The review:
Nahnatchka Kahn’s Always Be My Maybe did not charm me from the beginning, but it slowly ramped up, and by the end I found myself satisfied with a very funny, and surprisingly moving, film. While neither Ali Wong nor Randall Park were familiar to me, their awkward chemistry and their characters’ long history provided a couple I could root for.* Add in a series of scenes featuring a major star who chews scenery while playing himself, plus some crackling dialog and a bevy of one-liners and you’ve got a solid rom-com.
The verdict: Recommended
Cost: Netflix monthly fee ($8.99)
Where watched: at home
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Further sentences:
*Though I’m not at all convinced of their long-term prospects.
Favorite IMDB trivia item:
Ali Wong began performing while at UCLA as a member of the university’s LCC Theatre Company, the largest and longest-running University Asian American theater company, of which Randall Park was a co-founding member during his time at UCLA.
Thanks for the fun facts to go with this movie review. I was completely captivated from the beginning. I loved Randall Park’s rapping!
That was also a highlight for me. So funny!