ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE

At the risk (again) of sounding like a Boring Old F***, if this is what constitutes a high quality romantic comedy these days, then how far have we fallen!  90% on Rotten Tomatoes!  Good grief.

Not that it's bad, it's just about passable.  Although if you took away the Keanu Reeves section that is crowbarred into the film then my reaction would be distinctly 'meh'.

The basic storyline is not much to look at: a couple who were childhood friends, who once had sex in the back of a car, catch up with each other years later.  She, Sasha, is a big success in the upmarket restaurant business; he, Marcus, is still in their hometown, performing in an unsuccessful band. 

Of course they end up together, but how we get to this inevitable conclusion is not very interesting.  In fact having seen this film a couple of weeks ago I'm already struggling to remember any memorable scenes, or lines, excepting of course the two scenes involving Keanu Reeves (sending himself up very amusingly) as the highly unlikely boyfriend of Sasha.

A film like this should have some comedic secondary characters.  The members of Marcus' band for example might have added some much needed humour to proceedings, but they don't.  Sasha has a friend but again she adds nothing. 

The two lead actors, Ali Wong and Randall Park, have some charm and do their best.  The film has some fun taking pot shots at the pretentious world of haute cuisine.

But that's not enough.

RATING: x Find Something Better To Do