Let's start with the 'but': I started to watch this romcom one evening, but turned it off almost immediately. A few nights later, with nothing else to watch, I resumed watching it. I wasn't expecting much...but I ended up really liking it. But in a few spots it tried to hard to be funny. For example -- would a man leave a swanky hotel party in only his underwear in the middle of the winter? No. Ridiulous. That kind of excess interrupts an otherwise pleasant film a couple of times.
Having said that, let me turn to the positives. I had never seen Thomas Mann before. He doesn't exactly look like your typical male lead. But he was excellent here. Despite some of the situations being a bit unbelievable, he was believable as that character. Similarly, I had never seen Emma Roberts before. She was quite good here. Same for Madelaine Petsch. I'll remain openminded about Lewis Tan, but he certainly fit the role. Other people is the cast...fine.
The basic premise -- fate -- is covered here, despite what one or two of our reviewers said to the contrary.
As romcoms go, this is pretty decent. Certainly worth a watch if you're into romcoms.
Having said that, let me turn to the positives. I had never seen Thomas Mann before. He doesn't exactly look like your typical male lead. But he was excellent here. Despite some of the situations being a bit unbelievable, he was believable as that character. Similarly, I had never seen Emma Roberts before. She was quite good here. Same for Madelaine Petsch. I'll remain openminded about Lewis Tan, but he certainly fit the role. Other people is the cast...fine.
The basic premise -- fate -- is covered here, despite what one or two of our reviewers said to the contrary.
As romcoms go, this is pretty decent. Certainly worth a watch if you're into romcoms.