What if Never Been Kissed was told from Sam's point of view instead of Josie's?
https://www.etonline.com/michael-vartan-says-he-had-feelings-for-drew-barrymore-during-never-been-kissed-kissing-scene
Would he in all seriousness, be looked at as decidedly less sympathetic and not exactly the "hero" as he's presented in the actual film? I mean not to be a wise guy, but Never Been Kissed can easily be written off by cynics as a movie about a teacher who falls in love with a student.
Sure at the end, Mr. Coulson finds out that Josie is a legal adult, but that doesn't exactly change the fact that for most of the movie, Sam thinks that Josie is underage...and is in still love with her.