Overview
- The Will Gluck romantic comedy opened in U.S. theaters on Friday and has drawn a sharply divided response from reviewers.
- Early aggregator tallies put the film near a split verdict with a roughly 49% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes based on initial reviews.
- Many critics singled out the leads, saying Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner carry the movie with strong chemistry and comic timing.
- Reviewers repeatedly flagged the film’s world‑building flaws, noting the in‑story enforcement uses issued subcutaneous chips and color‑changing tattoos and calling those mechanics implausible or underexplained.
- Some reviewers condemned the movie’s political handling as tone‑deaf or regressive — with a small number using strong language to describe it — while industry coverage notes the picture’s commercial hopes rest on Gluck’s prior rom‑com success.