I love rom coms.
When they're good.
This has a halfway decent start, cookie cutter but hey, it's a rom com, I'm ready to go with it.
Sadly, it lacks in couple chemistry, and the lying is not very empowered, is it?
I get the first lie, it's harmless, playing into prejudices, playing pretend while on a transAtlantic flight.
But she had many opportunities afterwards to clear up that pretence. Without any consequences.
I also found the 'poor girl gets rich boy' poorly done. Her character is weak, and that is a bit revolting. No shame in being an intern after college, no shame in hoping to get a paid job, or have dreams. All this out in the open would NOT have been detrimental to the rom com imo. Just a different angle, different storyline, BETTER storyline.
The male lead is weak as well, I really have no clue what they see in each other. She is mean and condescending most of the time. He must be one of those types that like that. No shame in being a nice girl, either.
Stealing salt and pepper shakers or wearing your boss's dress without permission do not give her an edge, it just makes her cheap.
Suddenly they kiss passionately. Where did that come from? She did not tell him the truth, nor after, on their many outings and kisses. Badly done, Ana!
After that I lost all interest, because she doesn't deserve anything good coming to her.
One of the Mean Girls even directly admitted she made sth up when asked about it. Learn from her! Instead she's a beeutch to the unsuspecting male lead. Because of HER lies. Very unsympathetic. I relish her downfall. I envision her naked through King's Landing. Satisfying.
Her redemption is not of her own doing but facilitated by forgiving eccentrics.
Marisa Tomei is a blast, as is Lena Olin and the male cast except wussy wuss.
All in all, the plotline is weak, the lead character is weak and misguided, and the ending is not cute, it's weak.
When they're good.
This has a halfway decent start, cookie cutter but hey, it's a rom com, I'm ready to go with it.
Sadly, it lacks in couple chemistry, and the lying is not very empowered, is it?
I get the first lie, it's harmless, playing into prejudices, playing pretend while on a transAtlantic flight.
But she had many opportunities afterwards to clear up that pretence. Without any consequences.
I also found the 'poor girl gets rich boy' poorly done. Her character is weak, and that is a bit revolting. No shame in being an intern after college, no shame in hoping to get a paid job, or have dreams. All this out in the open would NOT have been detrimental to the rom com imo. Just a different angle, different storyline, BETTER storyline.
The male lead is weak as well, I really have no clue what they see in each other. She is mean and condescending most of the time. He must be one of those types that like that. No shame in being a nice girl, either.
Stealing salt and pepper shakers or wearing your boss's dress without permission do not give her an edge, it just makes her cheap.
Suddenly they kiss passionately. Where did that come from? She did not tell him the truth, nor after, on their many outings and kisses. Badly done, Ana!
After that I lost all interest, because she doesn't deserve anything good coming to her.
One of the Mean Girls even directly admitted she made sth up when asked about it. Learn from her! Instead she's a beeutch to the unsuspecting male lead. Because of HER lies. Very unsympathetic. I relish her downfall. I envision her naked through King's Landing. Satisfying.
Her redemption is not of her own doing but facilitated by forgiving eccentrics.
Marisa Tomei is a blast, as is Lena Olin and the male cast except wussy wuss.
All in all, the plotline is weak, the lead character is weak and misguided, and the ending is not cute, it's weak.