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A Perfect Pairing (2022)
Enjoyable; solid acting; meh troupy plot
I always think of Victoria Justice from her younger teenage roles, but she surprised me in this one. Even though it is a typical cheesy RomCom, her acting felt solid to me. Justice and Demos played well off one another. The scenery/cinematography is lovely. The storyline is predictable, but enjoyable. The writer's needed classic drama (SPOILERS) near the story's ending, but the cheesy reaction of Justice's character (due to script, not the acting itself) to the news of Demos' identity was over the top. The best parts of this film were the scenery and the pure, sappy RomCom-ness of it all. The most trite and annoying part was Justice's character going into business with her prior co-worker, who was written as goofy/backstabbing. In the real world, we don't go all "love u 4ever, work-wife; we can be besties again," to a deceitful co-worker. That part was too lame, even for a RomCom. Otherwise, the film was light and exactly what you'd expect from a Netflix chick flick.
Unicorn Store (2017)
Awful
I am a creative soul and thought this film looked promising. The acting was fine, and I could feel the meaning below the surface but it translated on the screen as hollow and ridiculous. I watched it until the end hoping that I would catch on to some bigger message or great twist, but there was nothing but shallow silliness all the way to the end. For me, it was a complete waste of time and one of the worst films I have watched in recent years.