Yeah, this is a different romcom from those ones we are used to watch.
We get that most romcoms have something strange and abusive for the moment Seth Rogen's character asks if Charlize's wants him to be her Marilyn Monroe.
That question is crucial to understand a lot, mainly how women are truly positioned as the ones that always have to accept the worst offers and the worst consolation prizes to achieve happiness, romantic or professional objectives. Not only that, women are usually portrayed in movies (specially romcoms) as the ones that always have to be open for men's decision, never the contrary. And thankfully, Charlize's character doesn't fall on that trap easily.
And we must watch the movie from that perspective too, so we can understand for how many decades women have been told what to do.
Charlotte is not Fred's wardrobe ornament, that one he can pick up and use whenever he wants. And even if screenplay wants to reverse some classic romcoms rules, Fred isn't treated like that as well, making it clear that feminism doesn't mean that men need to face the same issues that women face everyday, instead, means that decisions in life fits well for both sides.n
The dialogs are funny, and the chemistry between Theron and Rogen is the highlight. I like both. I'm a huge fan of Theron's work. And even though I like Rogen's free will and improv skills, I think that he should just turn his volume down a little bit sometimes. He's always yelling, always overacting and overreacting on camera. There are scenes between he and Theron that I asked myself why he was yelling so much or overusing physical comedy, shaking and raising his arms everywhere, when there was only the two of them in the scene. Moments that made his character pretty annoying instead of charismatic.
"Oh, that's his comedian style". Give me a break about that. He acts like a clown most of the times because it's the easiest way for him, a secure zone that we know he can step out, doing things differently and at the same time still funny. Watch Take This Waltz and you'll what I mean.
There are some sequences that really messed with this new romcom experience, although does not impact negatively in a whole. Like the moment they are attacked and the pre-credit scene (that one between the end and the final credits). The pre-credit scene can be funny, but does not fit in the movie as a whole because Fred is acting stupidly and Charlotte's condescension over his behavior doesn't fit to the character at all.
Anyway, a pretty decent and funny romcom, full of honest moments delivered by a great cast (main and supporting). A breath of fresh air in a genre that always have something more to tell, but industry's always afraid to explore and break some traditions that doesn't fit anymore in our reality.
We get that most romcoms have something strange and abusive for the moment Seth Rogen's character asks if Charlize's wants him to be her Marilyn Monroe.
That question is crucial to understand a lot, mainly how women are truly positioned as the ones that always have to accept the worst offers and the worst consolation prizes to achieve happiness, romantic or professional objectives. Not only that, women are usually portrayed in movies (specially romcoms) as the ones that always have to be open for men's decision, never the contrary. And thankfully, Charlize's character doesn't fall on that trap easily.
And we must watch the movie from that perspective too, so we can understand for how many decades women have been told what to do.
Charlotte is not Fred's wardrobe ornament, that one he can pick up and use whenever he wants. And even if screenplay wants to reverse some classic romcoms rules, Fred isn't treated like that as well, making it clear that feminism doesn't mean that men need to face the same issues that women face everyday, instead, means that decisions in life fits well for both sides.n
The dialogs are funny, and the chemistry between Theron and Rogen is the highlight. I like both. I'm a huge fan of Theron's work. And even though I like Rogen's free will and improv skills, I think that he should just turn his volume down a little bit sometimes. He's always yelling, always overacting and overreacting on camera. There are scenes between he and Theron that I asked myself why he was yelling so much or overusing physical comedy, shaking and raising his arms everywhere, when there was only the two of them in the scene. Moments that made his character pretty annoying instead of charismatic.
"Oh, that's his comedian style". Give me a break about that. He acts like a clown most of the times because it's the easiest way for him, a secure zone that we know he can step out, doing things differently and at the same time still funny. Watch Take This Waltz and you'll what I mean.
There are some sequences that really messed with this new romcom experience, although does not impact negatively in a whole. Like the moment they are attacked and the pre-credit scene (that one between the end and the final credits). The pre-credit scene can be funny, but does not fit in the movie as a whole because Fred is acting stupidly and Charlotte's condescension over his behavior doesn't fit to the character at all.
Anyway, a pretty decent and funny romcom, full of honest moments delivered by a great cast (main and supporting). A breath of fresh air in a genre that always have something more to tell, but industry's always afraid to explore and break some traditions that doesn't fit anymore in our reality.