The Wrong Paris

Sometimes I just feel like a good ol' cheesy rom-com. Most of them are okay, many downright awful. I was pleasantly surprised to find this one getting genuine laughs from me, and even more surprised to find I wanted more from it. The cast was likable and even the supporting cast had good chemistry. I don't usually think these types of movies need more runtime but I think this one could have benefited being a short/limited series show; there was potential for a more in-depth storyline and character building. It definitely felt rushed and cliched at the end, but perhaps a few episodes would have their love story feeling more believable. Overall it was silly, campy fun.

I only decided to watch this because I saw two things: First, Miranda Cosgrove was in it. I haven't paid attention to her in many years, but I thought "She's still doing stuff? Huh. Wonder if she has anything to offer these days in terms of acting." The second thing was, on the cover was a person that I thought I should recognize, but didn't know why. (It turns out he was in the movie MARSHMALLOW, which I watched a couple weeks ago).

With that little bit of ammunition, I started watching this movie with no hope at all. It was a lost cause, I was just curious to see if Miranda had anything to offer as an actress these days.

Things were playing out like an After-School-Special, Hallmark Channel messfest of a show.

I was about to shut this movie off. But then, about 25 minutes in, Pierson Fode has his first scene... and he's playing up the whole Matthew McConaughey schtick with aplomb, and - AND - the two of them have a chemistry together in that first scene that instantly made me start to pay attention.

Then, once she starts participating in the "reality TV show" shenanigans, I was pretty heavily invested into this ridiculous, fun, good-natured, pitch-perfect breakdown of reality TV as a whole, and how these attention-grabbing sycophantic reprobates can be exposed with the comedy of such antics in full effect.

Thus, with the obvious chemistry that makes the Cosgrove/Fode relationship something worth rooting for... the drama is going to be predictable as heck but WHO SHOULD ACTUALLY CARE? What matters is... will this journey be entertaining?

I can say with full confidence that "YES!!!" - this movie is a delight from start to finish. It's light-hearted, and completely predictable. But there are a couple key elements that make this worth watching: 1. The two leads spark off each other like lighting on a dry log.

2. This movie knows exactly how simple it is. It doesn't try to be anything more than a barrel of fun with silly humor.

• Sometimes it's nice just to have a breath of fresh air and watch a movie that shirks pretention, and knows exactly what it's supposed to do, and follows through with that concept.

This is one of those movies.

So glad I watched it.

The Wrong Paris turned out to be a very enjoyable watch. The on-screen chemistry between the two leads felt genuine and believable, which carried the movie and made it easy to connect with their story. While the plot was a bit predictable, it was still entertaining and engaging from start to finish. Overall, it's a nice family-friendly film that's worth watching.

I love these types of movies where it's so predictable you're literally just there for the ride. This is the type of movie where you're in a mindset of just mindless fun without any plot twist drama to ruin your day because yes it takes a whole different mood when I want to watch something that can potentially stress me out like someone suddenly dying from cancer trope in the middle of the show. This was not that. And did it deliver the fun? Yes.

It's a basic hallmark like rom-com but added with that spoofiness they did with the dating show tropes which makes it funnier. The stereotype of the ladies had me laughing. Another good thing about this is the chemistry between the leads Pierson Fodé and Miranda Cosgrove. Like the moment they met I was just smiling silly. And their interactions in several scenes I definitely saw sparks. It's just a good amount of corny and cheesy that it makes me feel good watching them together. The only thing that put me off here is the weird camera focus they kept doing. It was like a bad acid dream trip sometimes.

Overall a definite recommend if you want to sit back with some wine, a light laugh, and old fashioned cheesy romance.

Not the worst movie I've ever seen. I think I managed a slight chuckle a couple of times in between the obvious cliches. But just looking at the publicity photos you know what you're getting. OMG the abs! The lead characters were likeable enough. But the rest of the characters were pretty one dimensional. You never get really involved with any of them. The movie seemed very contrived. So I give it 5 stars mainly because it managed to keep me awake and I like Frances Fisher. But it's a low bar. Keep your expectations in check.