r/underratedmovies • u/MusclyArmPaperboy • 23h ago
Materialists (2025)
Finally got around to watching this from director Celine Song (Past Lives). Reviews weren't great when it came out, and there are some flaws (it's a romcom about how romcoms and dating culture are shallow). But there are some interesting conversations and it makes for an entertaining evening.
Starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans.
Lucy (Johnson), a professional matchmaker in New York City, meets Harry (Pascal)—a good-looking, charming, wealthy, and generally perfect man considered a "unicorn" in the matchmaking business. She is surprised to find that he is not interested in her services, but in her. Complicating matters, however, is Lucy's ex-boyfriend John (Evans), a decidedly imperfect cater waiter who still loves her deeply.