The plot for this is silly but workable and takes a swipe at the manufactured state of modern life in the spotlight.
Ironically this film suffers from the aliments it pokes fun at.
The garish product placement, the awkward tokenism, the forced one-liners, promotional music videos, and relentless social commentary drains the warmth from this movie, making it feel contrived in a very clinical way.
The characters feel like they rolled off the Role-model Factory: safe, sterile and dull. I didn't care about them at all.
Both are self-sufficient individuals who don't need each other beyond the superficial - one is happy in her ivory tower of wealth the other content in his smug self-righteousness - so they might as well go their own ways.
Jennifer's character is always in complete control of every situation, she always looks flawless and is propped up by immense material resources allowing herself to buy her way out of any situation, any issue she has is really only a minor inconvenience that will pass - making her hard to relate to.
Owen Wilson plays himself as usual, his character is very plain, which is ok. But again he has everything he ever wanted, apart from his daughter's admiration, which is quite easily purchased.
Whereas Julia Roberts was - just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her.
Jennifer Lopez is - just a woman, working in an industry that marginalises women, asking a man to rewrite a patriarchal narrative so she can show her social media audience she is strong and independent.
Whether you agree with that sentiment or not is one thing, but it certainly isn't romantic or comedic.
Ironically this film suffers from the aliments it pokes fun at.
The garish product placement, the awkward tokenism, the forced one-liners, promotional music videos, and relentless social commentary drains the warmth from this movie, making it feel contrived in a very clinical way.
The characters feel like they rolled off the Role-model Factory: safe, sterile and dull. I didn't care about them at all.
Both are self-sufficient individuals who don't need each other beyond the superficial - one is happy in her ivory tower of wealth the other content in his smug self-righteousness - so they might as well go their own ways.
Jennifer's character is always in complete control of every situation, she always looks flawless and is propped up by immense material resources allowing herself to buy her way out of any situation, any issue she has is really only a minor inconvenience that will pass - making her hard to relate to.
Owen Wilson plays himself as usual, his character is very plain, which is ok. But again he has everything he ever wanted, apart from his daughter's admiration, which is quite easily purchased.
Whereas Julia Roberts was - just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her.
Jennifer Lopez is - just a woman, working in an industry that marginalises women, asking a man to rewrite a patriarchal narrative so she can show her social media audience she is strong and independent.
Whether you agree with that sentiment or not is one thing, but it certainly isn't romantic or comedic.