What Happens Later

I just came here to laugh at the person who gave the movie a bad rating because "Airport announcements are nothing at all like that".

This is a rom-com, folks. It didn't break any new ground in its story. The two characters, all dialogue, has been done before and in some cases better (Before Sunrise ). The long lost lovers has been done before in some cases better (Before Sunset..lol) . The fantastical theme has been done before, sometimes better, and I won't name them all.

However, this was a good example of all of those, and if you didn't like it, I'd venture to say you are not a fan of those themes in general.

Duchovny did well, but Meg Ryan showed she still owns the rom-com genre. And to all the people who say they had no chemistry; I don't think you paid much attention. No, it was no Ryan/Hanks fare, but if you paid attention the whole point is that they were meant to act awkwardly towards each other for a lot of the movie. Once they finally broke down their walls and addressed their past mistakes and feeling, the characters grew closer and the chemistry came out. Even at the end, they were still unsure of themselves around each other and if there was any possible future.

This movie was fun, and I think both leads did a very good job of doing something difficult in carrying a movie where they were the only two characters, on the screen almost 1005 of the time, in a small setting.

IN A NUTSHELL: I've often wondered what it would be like to randomly run into my old flames. Have you? Well, that's what this movie explores when Willa and Bill see each other for the first time in years when they're snowed in at an airport.

The film was directed by Meg Ryan and stars America's Sweetheart herself. She wrote the script with Steven Dietz and Kirk Lynn based on a play by Dietz called "Shooting Star."

THINGS I LIKED: It's great seeing Meg Ryan in another rom-com. It's been 8 years. My favorite rom-com of hers is You've Got Mail.

David Duchovny always does a great job and fits this role very well.

The setting of an airport is the perfect location for this couple to meet again. The analogy of baggage rings loud and clear.

We learn more about each of these characters slowly as the layers of their lives are stripped away from the surface-level conversations of the beginning.

I thought it was cute when David Duchovny's character unplugged an electronic poster that advertised a movie called "Rom Com" in order to use the outlet for his cell phone.

There is some subtle, welcome humor, mostly coming from amusing announcements on the PA system.

Fun fact: This was filmed at an airport in Arkansas.

I could definitely relate to being stranded in an airport. Life completely pauses. Many years ago, I was stranded with some other college students at the Denver airport due to a snowstorm. Flights were canceled and we wandered around, hoping there would be a magical break in the weather that would allow us to go on our way. We ended up sleeping on the floor because the chairs had permanent armrests that made it impossible to be comfortable. I remember waking up to the sound of an older woman asking, "Are they asleep? Poor dears." The end of the movie shows these words: "For Nora", offering a loving tribute to the late Nora Ephron, her former mentor.

The ending is sweet, touching, and appropriate.

THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE: The rom-com genre usually features a charming couple falling in love. What we get here, instead, is talk of how a couple used to be in love. Of course, there is a remnant of that love, but we don't get the same satisfaction as we would if the outlook for a romantic future were possible with this pair. Unfortunately, there just wasn't much chemistry between the two very different characters, which made you wonder how they ever got together in the first place.

Because it's a rom-com, we want the couple to kiss, yet we know it would be entirely improper because one of them is married.

A lot of the banter is only mildly entertaining. The dialogue mostly reveals past mistakes and pain mingled with regrets and sad arguments.

I feel terrible saying this but Meg Ryan's facial plastic surgery is super distracting. She was perfect before and didn't need to do anything to her beautiful face.

TIPS FOR PARENTS: Kids will be bored and certainly not be able to relate to this relationship. Some adults will be super bored too. (Fair warning) Profanity and several F-bombs Talk of premarital relations Talk of giving away a baby born out of wedlock Infidelity.

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This move was excellent for people who grew up with Meg being America's sweetheart. It is a romantic fantasy for grown people with nearly grown children. NOBODY has approached life with children who are on the cusp of making their own defining life choices and not looked back at their own formative years and ask "what if?" It isn't a regret. It's just another part of growing as a human being and this movie captures it in a fun and beautiful way. It's not life changing stuff, it's just growing and empathizing with someone else's different experience than your's was. Particularly someone who was close to you and then drifted away. I can't even tell you how many people in my past I wish I could have an encounter like this. Trust me. If you're Genx and are a parent, this is a must see.

Long story short, this is entertainment for adults in a world run by children.

I very sweet surprise featuring two wonderful, talented actors. I loved it! So glad I stumbled across this. Can't believe I hadn't heard of it. Surprised at the low reviews. Give it a shot. If you like romance movies with clever dialogue and actors with good chemistry you'll like What Comes Later:) So glad I found this movie! So great seeing Meg Ryan light up the screen again as only she can do. Also great seeing her work with David. Duchovny for the first time. They make a great pair and play really well off one another. I highly recommend this movie if you're looking for a New Romantic comedy to watch:)

After many years, former lovers Willa and Bill get snowed in together, and are forced to look back, and communicate with one another.

I was genuinely white excited by this, the thought of David Duchovny and Meg Ryan uniting for a comedy, within ten or fifteen minutes, it became apparent that this wasn't going to be good.

Such a boring film, incredibly dialogue heavy, one where nothing actually happens, the pair literally sit there chatting with one another, sadly the dialogue is utterly drab and uninspiring. It's an incredibly boring film.

There is Also chemistry between Duchovny and Ryan, I'm a fan of his, not so much hers, I thought she was pretty wooden here, her acting was a bit sketchy.

If you're expecting a sweet, heart warming rom com for Christmas, my advice is watch something from your dvd collection, this was dire.

3/10.