This is the first of two remakes that are out at this moment. At least one more is in the pipelines. And funnily enough I haven't seen the original yet! I thought I would be watching the original of the french remake with Jean Dujardin, but I got this instead on Netflix. The main actors do their best with the limited bubble they can play within.
It is sort of a surprise that a story like that would lead to that many remakes. But romantic comedies do draw an audience and in its heart it has nothing but good intentions (no pun intended). One of the things that is different from the other movies, is that the female here is a woman of color, which brings a new layer of social commentary. It plays nicely, but you can see things coming as in it being predictable.
It is sort of a surprise that a story like that would lead to that many remakes. But romantic comedies do draw an audience and in its heart it has nothing but good intentions (no pun intended). One of the things that is different from the other movies, is that the female here is a woman of color, which brings a new layer of social commentary. It plays nicely, but you can see things coming as in it being predictable.