If you're up to watching something very complex and long, this movie is a great pick because it's lighthearted and the plot is simple and easy to follow. In terms of the characters, Laney is decently likeable and her personal background has some substance and conflict pertaining to the death of her mom. Zach, Laney's love interest, is a bit harder to instantly take a liking to, especially concerning the reason he and Laney even began to hang out. The friends and the family members of the characters don't really serve any purpose outside of comedic relief or cliche character tropes, except Dean. Dean is Zach's best friend and the one encouraged him to pursue Laney, he turns into the second love interest later in the movie and creates conflict for that section.
None of the problems in this movie are developed largely and instead of being brought into prospect, they're left to linger at the back of your mind while you watch the two leads sweetly fall in love with each other. And then, when they are brought to the forefront again, you suddenly realize that there is some type of conflict between the characters. But it's also one of the movie's strong points because it establishes the movie's purpose and target audience. As I mentioned earlier, this movie is great if you are into bittersweet, entertaining films and don't need or want much drama added to the plot. The ending of this movie follows that theme, but falls flat in its intentions. After all of the pining between Zach and Laney and the sudden incident with Dean, it felt like the movie should have had a more satisfying end. The last scenes felt kind of rushed compared to the drawn out conflicts before them. It felt like Laney had forgiven Zach too easily and like Zach hadn't done anything to have her receive his "apology."
This movie is perfect for background noise or when you're in the mood to laugh and smile more than anything else, because it's really simple and heartwarming. It's a nice film that will make you feel fuzzy and nice on the inside because it's so funny and cute. Nothing more, nothing less.
None of the problems in this movie are developed largely and instead of being brought into prospect, they're left to linger at the back of your mind while you watch the two leads sweetly fall in love with each other. And then, when they are brought to the forefront again, you suddenly realize that there is some type of conflict between the characters. But it's also one of the movie's strong points because it establishes the movie's purpose and target audience. As I mentioned earlier, this movie is great if you are into bittersweet, entertaining films and don't need or want much drama added to the plot. The ending of this movie follows that theme, but falls flat in its intentions. After all of the pining between Zach and Laney and the sudden incident with Dean, it felt like the movie should have had a more satisfying end. The last scenes felt kind of rushed compared to the drawn out conflicts before them. It felt like Laney had forgiven Zach too easily and like Zach hadn't done anything to have her receive his "apology."
This movie is perfect for background noise or when you're in the mood to laugh and smile more than anything else, because it's really simple and heartwarming. It's a nice film that will make you feel fuzzy and nice on the inside because it's so funny and cute. Nothing more, nothing less.