If not for the great performances by Sydney Sweeney as Bea and Glen Powell as Ben this would have been rated a solid 1 or 2. Those two alone elevate all the "diverse" supporting characters and story line far, far above what this film deserves. It is a shame because I wanted to transplant those two and a few of the good supporting characters into a much better film they deserve.
First of all I don't believe Glen Powell's best buddy would be GaTa the rapper, nor do I believe the main character Ben would listen to Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten". I have yet to meet a man who would listen to this song. It is as if the script was written by a woman (hint it was). Which explains why Ben is emasculated multiple times for no reason.
Some of the banter between the two leads is humorous while the side "jokes" by their friends and family can be cringe worthy at times. The father's line about Australia sharing a "complicated relationship with their past" with American was particularly pretentious and annoying. Then of course you have the director injecting people smoking dope for no reason.
Well at least Sydney Sweeney looks good in a dress.
First of all I don't believe Glen Powell's best buddy would be GaTa the rapper, nor do I believe the main character Ben would listen to Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten". I have yet to meet a man who would listen to this song. It is as if the script was written by a woman (hint it was). Which explains why Ben is emasculated multiple times for no reason.
Some of the banter between the two leads is humorous while the side "jokes" by their friends and family can be cringe worthy at times. The father's line about Australia sharing a "complicated relationship with their past" with American was particularly pretentious and annoying. Then of course you have the director injecting people smoking dope for no reason.
Well at least Sydney Sweeney looks good in a dress.
