Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Manish Dayal

Without looking back on whether another movie has processed a similar story before, I’ll say this one really cheered up my evening. For a genre that serves to cheer up and entertain, a assessment of me – immodest 10.

Last year’s classic rom-comedy, with two young actors in lead roles who already have enough famous titles behind them.

Perhaps the biggest impression on me left the much better performance of the lovable E.Roberts, compared to ‘Little Italy’, which in a sea of these sweet films didn’t quite excel.

… and which I looked at just before this title, so the direct comparison made sense to me somehow.

In ‘…Italy’ story we watched H.Christensen who got a chance to try out for the lead role of a more casual genre like this. I don’t think that worked out very well.

About the movie? Boy and girl, both in avoiding serious relationships, accidentally get to know each other and very quickly make a deal (for mutual benefit) to be each other’s ‘holidate’ – casual partner during the holidays. Of course, over time, that friendship turns into a story expected in romantic comedies.

It is a common case in this genre that at the beginning of the film we are briefly shown male-female friendship from childhood, and then the action takes us 10-15 years later when these characters are already adults.

In such titles, the actor/actress in the ‘adult version’ should be striking, not only by acting but by appearance. Christensen doesn’t have that necessary attractiveness, whereas with L.Bracey it’s a different story.

I’ll mention just a few examples of where it was done right – ‘The Best of Me’ (J.Marsden, with L.Bracey as a male character from childhood), ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’ (McConaughey)…

… And this title is just as good an example. Although the accompanying story of childhood is missing, the point is clear. Compared to ‘… Italy’ – romance is more mature, the action more fun, the acting more convincing, and Bracey and Emma a visibly more attractive couple.