By the time Nahnatchka Khan’s breezy directorial debut “Always Be My Maybe” offers up a hearty wink at “Pretty Woman,” the Netflix original feature has already earned its stripes as the online streamer’s next great rom-com. Khan’s film pulls liberally from the genre playbook — stars and co-writers Ali Wong and Randall Park haven’t been shy about the film’s early inspirations, especially classics like “When Harry Met Sally” — but it also offers its own charms, thanks to Wong and Park, who delight both on-screen and on the page. And while “Always Be My Maybe” doesn’t reinvent its genre, it’s a welcome addition that contributes cultural diversity to a typically white-dominated screen space, and leans into tropes that have always made rom-coms such a joy to watch.
Though most of the film follows life-long friends Sasha (Wong) and Marcus (Park) after they reconnect in adulthood,...
Though most of the film follows life-long friends Sasha (Wong) and Marcus (Park) after they reconnect in adulthood,...
- 5/31/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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