“This genre has devolved to the point where what I appreciate most, in the end, is simply not cringing” – Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, on “The Bounty Hunter”
That’s the most succinct, and accurate, assessment of the current rom-com malaise I’ve ever read.
Update: Of course, Kyle Smith had to get his licks in … and if you haven’t book marked his site yet, why not?
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I think the last romantic comedy I truly enjoyed was “Shakespeare in Love” and that was released over ten years ago. Where are the modern day versions of Preston Sturges and Ernst Lubitsch?
MIA, apparently, Paula.
I think Judd Apatow helped revive the screen comedy, and we need a similar visionary to bring the rom-com back to life.
Maybe the folks who wrote “(500) Days of Summer” will emerge …