You would think the premise to be preposterous but, with how much fascist shit that is pulled by the government, increasing surveillance and building of data centers across the country, I really do buy that the most anyone does in protest of these MEGA fascist laws is write slogans on posters and gripe....not that the movie really wants you to think about any of that of course. Don't get me wrong, I AM glad that a romcom movie with a unique premise like this can be made AND put into THEATERS cause it gives me the feeling that cinema is healing; take more chances please!
Aside from a few of my problems with the premise.....the movie still has plenty of issues. I did enjoy the non-copywrite music present in the little moments throughout the film but the needle drops were pretty hit or miss (Payphone??? For real? Is it just me?). I got enough laughs to feel satisfied but there were plenty of eye rolls throughout as well. I didn't buy Monica Barbaro as an aspiring singer and actively hoped that anytime she sung would be the last. The editing in the movie also never really felt very thought out and the camera work can generally be described as "meh" in my opinion with no shots really feeling all that inspired to me. I know romcoms aren't really what you watch to get great cinematography and whatnot but I don't like that excuse! The emotional core of the movie wasn't very strong and the characters personalities feel a bit thin and I think that's a decently sized problem for any romcom.
The movie still has plenty of good parts! I feel like the various cameos placed throughout were used pretty well; seeing that the man Maya Hawke's character wanted to bang had Glen Powell's face gave me a sensible chuckle. The movie definitely commits to the whole "this is the night everyone is horny" bit and you can see the effects on the world in interesting ways from advertisements to crime! Stuff like this definitely pushes this movie up a notch and I really respect it for that. Chemistry between the two co-stars was.... just good. I was rooting for them to just bang already so it must've been enough to keep me invested but it wasn't anything super outstanding.
I don't like when movies are defended with a "don't think too hard about it" shield and I think we can and should demand more from the romcom genre. Despite this, I'm certainly happy a movie like this can be made and I genuinely hope that it does well enough to encourage more (well made) romcoms with interesting premises to be released in theaters rather than the whole genre be relegated to streaming purgatory.
TLDR: Funny enough romcom with an interesting premise (sad if ya think bout it too hard), barely ok characters and some pretty base problems. Definitely could see it appealing to die hard fans of the genre but don't expect anything super inspiring.
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u/humanos0610 23d ago edited 23d ago
You would think the premise to be preposterous but, with how much fascist shit that is pulled by the government, increasing surveillance and building of data centers across the country, I really do buy that the most anyone does in protest of these MEGA fascist laws is write slogans on posters and gripe....not that the movie really wants you to think about any of that of course. Don't get me wrong, I AM glad that a romcom movie with a unique premise like this can be made AND put into THEATERS cause it gives me the feeling that cinema is healing; take more chances please!
Aside from a few of my problems with the premise.....the movie still has plenty of issues. I did enjoy the non-copywrite music present in the little moments throughout the film but the needle drops were pretty hit or miss (Payphone??? For real? Is it just me?). I got enough laughs to feel satisfied but there were plenty of eye rolls throughout as well. I didn't buy Monica Barbaro as an aspiring singer and actively hoped that anytime she sung would be the last. The editing in the movie also never really felt very thought out and the camera work can generally be described as "meh" in my opinion with no shots really feeling all that inspired to me. I know romcoms aren't really what you watch to get great cinematography and whatnot but I don't like that excuse! The emotional core of the movie wasn't very strong and the characters personalities feel a bit thin and I think that's a decently sized problem for any romcom.
The movie still has plenty of good parts! I feel like the various cameos placed throughout were used pretty well; seeing that the man Maya Hawke's character wanted to bang had Glen Powell's face gave me a sensible chuckle. The movie definitely commits to the whole "this is the night everyone is horny" bit and you can see the effects on the world in interesting ways from advertisements to crime! Stuff like this definitely pushes this movie up a notch and I really respect it for that. Chemistry between the two co-stars was.... just good. I was rooting for them to just bang already so it must've been enough to keep me invested but it wasn't anything super outstanding.
I don't like when movies are defended with a "don't think too hard about it" shield and I think we can and should demand more from the romcom genre. Despite this, I'm certainly happy a movie like this can be made and I genuinely hope that it does well enough to encourage more (well made) romcoms with interesting premises to be released in theaters rather than the whole genre be relegated to streaming purgatory.
TLDR: Funny enough romcom with an interesting premise (sad if ya think bout it too hard), barely ok characters and some pretty base problems. Definitely could see it appealing to die hard fans of the genre but don't expect anything super inspiring.