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Video review: 'Isn't It Romantic' spoofs rom-com conventions

May 18, 2019 at 5:24AM
IIR-10862 Film Name: ISN'T IT ROMANTIC Copyright: ©2019 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC AND BRON CREATIVE USA, CORP. Photo Credit: Michael Parmelee Caption: (L-R) REBEL WILSON as Natalie and LIAM HEMSWORTH as Blake in New Line Cinema's comedy "ISN'T IT ROMANTIC," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Rebel Wilson and Liam Hemsworth. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A romantic Rebel

Rebel Wilson plays spunky and independent Natalie, a New York City architect who's regularly overlooked, in "Isn't It Romantic" (⋆⋆⋆; PG-13). After she is attacked in the subway, she wakes up in a world where she's the star of her own romantic comedy. She initially likes the attention but soon longs to get back to her more cynical existence. The jabs at all the rom-com elements could have been a little sharper, but overall, this is a sweet and fun comedy that works so well because of Wilson.

Rick Bentley, Tribune News Service

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