A good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was very well received and since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. I have to admit that I always had a weak spot for romantic comedies but, to be honest, it has been a while since I have seen a really good movie in this genre. Well, this movie was eventually the proof that you still can deliver something worthwhile in this genre. Indeed, even though it might seem simple, their masterstroke with this movie was not to go for a gimmick which is so often the case in this genre but, instead, to focus on the characters and what they were going through. As a result, there was something really genuine about this cute couple and I thought that they had such great chemistry from the very first moment they met each other in these toilets. Sure, during the 3^rd act, there was a break-up and, at the end, they went back with each other which was quite generic but both events still made sense and it didn’t feel like some far-fetched occurrences led by a plot on auto-pilot. Still, I have to admit that it missed something to really dazzle me though. Maybe it had to with the fact that, even though the two actors who played the leads both delivered some solid performances and even though they made such a cute couple, they were maybe not charismatic enough. I guess it’s the tricky thing, if you deliver some identifiable but also average characters, you might miss the swagger that goes with hiring some genuine movie stars. After thinking about it, I think the issue was mostly with the story though. Since the action took during mostly one single day, it did remind me of ‘Before Sunrise’ and they could have used some worse inspiration. However, even though ‘Before Sunrise’ is a classic romantic feature, it is actually the least interesting movie in the fascinating ‘Before..’ trilogy because, in my opinion, the story is really generic which was also the case here. Anyway, to conclude, I really enjoyed the damned thing though and I think it is definitely worth, especially if you like the genre.