Isn’t It RomanticIs theInceptionof Rom-Coms (…Sort Of)

It nestles a playfully meta rom-com satire inside what appears to be another rom-com — and suggests that, maybe, such movies still have their place.

February 13, 2019 · 1 min · 69 words · Joanne Pena

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(Think:My Best Friends Wedding, orTheres Something About Mary, orThe 40-Year-Old Virgin.)

People would kill themselves.

In other words: She is a classic romantic-comedy heroine even before she finds herself literally trapped in one.

F**king PG-13!

(Isnt It Romantic, in case you were wondering, is PG-13.)

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