directed by Donald Petrie
Today I have a special film for you, because it’s made in 2006, when Chris Pine was a womaniser on the screen and Lindsay Lohan was still a promising actress. Good old times. And I have to be honest with you in order not to waste your time – this film is a typical romcom full of awkward scenes, lame jokes and ABSOLUTELY UNPREDICTABLE PLOT TWISTS. Why am I recommending it? No idea. I guess I think we all deserve such guilty pleasure. The story isn’t much complicated, but quite fun, to be honest. Lindsay plays Ashley Albright, who is extremely lucky. She has a cool job, beautiful flat, lack of troubles and her life is just a big success. Jake Hardin (Chris Pine), however, is the opposite. He’s a manager of, let’s face it, a horrible band called “McFly” (btw how could they be so bad and have such an awesome name – if you know which McFly I’m referring to, you’re my buddy) and he cannot succeed in anything. His private life is a mess, professional life is a disaster and he just keeps being kicked in the butt by the fate. Until… those two end up at one party (I’m not explaining you how and why, you’ll see) and kiss. And, apparently, after this kiss, they’ve exchanged their “fates”, meaning Ashley has lost her luck and Jake is no longer a walking disaster. As you might be guessing, Jake is thrilled about his new life, while Ashley desperately wants to get her fortune back. All she has to do is find Jake and kiss him again. The thing is they were both in masks during that party, so she has no idea how the man looks like. I know, I know, cringy as hell. I feel you. Still, it’s perfect for a lazy evening during the quarantine (imagine the distributor writing such sentence about this film… 10/10). I just liked the idea and thought it would be awesome to exchange our fates after kissing someone. Honestly, this should be an inspiration for some good sci-fi producer. I’d love to see an episode of “Black Mirror” about such thing. If you see something like that in the future, remember – S. wrote about it in March 2020.
My rating: 6/10
S.
I have nothing to watch 