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Bros (2022)
Wonderfully inventive, edgy gay MM trope twisting rom com with depth
I should have learnt by now, not to be influenced by reviews. I think I put off going to this film because of lukewarm reviews, and now having just seen it, I'm absolutely kicking myself for not seeing it sooner. Inventive writing, insightful observations with lots of wonderful and sometimes deliciously subtle laugh out loud twists on traditional rom com tropes. The theme of the film being that everyone's love story is diverse, different and unique, I think has gone over the head of so many people writing reviews here. The refreshing, non-clichèd original characters have motivations and life stories that realistically create authentic chemistry for their mutual attraction and romance. The contextual story depth brought a few heartfelt soulful tears to my eyes, maybe because I'm an older person. Unforgiving and inclusive, funny and sad but ultimately happy and enriching, this story is a total gem.
Just for the Summer (2020)
Beautiful setting for sweet tale
This is a fairly typical romance, which combines a couple of tropes, which I'm not going to discuss because I'm not into spoilers.
Most of what is going on his below the surface, and I liked it, because there is no "other woman" or "other man", which is often introduced to create false conflict. Most of the conflict is internal of the characters. And while a no surprises approach to the plot is used, it's a very pretty film to look at. There are some beautiful scenes of the lake, on the pier. Often just for a few seconds, but quite stunning. The photography is actually very good in this film, and I think a lot of romantic comedies are not respected for their direction and photography, but they are often very well done and really add to the story. This is no exception.