Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson
Starring Rebel Wilson, Adam Devine, Betty Gilpin, Priyanka Chopra, Brandon Scott Jones, and Liam Hemsworth
Running time: 1 hour 28 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13 for mild kissy times, sexy sax solos, and shirtless Hemsworths

by Jaime Davis, The Fixer

Hollywood doesn’t typically make big-budget romantic comedies about plus-sized women (or men), people of color, people with regular lives, or any kind of disabilities. I think we can agree that historically your standard rom-com fare has featured gorgeous sample-sized white folks above-average-ly good at their fast-paced jobs with above-average wit who live in above-average apartments and work in above-average office spaces. There are always exceptions to this, for sure, but for the most part, rom-coms are meant to be aspirational with a dusting of fantastical glitter to remind us we ain’t never gonna get it, at least not like this. So why do I watch so much of this shit? I’m kind of a walking encyclopedia of the dumbest, romanciest, fluffiest fluff that’s been released. If there was a quizzo night exclusively on romantic comedies from the modern era, I would win. I would win by like one million fawfillion points! True fact. I could teach a course on romantic comedies - like AP RomCom or IB RomCom HL (for my International Baccalaureate friends), or FMA 236: Romantic Comedies 1990-2018. I even like rom-coms from other countries like Monsoon Wedding, Love Me If You Dare, Priceless, L’auberge espagnole, and Les poupées russes. And because of all of this, I have a very high tolerance for rom-com bullshit. I have watched Something Borrowed at least 25 times. Willingly! But I do have my limits - the only movie I’ve ever walked out of in the theater is Raising Helen. Turd alert!