Isn't It Romantic

Warner Bros. | Release Date: February 13, 2019

5.6	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 98 Ratings

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hnestlyontheslyOct 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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