There seems to be some controversy regarding Film telling Kong that he does not like guys. It's a much-ridiculed line (though I still love SOTUS where I first encountered such a line). But it pays to remember that we don't really know whether to take Film seriously or if he is just saying it to see if Kong would look disappointed. He keeps making these turns in the conversation, so to me, it as though we are really meant to take his word for it.

Overall, I still find the first installment a tad better. A lot of the story is repeated from Film's perspective (the previous part is from Kong's point of view), but we still don't really get that much insight into Film. The slight differences in the story may even point unnecessarily towards the idea of an unreliable narrator.

To me what brings the story down isn't Film telling Kong that he doesn't like guys (but Kong is an exception). The story now seems a little jumbled up. It's not a straightforward continuation and has flashbacks covering the same parts of the story as Part 1. Yet, the flashbacks don't seem all that purposeful and in the end, we may not really get Film's hesitation before becoming Kong's boyfriend when he clearly likes Kong all this while. Instead of having parallel flashbacks, perhaps more of Film's thought processes would have worked better.

This sequel is still rather cute and worth watching. But you really do not lose much if you just watch Part 1.