Unashamedly predictable. It should get the right audience since it's a movie that's exactly what you expect. A story which has been told before, just in a new setting, but it's less about the story, more about the charm it gives. Comfort movie vibes. A little amusing I was the only one my age, audience was mostly middle aged women and a few slightly older than that men. Last that happened was when I saw The Good House which that made sense, but this is a movie for everyone, guess most were there for Black Adam which I admittedly saw first.
Immediately catch the drift as it starts with the ex-husband and wife narrating totally different views on the same events. A lot of snarky, witty remarks throughout, not entirely quotable, nor cringe. Reminiscent of the early 2000's comedies, refreshing to see now; it even had bloopers in post credits top it off. The last recent attempt at making this sorta movie was I Want You Back which didn't really deliver.
It was just funny, lighthearted and fun. Fun to see George Clooney and Julia robert's in a now rocky relationship, their disdain for each other's what made it work. It's actually not about the goofy stuff and more of the chemistry the characters had with each other which is why I think they should have given us more of Lily and Gede's relationship at the start because I was never really that invested yet their relationship was the crux of the movie that connected everyone. I should be more invested in it all more really. Does have a few emotive scenes.
On paper, it has everything that could put in the same category as 50 first dates, how to lose a guy in 10 days, the proposal, even some of both Clooney and Robert's old movies; but it just doesn't have that oomph to make it special, despite the right ingredients. So what's missing?
Those movies aren't the best on paper, but we love them and that's why they're comfort movies. While this is a good movie, it's not a movie I love, but it's in a genre where that's important. I can't explain it, it's a good movie that doesn't necessarily hold a place in my heart. That's what makes you wanna go back and snuggle in bed over and over for movies like this.
Immediately catch the drift as it starts with the ex-husband and wife narrating totally different views on the same events. A lot of snarky, witty remarks throughout, not entirely quotable, nor cringe. Reminiscent of the early 2000's comedies, refreshing to see now; it even had bloopers in post credits top it off. The last recent attempt at making this sorta movie was I Want You Back which didn't really deliver.
It was just funny, lighthearted and fun. Fun to see George Clooney and Julia robert's in a now rocky relationship, their disdain for each other's what made it work. It's actually not about the goofy stuff and more of the chemistry the characters had with each other which is why I think they should have given us more of Lily and Gede's relationship at the start because I was never really that invested yet their relationship was the crux of the movie that connected everyone. I should be more invested in it all more really. Does have a few emotive scenes.
On paper, it has everything that could put in the same category as 50 first dates, how to lose a guy in 10 days, the proposal, even some of both Clooney and Robert's old movies; but it just doesn't have that oomph to make it special, despite the right ingredients. So what's missing?
Those movies aren't the best on paper, but we love them and that's why they're comfort movies. While this is a good movie, it's not a movie I love, but it's in a genre where that's important. I can't explain it, it's a good movie that doesn't necessarily hold a place in my heart. That's what makes you wanna go back and snuggle in bed over and over for movies like this.