Love, Game, Match

I saw this movie appear under the romance movie genre in my local streaming service. I had to do a double-take because I recognized the face of the male in the picture and realized that it was Dale Moss from Clare Crowley's season of the Bachelorette.

So basically, I watch this movie out of pure curiosity because I wanted to see if he could really act. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by his performance because it was very natural, and it helped that he play the role of as a tennis coach considering that Dale is a former athlete. It was great that the lead female character was really sweet and likeable.

This story was very generic, but it was still funny, enjoyable, sweet, and the two leading actors were very convincing.

I did it like that the movie portrayed what it would be like to form a real connection with somebody and develop feelings for them as you get to know them. This made it very relatable and realistic, which is refreshing for a romance movie.

Overall, all the characters were really likable, and even the antagonist had an opportunity to redeem herself and offered the audience a valuable lesson on how to deal with romantic competition and conflict in a mature way.

I rarely watch romance movies, but I like this one. It was endearing.

It seems obligatory in many of these movies that the two leads have an antagonistic start. That's fine, but not when it shows a basic personality in one of them which is an instant turn off. Ted keeps the bad vibe going longer than I expected, but then the really bad aspects disappear.

One of the subplots is a dating web site, so there are also the usual dumb bad first dates. Are these funny? I prefer puns and bad jokes. But I did kind of like the hijacked date. It's interesting how the writers turn what looks like a good date into bad for reasons that shows some of Ted's subtle finer points.

I loved the whole consolation prize discussion. Both make good points even if I tend to agree strongly with one of them. And then the writers tie it in to the bigger picture.

The story has a lot of the usual formula things in it, but it doesn't matter. Cristine Prosperi and Dale Moss have really good chemistry and the movie allows them to spend a lot of screen time capitalizing on it.

The conflict comes a little early.

This movie surprised me. Although it had a lot of formula in it, and I didn't recognize any of the actors, it won me over in the areas I like.