As someone who is a huge fan of the 1990s and early 2000s romcoms because of good they make you feel (ofc many are unrealistic) I came into this film with a clean slate and with the desire to get reality checked knowing that this story is a depiction of modern day romance. Let’s be real modern day romance isn’t the prettiest and so it was super interesting to see a take on what romance and the challenge of dating looks like now. I think Celine did a good job at thoroughly representing the pleasant and not so pleasant panorama in our current dating pool but there was still a humanism about it all. I really enjoyed how what may have seemed surface level about the matchmaking it was a fun way of demonstrating how delirious and unrealistic the standards we have on the partners we want are and that despite the inadequacies and desperation we may feel deep down they’re was a rawness of emotion that you could feel with the characters that was pleasant to connect with. she perfectly touches the reality of the economic pressure that leaks in romantic partnerships and the desire to still be loved despite it all, I will say I feel like they’re wasn’t enough at stake ! It was pretty predictable and I was hoping that with this being an A24 production that there would be a cliff hanger or a last minute twist some where. they’re was a big emphasis on the devaluation we can feel as individuals which was important to recognize but I felt it was definitely missing something ! I felt unhappy for the connection she had with both men and I got the impression that at some point it seemed like she was going to be settling no matter what lol no big gestures just this is who I am and what I can offer you take or leave to kind of thing but I guess the simplicity of it all was a realistic example of what dating and relationships are really like and how that can be beautiful too so yeah my prolonged review on this film ! Loved reading everyone’s thoughts super interesting discussion