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I also like Past Lives and was excited for the movie but felt it was a snooze fest.
I think the main problem is simply that Dakota Johnson is not charismatic enough or good enough of an actor to be a leading lady in this kind of rom-com/drama. I also agree on Chris Evans being miscast, although he’s a much better actor than Johnson.
It’s maybe a bit of an unfair comparison but imagine this same film with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, the rom-com duo par excellence; you may actually have a fantastic movie.
Recently I’ve been on a rom-com kick and watching many of the old and new classics. Notting Hill, a movie with the aforementioned pairing, is completely ludicrous and when examined in depth the script is somewhat lackluster and the cinematography is nothing special. But when you have the equivalent of Ali vs. Tyson as the main event then nothing else matters.
For romantic movies the chemistry of the duo or love triangle is essential. Without it even the script of, say, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, or When Harry Met Sally won’t be enough to make the movie good.
You're dead right. In Ireland and the UK, there's something of a tradition of watching Love, Actually every Christmas, a movie I loathe. My girlfriend was curious so we went to see it in the cinema. On Christmas Day we ended up watching Bridget Jones's Diary (written by Richard Curtis, who wrote and directed Love, Actually), and even though I'm not a romcom dude, it was head and shoulders above Love, Actually. It's legitimately funny, and there's actual chemistry between the three leads.
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