![]() But is being 30 all it’s cracked up to be? Unsurprisingly, Jenna finds out the answer is no as she navigates her life as an “adult” with some 13-year-old flair thrown in (sleepovers and dance routines). Enjoy.Īfter a traumatic teenage birthday party (we’ve all had them) Jenna (Jennifer Garner) makes a wish that she is “flirty, 30, and thriving,” and thanks to some magic wishing dust given to her by her best friend Matt (played as an adult by Mark Ruffalo), she is transported to her future where she is flirty (with an ice hockey boyfriend), 30, and thriving (as an editor at a posh magazine and living in a fancy New York City apartment while being friends with Madonna). Below and in alphabetical order are all the ones our staff has deemed to be the best from the past 20-plus years. To wit William Shakespeare, it can create much ado about nothing, and it’s an absolute pleasure to laugh along with.Īnd despite the best efforts of some studios to drown the genre in the bathtub, rom-coms have endured in the 21st century, creating smiles and tears. When two characters-typically as photogenic as a camera lens demands-can generate real heat onscreen, and often channel that into knowing humor for the viewer, it’s more tangible than any visual effect. Generation after generation, audiences have sought out stories about the universal appeal (or agony) of love. ![]() Romantic comedies are as old as the movies themselves. These same folks may as well confess that they’re dead inside, with a frozen void replacing where their heart once beat. There are people out there who will tell you they don’t like romantic comedies.
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