Love, Rosie takes the typical romantic comedy, adds some drama and an extra dose of laughs, and results in a film that's as surprising as it is enjoyable to watch.
At one point or another, we find ourselves looking at a dear friend of the opposite sex in a different light. It might be over time, it might be all at once, but either way it happens at least once to us all. Love, Rosie is a film about that one time, and the 12 years that follow in the complicated, surprising, and sometimes upsetting life of a woman who let that friend get away. While the trailers market a completely different movie altogether, the reality is that Love, Rosie is an endearing film that's arrived just in time for some appropriate Valentine's Day loving.
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Rosie Dunne (Lily Collins) and Alex Stewart (Sam Claflin) have known each other since they were kids, and their relationship is poised on the knife edge of falling into something more romantic. Of course, as all good romantic dramedies will have you believe, things aren't as easy as they seem; and the two are thrown together and pulled apart over a decade. The greatest obstacle being that the stars never seem to align in the right order for them to be together. Eventually, something has to give, and it looks like Rosie just might be the one to make the final call in this game of love and friendship.
As I said before, the trailers for Love, Rosie completely sell the film as a stock romantic comedy. What actually ended up happening was that the film managed to win me over with a combination of British charm, clever writing, and well-executed performances. Make no mistake about it, this film does contain the recommended amount of rom-com cliches, especially with the would-be lovers constantly missing each other, the sassy best friend, and a couple of moments of obligatory speechifying.
But what sets Love, Rosie apart from all other films of its ilk is the fact that it doesn't try to take an easy, emotionally wrought shortcut. True, the film does still breeze through 12 years and a revolving door of relationship statuses for Rosie and Alex. But it doesn't feel like it's played for anything less serious than it is. What yields is a more realistic and weighted film that plays with convention, while knowing when to honor it.
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