First Class

I approached this film expecting the light hand that is typically characteristic of a romance comedy. Unfortunately, the ride was incomplete in several respects. The narrative relies heavily on hackneyed truisms, and its attempt to incorporate modern socio-political thought-namely, progressive and feminist opinion-comes across as occasionally self-consciously didactic and is one step removed from the naturalistic flow of the picture.

Even as the film succeeds in creating atmosphere where it matters with utmost attention in setting and camera work, these are countered by a storyline with an uneven pace and poor development of character. The visual work is clearly impeccable, but the convolutions of the narrative make it hard for audiences to stay invested emotionally the whole way through.

Another point of contention is the ethical lean of the film. It seems to be suggesting that success in life-in much the same way as fairy stories-is a matter of fortune, bestowed upon a single hero figure. This is to underestimate the process of achieving one's goals to the point where destiny becomes more important than concerted effort. The implied message appears to be that the "easy come, easy go" way of life, with periodic suffering and felicitous resolution, is a true picture of how life should be. This picture risks oversimplifying the complexity of real difficulty and potentially unwittingly doing that for the belief that deviation from this narrowly defined ideal will produce displeasure.

Lastly, while the movie excels in the atmospheric and technical aspects, its over-reliance on conventional tropes and a didactic thematic execution leaves much to be desired. A romantic comedy at its best should be capable of striking that delicate balance-delivering both genuine humor and true-to-life character arcs, all while interesting the viewer with an incisive critique of personal challenges and growth. Subsequent productions in the genre would benefit from further streamlining of their narrative technique to pay tribute both to current concerns and the enduring nature of genuine romance.

It reminded me of a time when writers wrote jokes and actors delivered them. It provided the satisfaction of a cheeseburger. Never taking itself too seriously, it has more com than rom, sure, but the natural chemistry between Ana and Will keep the romantic plot spicy enough to hold our attention. The work place drama is Cinderella mixed with Devil Wears Prada, with a particularly funny supporting cast keeping the fun alive amid the chaos. Camila carries the film, and shows once again how much more she has to offer beyond Riverdale, and how much this genre could be her path to becoming a bonafide J-Lo / Jen Aniston type superstar. Overall, a fun relaxing watch, with some good laughs and some warm fuzzy feelings by the end.

6.6/10 (Semi-Recommend)

This film was a bit better than I expected. The acting isn't half bad. It's a little off from one or two, but the overall chemistry, whether good blood or bad, works well. The story is decent told, but it feels too overused at this point. Cute girl bumps into cute guy on travels and they fall for each other. The pacing is good. Everything clips along at a good pace. Barely any downtime throughout. My biggest peeve is how much the sound fluctuates. It will go from very loud to very quiet and everything in-between. Overall, it does work out to be a decently enjoyable film and is possibly worth at least one watch through if you're into the semi-cheesy romcom genre.

That's all for now. Thank you for taking the time to read my review. Until next time.... Enjoy the show!

A light, lovely romantic comedy with great acting, believable chemistry between loves, friends and "foes", enthralling to the romantic mind score and gorgeous photography of London and its auctions world and expositions.

All that are made in a tight and lovely production that I don't care how much realism it bears, cause as long as I "walked by and with" Ana played by the talented and loca beautiful Camila Mendes, I got the pleasure to live for a brief period a beautiful fictive life on Futons, staring at "swans" drawn with squares, circles and triangles all in cute lively colors, have a sit in first class, rest like an emperor and breath the fresh, humid air of London.

It's a rom-com movie for romantic people and you could see the difference between the superior 'Upgraded' and the lesser in terms of entertainment, loveliness and chemistry as 'Anyone but You'.

• Screenplay/storyline/plots: 7
• Development: 8
• Realism: 7
• Entertainment: 8.5
• Acting: 8
• Filming/photography/animation: 8
• VFX: 8
• Music/score/sound: 7.5
• Depth: 7.5
• Logic: 6
• Flow: 8
• Comedy/romance: 7
• Ending: 6.5.

There should be a law against movies like this one. I understand that there are people out there who have absolutely nothing going on in their lives and to them this movie might even make sense but for crying out loud, for the rest of us, this is just a waste of time. Everything in this movie was so painfully predictable. No originality, no chemistry, nothing. Everyone tried to make something out of nothing but this movie was made to be a boring nothing from the beginning so there was nothing to save here.

More predictable than the rest of this senten....

Does Netflix really have nothing better they could spend their money on??