Monday, February 25, 2019

Isn't it Romantic (2019)

The trailer sold me on this movie in a 'why the heck wasn't this made earlier' kind of way. Rebel Wilson, significantly tamed down from what your used to and in a role that could have been played by any number of people, is Natalie a put upon New York architect who is down on both love and romantic comedies. Injuring her head in a subway mugging Natalie "awakes" to find that her coma dream is a romantic comedy and she must use her knowledge of genera conventions to find love and hopefully wake up for real. This movie strikes a nice balance between mocking and embracing the romantic comedy genera, and the requisite self realization arc isn't too heavy handed. I laughed throughout the picture, which I don't do with most contemporary comedies, and this movie is also much cleaner then most contemporary comedies. Likable fluff that doesn't try too hard, just smart enough, and all in a nice 90 minute running time. ***

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