17 February 2020

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Woo, boy, is this ever a Valentine's Day date movie! Is this ever not an old unattached bull elephant's weekday popcorn lunch movie.

That said, if you're in the market for an intergenerational pair of love stories, and if you're not bothered by the fact that the feminism/independence/career subtext is decidedly sub- and the takeaway from it is that that triad is just a palatable consolation prize, then you could do lots worse than spending 100 minutes in love with these 4 beautiful and engaging people. And if you've never heard Al Green sing a Kris Kristofferson song, here's your chance. Plus I think there's a Yale University Press book behind Lil Rel Howery in the safe-from-the-hurricane scene, but you'll have to confirm that yourself.

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