Isn't It Romantic

Name: Isn't It Romantic
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
Released: February 13, 2019
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Adam DeVine, Alex Kis, Betty Gilpin, Big Jay, Brandon Scott Jones

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: February 13, 2019 | PG-13

Starring: Adam DeVine, Alex Kis, Betty Gilpin, Big Jay, Brandon Scott Jones, Doris McCarthy, Eugenia Kuzmina, Faith Logan, Jacqueline Honulik, Jennifer Saunders, Liam Hemsworth, Luciano Acuna Jr., Priyanka Chopra, Rao Rampilla, Rebel Wilson, Sawandi Wilson, Shyrley Rodriguez, Tom Ellis

Summary: New York City architect Natalie works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city’s next skyscraper. And if things weren’t bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover thatNew York City architect Natalie works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city’s next skyscraper. And if things weren’t bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare—a romantic comedy—and she is the leading lady. [Warner Bros.]… Expand

Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson

Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 89 min

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Stephanie Zacharek

Feb 13, 2019

It’s ridiculous, and it’s wonderful. Falling in love is stupid like that. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Feb 12, 2019

Isn’t It Romantic walks the line between subversive and sendup. It gleefully makes fun of the well-known tropes of romantic comedies, while also satisfying our desire to delight in said tropes. Read full review

Kim Hughes

Feb 13, 2019

Wilson is beautiful but far from typical Hollywood beautiful which underscores the film’s wink-nudge absurdity. She’s also funny as hell, delivering deadpan with Aussie-approved aplomb. Read full review

Empire Ian Freer

Mar 1, 2019

Isn’t It Romantic had us at hello but loses its spell when it has to develop its plot. Not as smart or sharp as you’d hope, it still delivers a lot of fun for those who can’t resist a bad Katherine Heigl flick. Read full review

Oliver Jones

Feb 14, 2019

Rarely if ever has a film ostensibly about and informed by cinema been so thoroughly un-cinematic...And un-emotional: that spark of love is also missing in action. Perhaps this is why the film chose to drop the question mark from its title. If it had been posed as a query, the answer would have been, no, not nearly enough. Read full review

Derek Smith

Feb 13, 2019

As the film becomes increasingly reliant on predictable narrative tropes, it evolves into the very thing it set out to parody. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Feb 12, 2019

Isn’t It Romantic isn’t romantic, and it isn’t funny. It’s a bad idea stretched to feature length, a gimmick picture that never gets past its gimmick and never grows into something better. It runs 88 minutes and runs about 80 minutes too long. Read full review

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ledaumas

Feb 17, 2019

This was an adorable, sweet, silly movie like the old Doris Day/Rock Hudson movies, except it was almost a musical which we found very entertaining. This movie was cute, fantasy entertainment, nothing more. We loved seeing the usual antics from Rebel Wilson and Adam DeVine, but also seeingThis was an adorable, sweet, silly movie like the old Doris Day/Rock Hudson movies, except it was almost a musical which we found very entertaining. This movie was cute, fantasy entertainment, nothing more. We loved seeing the usual antics from Rebel Wilson and Adam DeVine, but also seeing Liam Hemsworth being funny for once, and hearing his Australian accept for a change. Priyanka Chopra, Betty Gilpin and Brandon Scott Jones were all VERY funny in their over-the-top roles. All in all, it was a very enjoyable film like a throwback to the past G-rated romantic comedy movies. You can tell the actors enjoyed making this film, and we enjoyed watching it.… Expand

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goncalocouto

Apr 27, 2019

Apesar de, às vezes, ser demasiado elaborado, "Isn't It Romantic" oferece muitas gargalhadas e sentimentos agradáveis sobre assuntos que ultrapassam o romance. Rebel Wilson é fantástica!
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LamontRaymond

Feb 15, 2019

It's a really short movie (and that's TOTALLY fine by me) and it's really fun. It's nowhere close to the movies to which it aspires and pays tribute (like Noting Hill, etc.), but I laughed my ass off. Definitely a good time on Valentine's Day.

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Davrosdaleks1

Feb 14, 2019

I was a big fan of director Todd Strauss-Schulman's Final Girls, a comedy about a group of people sucked into the world of a horror movie. (If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.) So when I heard he was doing a similar movie, in which Rebel Wilson's character hates romantic comediesI was a big fan of director Todd Strauss-Schulman's Final Girls, a comedy about a group of people sucked into the world of a horror movie. (If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.) So when I heard he was doing a similar movie, in which Rebel Wilson's character hates romantic comedies and finds herself in one after hitting her head, I was very curious. Unfortunately, the director couldn't strike twice. Though it has its moments, I found Isn't it Romantic to be an underwhelming experience.

The film does have it's funny, including some good-natured jabs at the romantic comedy genre, or heartfelt parts. The director and others were definitely trying. However, as a whole the thing doesn't come quite together. It feels like the script could have gone through another revision. The jokes and story just feel a little low-energy. This is one of those movies where it's especially sad because it feels like it comes close to a truly good film, but just misses the mark.

Pacing is a concern. The setup goes on too long, Rebel's character trying to wrap her head around the world takes too long, and guess how short or long the ending was?

Rebel's Wilson's performance is lacking. She excels at outrageous/outgoing comedy. However, here she plays more of a straight lead. It's the same issue I think she had with her short-lived television show, she doesn't quite know how to play it straight and is a little wooden. In fairness, direction may have had a hand in this. Adam Devine and Liam Hemsworth are the romantic interests, and though usually fun guys, they aren't quite as entertaining as usual.

On the other hand, Brandon Scott James does a great job as the movie world's dated stereotypical gay best friend. Glow's Betty Gilpin isn't in this much but she does pretty good double duty as Rebel's best friend in the real world and a completely different character in the movie world that I won't spoil. Her change in performance and appearance is so strong that it took me a minute to recognize her.

Like I said, the director was trying and it definitely shows in the appearance of this film. This is is a romanticized borderline perfect world and it shows. Super colorful; the lighting kind of look like it belongs to 80's on-location TV shows. A lot of detail; extras are constantly seeing doing little things in the background. There are a couple of decent musical numbers, too.

Now when I said this didn't work for me, I admit I may be biased. I'm not a big romantic comedy person. I think that Love Actually is one of the best romantic comedies because of the coldly rational reason that the shorter divided story-lines deletes the risk of drawing things out and boredom. Still, I do think there are much better romantic comedies than this.… Expand

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ryu9376

Apr 17, 2021

It was alright, a simple enough rom com. Plus Rebel Wilson usually adds her own style of crazy to almost every role. Definitely a good date night movie.

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SamComedian

Mar 10, 2019

¿No es Romántico? es un quiero pero no puedo, intentar hacer una sátira de las películas de amor con todos sus cliches, pero no acabando de finalizar bien la ejecución, no es mala película pero está lejos de ser entretenida y capaz. Me resultó bastante plana y esperaba un poco mas de ella.¿No es Romántico? es un quiero pero no puedo, intentar hacer una sátira de las películas de amor con todos sus cliches, pero no acabando de finalizar bien la ejecución, no es mala película pero está lejos de ser entretenida y capaz. Me resultó bastante plana y esperaba un poco mas de ella.
Le doy un 6 sobre 10. Mi vigesimosegunda crítica u/o review de la sección de Movies.… Expand

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hnestlyonthesly

Oct 7, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. With Isn’t It Romantic this past week and The Hustle coming out soon, Rebel Wilson is having a moment. If you can white knuckle it through the gags from all the trailers, the movie moves into the meat of the premise fairly quickly, and plants the seeds to a lot of jokes that eventually grow later: the gay best friend jokes are mostly meh until his monologue at the end, as are the references to Rebel Wilson’s plans for the parking lot and her presentation at the end. The musical numbers are fabulous–not surprising considering she and Adam hail from musical comedy royalty. Moments like the “maybe we should swap” joke are deadpan and perfectly timed. The film, at barely 90 minutes long, is tight and lean in its take down of the genre, unlike some bloated comedies I can think of. The music is boppy and fun. The double-turn when she returns joyously to her crappy life is clever and well-earned.

IIR is the story of a slow-burn satire that ripens with age, but also a cautionary tale for missed opportunities and shallow romance, despite being about criticizing movies about shallow romances. It won’t ultimately stand the test of time, Wife suggests, because it leans too heavily on critiquing the tropes of its genre without building a story of its own (“it exists as commentary”), which I think is right. Also, because Heather Schwedel is right when she says that Liam Hemsworth is significantly worse than Chris. To the point that Wife suggested he think about pursuing another line of work just so that he can avoid being compared to someone who looks so similar and does the job so much better (ditto, James Franco, Dave).

Isn’t It Romantic is not be memorable, but it’s not asking for too much. Rather than bemoaning what could have been if it had spent more time trying to put together some meaningful relationships before twisting them into the fun house version of themselves, enjoy what you’ve been given and reserve judgement after we’ve seen the totality of this year’s arc.… Expand

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