This movie started off so strong. It felt so realistic and nothing felt forced. I was really enjoying the witty and mean banter between the two leads.
I even enjoyed the chemistry of the side character with Lucy who went on the date with her. It just felt so grounded in reality for me, especially because I had worked with someone who was very similar to Josh, who I had a love/hate dynamic with at work. Outside of work, we were just always kind, respectful, and flirty with each other. So I could completely believe how these two characters interacted under the guise of their strong interest in each other.
However, after they admitted their attraction for each other, beyond their heated actions, it seems like the screenwriters didn't know how to continue to convey their chemistry or interest in each other on screen. It suddenly started to feel forced because we were being told they cared, more than we were able to see it. We were being told there was firey tension, more than we could see it on the screen. The dream Lucy had, contained more fire than their reality, where they rushed to have sex with no "foreplay" so the speak.
Before they admitted they had feelings, Josh was holding Lucy's hair while she puked so I knew he had more feelings before we were told. In comparison, I was taken aback by the entire wedding scene and how many good things the two had said about each other, because we didn't SEE them admire these things about each other in secret. We didn't even see Josh being this amazing leader at work, so it was all so hard to believe. We never saw Josh being a complete mama's boy, calling her about Lucy. It would have actually been nice to see how he had become so tender and nurturing.
And then of course, the third act conflict almost soiled the film for me. The transition from love, back to hate, back to love again was too rapid in those last 15 mins of the movie. We were being told that Lucy loved the company and books, but we didn't see enough of her being this big book worm. So again, everything felt forced. And the kiss in the office in front of everyone?
I even enjoyed the chemistry of the side character with Lucy who went on the date with her. It just felt so grounded in reality for me, especially because I had worked with someone who was very similar to Josh, who I had a love/hate dynamic with at work. Outside of work, we were just always kind, respectful, and flirty with each other. So I could completely believe how these two characters interacted under the guise of their strong interest in each other.
However, after they admitted their attraction for each other, beyond their heated actions, it seems like the screenwriters didn't know how to continue to convey their chemistry or interest in each other on screen. It suddenly started to feel forced because we were being told they cared, more than we were able to see it. We were being told there was firey tension, more than we could see it on the screen. The dream Lucy had, contained more fire than their reality, where they rushed to have sex with no "foreplay" so the speak.
Before they admitted they had feelings, Josh was holding Lucy's hair while she puked so I knew he had more feelings before we were told. In comparison, I was taken aback by the entire wedding scene and how many good things the two had said about each other, because we didn't SEE them admire these things about each other in secret. We didn't even see Josh being this amazing leader at work, so it was all so hard to believe. We never saw Josh being a complete mama's boy, calling her about Lucy. It would have actually been nice to see how he had become so tender and nurturing.
And then of course, the third act conflict almost soiled the film for me. The transition from love, back to hate, back to love again was too rapid in those last 15 mins of the movie. We were being told that Lucy loved the company and books, but we didn't see enough of her being this big book worm. So again, everything felt forced. And the kiss in the office in front of everyone?