I was looking for some light entertainment to pass an afternoon and found this rather small movie on Amazon streaming. It plays on the availability of online matching services, it is December, two lonely people hook up on a whim.
The girl, just finished with a college degree in Pre-Med, has no job and doesn't really intend to go to medical school, is cute Analeigh Tipton as Megan. She hooks up with 20-something banker, Miles Teller as Alec. She goes over to his place, they have a one-night stand, she tries to sneak away the next morning.
But there was a blizzard overnight, they can't even easily open the front door for the snow, it is so bad all NYC public transportation is shut down. They are forced to stay together for at least one more day, there is no option.
It follows a somewhat familiar approach, two people who develop an initial dislike for each other but then begin to explore things deeper, to get to know each other, to see if maybe they really are compatible beyond the initial fling.
The script takes itself to places I didn't expect, which is good. The two characters end up discussing rather personal things, including sex and appropriate techniques, but unlike some movies which make it very crass for shock value, this one instead approaches it in a more naive manner, frank but still in good taste. That makes the rom-com watchable.
In the end it turned out to be somewhat better than I expected it to be.
