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      Romantic Comedy

      2019 1 hr. 18 min. Documentary Comedy Romance List
      94% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 43% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Assisted by critics, actors and other directors, filmmaker Elizabeth Sankey investigates the past, present and future of romantic comedies. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 11 Buy Now

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      carol y I think it is a very great movie. It brings me smile on my face. I will recommend it to my friend also. If u don't believe it, just watch it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Released on MUBI, Elizabeth Sankey's 2019 documentary plays like a continuous compilation of romantic comedy clips, stretching from 1938's Bringing Up Baby to more recent additions such as The Big Sick or even La La Land, as she vocalizes a deconstructive essay on the evolution and shortcomings of the genre and how it affected her growing up watching these films. Sporadically, unnamed and unseen voices from critics, actors and filmmakers pop up with a quip or a brief commentary, while three superfluous but original songs are featured seemingly for no other reason than to break the flow of the dissertation. Whilst I agree her analysis and observations are generally insightful and well-considered, I'd argue that she has not quite found the correct presentation for it. There is a serious case of incongruity here, in a film that falls between two stools, neither working as a celebratory clipshow that can cater for fans of the genre (while providing an opportunity to introduce them to something different and fresh that they may not have seen or be aware of) nor a more serious academic investigation of a genre that audience often takes for granted. The resulting film ends up feeling too dry for the former and a bit random and spread too thin for the latter. For a film that's barely 80 mins long, I just couldn't understand why no love for the milestone making Love, Simon from 2018 and why, after alluding to the ways the genre has evolved to stay relevant by embracing subject matters that are not white, middle-class and heterosexual, did the film decides to stop just as things are getting interesting? Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review I actually wanted more enthusiasm here...more of a celebration at times... Jun 16, 2020 Full Review Danny Leigh Financial Times Over a rolling collage of scenes and snippets, Sankey narrates a wry deconstruction of the films that were once the stuff of her suburban dreams. Rated: 4/5 May 13, 2020 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian With affection and brio, Elizabeth Sankey reclaims the genre of romantic comedy in this watchable documentary... Rated: 4/5 May 7, 2020 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …while Romantic Comedy is easy to consume, it’s less-than-impressive as a supposedly cohesive argument… Rated: 3/5 Mar 13, 2024 Full Review Dallas King Flick Feast At times it can come across on the academic side but with an engaging soundtrack provided by Summer Camp and strong arguments delivered by [Director] Sankey, it doesn’t outstay its welcome and shines a fresh light on the genre. Rated: 3/5 Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Tom Beasley VultureHound An affectionate skewering of a genre that is too often portrayed as purely harmless escapism. Rated: 4/5 Aug 17, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Assisted by critics, actors and other directors, filmmaker Elizabeth Sankey investigates the past, present and future of romantic comedies.
      Director
      Elizabeth Sankey
      Screenwriter
      Elizabeth Sankey
      Genre
      Documentary, Comedy, Romance
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 10, 2020
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