Welcome one and all to a very special edition of The 52 In 52. The reason I gave it the .5 treatment is because whilst I love physical media I also love the sheer volume of Netflix films. Before I begin I want you to check out part 24, released on Thursday about The Shawshank Redemption.
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This review will be about the newly released Netflix film, Always Be My Maybe. I know it's not the usual fare for this blog but, I like many love a good romantic comedy. Always Be My Maybe stars and was co written by Randall Park (Fresh Off The Boat) and Ali Wong (Baby Cobra, Hard Knock Wife) and was directed by Nahnatchka Khan (Don't Trust The B. In Apartment 23). Marcus (Park) and Sasha(Wong) are childhood friends who grieving the death of Marcus's mother have an ill advised night together go their separate ways, sixteen years later Sasha is a successful chef and Marcus is still living at home with his dad. They begin to spend time together and hilarity ensues.
I really enjoyed Always Be My Maybe. What really drove the story was the chemistry between Ali Wong and Randall Park. Even at the most awkward moments in the film there was a real effortlessness between the two. I really felt that the two inhabited the roles to the point I believed they were those characters. Their banter was really fluid and effortless and didn't feel too scripted at all.
The story itself was told really well and didn't fall into the same patterns that these types of films do. There was little to no over the top gross out comedy that recent romantic comedies and comedies in general use to flesh out the story. I really enjoyed the addition of Keanu Reeves as a very over the top version of himself. The scenes between Reeves and Park were hilarious and I felt that they were bouncing ideas off of one and other throughout their scenes. The only issue I had with the story was at the beginning of the 3rd act I felt that the conflict between Sasha and Marcus was a little forced and came out of nowhere. I didn't really pick up any issue between the two other than a throw away line and then all of a sudden they were arguing and questioning things. I do admit that it made sense a little bit to wrap up the story in a satisfying way and the final scenes of the film are trademark feel good comedy.
Overall I highly recommend Always Be My Maybe. There is great chemistry between Randall Park and Ali Wong and the story is told in a fantastic way that is reminiscent of 90's romantic comedies with a modern twist. If you are looking for a film to make you feel happy this is the one.
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