Style: Romantic Dramedy
Director: Celine Track
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal, Marin Eire
Working Time: 117 minutes
Synopsis: In New York Metropolis, thirtysomething and single Lucy (Dakota Johnson) is a profitable matchmaker, working for an company managed by Violet (Marin Eire). Whereas attending the marriage of a pair she matched, Lucy meets good-looking and rich Harry (Pedro Pascal), and bumps into her former lover John (Chris Evans), who remains to be a penniless struggling actor. Lucy approaches relationship and relationships analytically, and in Harry she finds the wealthy man she at all times wished, though her reference to John is of course hotter. A sudden disaster at work forces Lucy to re-evaluate her priorities.
What Works Nicely: This unusually clever rom-com abandons frivolous cliches and as an alternative bravely delves into the crass transactional economics of relationships. Matchmaker Lucy is tired of chemistry and love, simply the stats of wealth, schooling, upbringing, and bodily attributes. Ticking the suitable materialistic containers on each side of the ledger means a match is made, cash is paid, and purchasers are glad. Harry represents what she believes she craves and Harry is what she left behind, and whereas each will check her values, her difficult-to-match consumer Sophie (Zoë Winters) is about to severely disrupt the success formulation.
What Does Not Work As Nicely: The working time wanted a trim. Director Celine Track’s script is usually sharp, however succumbs to repetitiveness with the flabby pacing. Some logic lapses emerge inside Lucy’s mathematical world, the knowledge that solely a rich man will fulfill her crumbling rapidly into contradictions as soon as Harry begins his pursuit.
Key Quote:
John: Why does anyone even get married?
Lucy: As a result of individuals inform them they need to, and since they’re lonely, and since they’re hopeful.
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