
While this break-up rom-com hits every conventional number it should, the structure and writing are masterfully crafted for maximum effect, the art direction, music and cinematography nail that sweet spot just past stylized and just before twee; the ensemble is funny and sweet and the leads create chemistry that matches their (well-established) individual abilities to rock the screen. (MILD SPOILER AHEAD) My minor disappointments have to do with the (literal) last word in the script and the uplift it signifies; I bear no grudge against the uplift per-se but in this case, it seems like a betrayal of the best message of the film, and it cements a (at least mild) patriarchal and regressive attitude toward women and the meaning of "true love."
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