Isn't It Romantic
Published March 16, 2019
Film info
- Title Isn't It Romantic
- Director Todd Strauss-Schulson
- Year 2019
- Run time 1hr 29m
- Genres Romance, Fantasy, Comedy
- Tagline None of the feels
After hitting her head, an architect who hates romantic comedies wakes up to find her unremarkable life has become a dazzling, cliche-driven rom-com.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:57 | Wine in a pint glass, you go girl. |
| 3:45 | “You’re built like a cement truck.” |
| 5:04 | Bumper and Fat Amy are just the absolute dream team. |
| 8:42 | Wish I could watch The Wedding Singer in the office! |
| 11:11 | I feel like this film is just going to lead to watching other films! |
| 15:02 | Tom Ellis! Blimey. |
| 16:53 | Love that he’s turned Australian. Why didn’t I see that coming? |
| 19:01 | 3.5m permutations. “That still doesn’t change the math though.” |
| 26:36 | Joshhhhh. |
| 32:34 | “Tell me what’s going on, I’m a good listener, I’ve got very big earholes.” |
| 36:14 | Love refusing to do the montage. |
| 42:51 | The ways to cover up the swearing are fun. Not as fun as The Good Place, but still. |
| 47:09 | Beguiling just isn’t the word I’d want to describe me. |
| 50:38 | “Did you just learn that word cause you keep saying it.” |
| 58:40 | I’m soloing here! |
| 1:09:11 | Is an avocado a vegetable? |
| 1:18:51 | Even thought it was so obvious, the billboard reveal is still adorable. |
| 1:20:07 | “I complete… myself.” |
Conclusions
I was ready to watch this film the moment I saw Rebel and Adam were in it, they are so good together. I was, perhaps, slightly nervous because, apart from Big, the concept of out-of-body alternative universe movies doesn’t really appeal to me (the Freaky Fridays and 13 Going On 30s of this world). Maybe I’ve judged them too harshly, or maybe this was a particularly good one, but I really enjoyed it.
The chemistry between everyone was great, and the fact that it’s pulling the rom-com genre to shreds whilst also being exactly that was fun. It was quite predictable, but even so the cast were so good to make it worthwhile, and what a great message at the end. Sure, you can get together with the guy but it’s far more important to love yourself.
Rating: 5 / 5
