travispjohnson

Samara Weaving is a delight to watch. She's let down by a bad script and direction that is tonally all over the place. Ray Nicholson is campy and over the top, so if that's your thing you're in luck. He's too zany to ever be truly threatening. The characters behave in irrational ways just to make the plot happen. It's quirky and off beat but none of the humor really lands (the funniest bits are Ms. Weavings facial expressions to the craziness around her). The only reason this was set in the '90s is tonget around the ubiquity of cell phones. I'm not sure the movie knows what it's supposed to be and just ends up being a muddled mess. The film was competently shot and does look good.

A poor update of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Horrible dialogue that none of the cast seems able to elevate. Stilted performances throughout. Sydney Sweeney, comely as she is, lacks the talent and charisma of earlier rom-com stars such as Sandra Bullock, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, et al. Glen Powell is barely passable, though he does exhibit more charm and charisma here than I have seen from him previously. The situations and drama are so contrived they induce eyerolls. None of the humor is particularly funny. No genuine laughs (at least intentional ones) interior entire movie. It tries to be a throw back to the rom-coms of the 90s/ early 2000s but doesn't understand what makes those movies work.