The plot: After meeting a free-spirited woman, a pushover begins to stand up for himself and his dreams.
This is a bog-standard Manic Pixie Dream Girl movie. The repressed, passive protagonist is unhappy in his life, though he's too much in denial to admit it to himself. He reluctantly agrees to give up his dreams and allow his fiancée and future father-in-law to plan out his life for him. However, in the process, he meets a free-spirited girl who reawakens his rebellious spirit, and he slowly begins to realize how unhappy he truly is. It's the same exact story that's been told dozens of times in the past ten years, and every time it's the result of hack writing. Every character is a one dimensional stereotype, and the plot is just as predictable as every other hack romantic comedy.
I can't really see why anyone would waste their time with this. It's inoffensive, bland, and has attractive people in it, so it's going to pick up some fans, but this cookie-cutter movie gets made every few months. Why not wait for next iteration, which will probably have better writing and acting?
This is a bog-standard Manic Pixie Dream Girl movie. The repressed, passive protagonist is unhappy in his life, though he's too much in denial to admit it to himself. He reluctantly agrees to give up his dreams and allow his fiancée and future father-in-law to plan out his life for him. However, in the process, he meets a free-spirited girl who reawakens his rebellious spirit, and he slowly begins to realize how unhappy he truly is. It's the same exact story that's been told dozens of times in the past ten years, and every time it's the result of hack writing. Every character is a one dimensional stereotype, and the plot is just as predictable as every other hack romantic comedy.
I can't really see why anyone would waste their time with this. It's inoffensive, bland, and has attractive people in it, so it's going to pick up some fans, but this cookie-cutter movie gets made every few months. Why not wait for next iteration, which will probably have better writing and acting?