Thread by @slowhoneybee

I wrote about this last year, but it’s still bothering me — so many recent rom-coms are truly terrible.

There was one I watched not too long ago — I’ve pushed the title from my mind — where the heroine literally ended up with the wrong guy. Like, it was rom-com malpractice. I couldn’t believe anyone wrote or filmed it as such. Total travesty.

And last night I watched another where the male lead was great, but he was paired with a heroine who came across as so incredibly unlikeable in various ways, I wondered why we should believe this guy would fall for her.

By way of contrast, one movie I watched recently (w/a non-American cast) could be worth watching if you like rom-coms -- Walking on Sunshine. They did a nice job weaving in '80s music that Gen Xers and older millennials will recognize.

The movie adopted what's become a common set-up -- high EQ guy who's open about his feelings in love with a woman who's not as in touch with her feelings, is primarily focused on education/career, but both main characters are likable. You root for them.