im not the biggest fan of the romance genre but this was seriously one of the worst movies of this decade
Anyone But You
They only look like the perfect couple.
Rating
2.0 (2)
Release Date
12/21/2023Runtime
103 minsOverview
After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben’s fiery attraction turns ice cold — until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.
How It Feels
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A breezy romantic comedy where two people with genuine chemistry crash-land into pretending to date at a destination wedding, only to discover their friction was foreplay all along. It's comfort food that knows exactly what it is.
Mood
JoyfulPlayfulRomanticBittersweet
Themes
LoveFriendshipComing of age
Tone
Ironic
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Naturalistic
Structure
Linear
Reviews
Anyone But You reminds me of the romcoms of the early 2000s. It is predictable but it has enough laughs to be a fun easy watch. This would have been a perfect summer movie when I was a teenager. I love the singing montage at the end, which is also very 2000s.
GaTa and Bryan Brown have my favorite moments, when they stage conversations loud enough for Glen Powell's character to overhear.
There are a few threads that seemingly lead nowhere. Ben ominously mentions his mom a few times, and the payoff later is that he says "She passed away" to Bea's parents. Sort of strange to set it up like five times, including multiple times with an oversized wrench, to then resolve it with three words. Darren Barnet is underutilized; we hear about the ex on and off, and when he shows up he gets maybe five sentences of dialogue.
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