December 29, 2014
December 6, 2014
A Tribute to Rom-Coms
Just when I thought I'd have to sit through another full-length movie of crap because of my favorite people, They Came Together actually proved me otherwise.
They Came Together (2014)
A film by David Wain
They Came Together tells the "kind of corny, romantic love story" of how Joel, your "typical romantic-comedy leading man" who works for a conglomerate candy firm, and Molly, the "cute, klutzy" female lead who owns a small candy store, meet and eventually fall in love in New York City.
Basically, it mocks all the cliché scenes in every cliché romantic-comedy films by going cliché — a spoof of its genre. And god, was it hilarious.
The film was consistent from beginning to end. Opening with lines that predict and give in everything about the movie, it maintains its on point attack on the romantic-comedy triteness. I saw a number of rom-coms (and other genres as well) partly trying to play the role of the unconventional but still fail miserably. However, They Came Together surprisingly pulled off its gritty, satiric way of stressing and repeating the obvious. The intently forced, staged scenarios worked in almost every scene. I still cannot help but laugh when I think about the jokes and punchlines Wain and Michael Showalter brilliantly presented all throughout the film (from the too-familiar, almost-similar characters; typical introduction of the setting, New York City; anticipated mushy lines and scenes that require the same use of close-ups and zoom-ins; up to the extremely predictable culmination and resolution). Even the 'thanks-certain-someone' part which was purposely used several times succeeded to give laughter every time.
Not to forget though that it would not have been this good if it wasn't for the Amy Poehler-Paul Rudd team up. Both are irresistibly charming, further making these series of rom-com tropes impossible to hate. Supporting players, Ed Helms and Christopher Meloni (yes, that guy from Law & Order) were also equally hilarious.
They Came Together was unexpectedly enjoyable. I only hoped it to be tolerable, but it turned out to be really entertaining.
They Came Together (2014)
A film by David Wain
They Came Together tells the "kind of corny, romantic love story" of how Joel, your "typical romantic-comedy leading man" who works for a conglomerate candy firm, and Molly, the "cute, klutzy" female lead who owns a small candy store, meet and eventually fall in love in New York City.
Basically, it mocks all the cliché scenes in every cliché romantic-comedy films by going cliché — a spoof of its genre. And god, was it hilarious.
The film was consistent from beginning to end. Opening with lines that predict and give in everything about the movie, it maintains its on point attack on the romantic-comedy triteness. I saw a number of rom-coms (and other genres as well) partly trying to play the role of the unconventional but still fail miserably. However, They Came Together surprisingly pulled off its gritty, satiric way of stressing and repeating the obvious. The intently forced, staged scenarios worked in almost every scene. I still cannot help but laugh when I think about the jokes and punchlines Wain and Michael Showalter brilliantly presented all throughout the film (from the too-familiar, almost-similar characters; typical introduction of the setting, New York City; anticipated mushy lines and scenes that require the same use of close-ups and zoom-ins; up to the extremely predictable culmination and resolution). Even the 'thanks-certain-someone' part which was purposely used several times succeeded to give laughter every time.
Not to forget though that it would not have been this good if it wasn't for the Amy Poehler-Paul Rudd team up. Both are irresistibly charming, further making these series of rom-com tropes impossible to hate. Supporting players, Ed Helms and Christopher Meloni (yes, that guy from Law & Order) were also equally hilarious.
They Came Together was unexpectedly enjoyable. I only hoped it to be tolerable, but it turned out to be really entertaining.
