The Broken Hearts Gallery

Pretty good romantic comedy that follows the classic beats of the genre. The humour definitely elevates the film. Fans of the genre will like this.

This could easily be the type of rom-com that 15 years from now people look back at and try to understand why it didn't get the credit it deserved. The pandemic certainly didn't help but if this film would have dropped on Netflix instead, I imagine it having the sort of pop up publicity that Set it Up did a few years back over the course of a few weeks. It's unique and heartwarming, that's all I look for in romance films these days.

7.4/10.

The Broken Hearts Gallery is the cinematic equivalent of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich; it doesn't have a lot of substance and it's nothing you haven't tasted before, but it's good, it's comforting, and it's sweet.

The two lead actors have a lot of fun chemistry and they bounce off each other very nicely. The plot is full of overused tropes and conveniences but everything is executed in such a way that it's still a great deal of fun to watch.

This film takes familiar ingredients and mixes them together to create something that's just above-average and is never dull. The line delivery and jokes are sharp and witty and this is an entertaining, if slightly forgettable, film that I'd say is worth a watch if you're into the rom-com genre.

The reviews are very mixed, so I guess it's a hit or miss and you can just get that from the trailer. To me, the movie wasn't bad but it's also not something I'd watch again. I liked the concept, it was unique and the little things they held back to reveal later were good too but the chemistry was just off. At some points, the connection felt forced. The supporting characters did a better job than the lead here. The movie has a lot of representation and is very New York-esque, and they just naturally fit it (the best part).

The character Lucy (Geraldine Viswanathan) is not relatable or even something you can pass off as lovable, she's ditzy in the annoying kind of way and Nick (Dacre Montgomery) looks like he had a gun to his temple to shoot this. With different characters playing the lead, the movie would have turned out so much better. It's not an OMG kind of funny, it's an eye-roll kind of funny.

The main problem for this film is that the main character is way too annoying. They try to make the main character cute but she just ends up being so annoying. There's also no chemistry between the leads.