Love Hard
Published November 28, 2021
Film info
- Title Love Hard
- Director Hernán Jiménez
- Year 2021
- Run time 1hr 45m
- Genres Romance, Comedy
- Tagline A romantic comedy about the lies we tell for love
After meeting her perfect match on a dating app, an LA writer learns she's been catfished when she flies 3,000 miles to surprise him for Christmas.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:35 | Christmas in the sunshine is such an adjustment. |
| 2:07 | “People seem to love that… I can’t find love!” |
| 5:47 | The Die Hard vs Love Actually debate is a good one to base a relationship on. For sure. |
| 9:21 | Drinking game for Top Gun sounds good. |
| 13:21 | I don’t understand a boss that works out actually in their office. |
| 15:19 | Eric does all the jobs! |
| 23:59 | Has Meat Loaf ever done a Christmas song? |
| 29:53 | “We should probably address the catfish in the room.” |
| 37:14 | Don’t claim to be good at climbing, you’re gonna have to climb something. |
| 43:30 | Ah, siblings. |
| 46:09 | My AirPods have that effect on me, too. Plug in, relax. |
| 53:27 | Excellent duetting. “This evening has been…” “Totally consensual.” |
| 1:05:07 | Why are we printing about engagements anyway?? Bleurgh. |
| 1:18:19 | “Love doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to be honest.” |
| 1:23:20 | Parties are stressful enough, let alone when you’re lying to everyone about different things. |
| 1:32:21 | “I fired you four times, you just keep showing up.” |
| 1:37:45 | Yay for a Love Actually ending. |
Thoughts
I wanted to watch this the moment it came out but had to wait for it to be Christmas o’clock. It was worth the wait, a really good, mushy, rom-com for Christmas. The title’s a bit weird, and some of the character decisions don’t make perfect sense, but if you go with it, it’s a lot of fun and comes to a really heart-warming ending.
The entire cast and crew are great, although it’s hard to see Dobrev and Yang as a couple - they did have good chemistry but more as BFFs then together-forever. Still, good movie that will only continue the debate over whether Die Hard’s a Christmas film or not.
Rating: 5 / 5
