This is not your typical rom-com in that it isn't light, charming and cheerful. The lead female is a mess and made me wonder how they were going to make her appealing to the lead male, and they never did.
This is filmed in a pseudo documentary way with a handheld camera, long takes, dramatic lighting, etc. It really pulls you from a movie into reality and then the characters are too real also. The whole thing just didn't work for me at all. I was looking for an escape and this doesn't provide that at all.
I'm baffled by all the accolades and praise for the female in the comments. She starts the film as a drunk mess, not a charming drunk and it goes downhill from there. It isn't completely her fault as the filming approach really works against the whole romantic comedy format.
I'll stick with more pleasant characters in a more charming film.
This is filmed in a pseudo documentary way with a handheld camera, long takes, dramatic lighting, etc. It really pulls you from a movie into reality and then the characters are too real also. The whole thing just didn't work for me at all. I was looking for an escape and this doesn't provide that at all.
I'm baffled by all the accolades and praise for the female in the comments. She starts the film as a drunk mess, not a charming drunk and it goes downhill from there. It isn't completely her fault as the filming approach really works against the whole romantic comedy format.
I'll stick with more pleasant characters in a more charming film.