I saw the preview atop of Netflix and recently gave the same chance to Lovehard thinking Emma could turn out a strong performance in what looks like an otherwise throwaway film.
I was wrong. Not only is the writing atrocious but the acting is less than mediocre. I've seen Emma in many roles but in every scene, she seems to not want to be there. Not in character, just zero effort. Luke, Emma's star opposite, really doesn't tug the heart strings and gives no lasting appeal.
The premise of this film is these two "unlikely" people find their "Holidate" -- a someone to spend holidays with. For Sloane (Emma) it's way to fend off her family for always being alone and single. For Jackson (Luke Bracey) he wants to not be alone for big events. Just someone to mock other people with.
Well, of course they're both gonna develop feelings for each other. But that's not the annoying part(s) of the film. The over-the-top raunchy opening and the horribly written dialogue between these two is cringe. After the big reveal of them having feelings, Jessica Capshaw's character is caught in an Arizona Robbins-esque moment and then some big grand finale in the mall where Sloane declares she's in love.
I much rather prefer nameless nobodies in Lovehard and the more wholesome vibes given along the way than this. It just never grabbed my attention and kept it. No one in real life talks like these characters. It may have been a good paycheque for Emma, but this is a bad film on her list of many good ones.
I was wrong. Not only is the writing atrocious but the acting is less than mediocre. I've seen Emma in many roles but in every scene, she seems to not want to be there. Not in character, just zero effort. Luke, Emma's star opposite, really doesn't tug the heart strings and gives no lasting appeal.
The premise of this film is these two "unlikely" people find their "Holidate" -- a someone to spend holidays with. For Sloane (Emma) it's way to fend off her family for always being alone and single. For Jackson (Luke Bracey) he wants to not be alone for big events. Just someone to mock other people with.
Well, of course they're both gonna develop feelings for each other. But that's not the annoying part(s) of the film. The over-the-top raunchy opening and the horribly written dialogue between these two is cringe. After the big reveal of them having feelings, Jessica Capshaw's character is caught in an Arizona Robbins-esque moment and then some big grand finale in the mall where Sloane declares she's in love.
I much rather prefer nameless nobodies in Lovehard and the more wholesome vibes given along the way than this. It just never grabbed my attention and kept it. No one in real life talks like these characters. It may have been a good paycheque for Emma, but this is a bad film on her list of many good ones.