dengan Cinta. After overcoming their differences and personal issues, the movie ended with Cinta saying a tearful goodbye to Rangga at the airport as he left for New York City.

In the sequel Ada Apa Dengan Cinta 2, the audience will learn that Cinta and Rangga were in a long-distance relationship for years. Then Rangga became aloof and eventually, Cinta learned the hard way that the relationship was over. The events happened off–screen. So the sequel actually picks up from the last time Cinta heard from Rangga, which is nine years ago.Much of the excitement of Ada Apa Dengan Cinta 2 is waiting for Cinta and Rangga to finally meet and go over unfinished business. Did he meet someone else or is he secretly dying? Maybe he just lost his passport.