Review of Love Again (2023) by Tvjerry — 05 May 2023

The story starts as children's book artist (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) watches her boyfriend get hit by a car. During her extended mourning period, she decides to text his old phone to express her sorrow. Turns out that a writer (Sam Heughan, who's best known as The Highlander) happens to have that phone now and finds the texts intriguing.

He's also working on a story about Celine Dion, so she gets a few scenes of love advice from her. As with this type of romcom, the plot is completely predictable, so it's up to the writing, direction and acting to make it stand out.

Chopra Jonas is attractive and concerned, but her character is rather bland. Heughan is not only dashing, but manages some sly comic moments. There are some supporting actors who add lively touches, but it's Nick Jonas, as a bad date, who's quietly hilarious (In case you didn't know, he's her real-life hubby).

Despite all the trite trappings, the writing keeps the scenes brief so they never lag. The direction also keeps things moving. Overall pleasant but nothing special. NOTE: Sit thru the credits for a song moment from Dion, then another final surprise later in the credits.

AND, since it wasn't a 555 number, I dialed it (917.167.5309) and got "cannot be completed," so 167 may be a new prefix for movies.