Review of Love Again (2023) by Rebel_Panda — 09 Jun 2023

What began as a cheesy romcom about coping the loss of a significant other ends as an overlong tribute (commercial?) to Celine Dion. It's framed as an outdated romcom story about infatuation, lying, and stalking misconstrued as romantic to later be subverted.

The gimmick, Priyanka Chopra texting her dead boyfriend's number her deepest thoughts like a diary which a random man (Sam Heughan) secretly has access to, is bafflingly contrived. There are a few good laughs, particular Nick Jonas's cameo as a bad Bumble date despite being married to the lead.

Russell Tovey's comic relief as gay male side character #1829 was entertaining but he's criminally underused as a comedic actor. But they the laughs are few and far between. It would've been a much better film if it scrapped the gimmick early on and stuck with the ridiculous, near mythological obsession with Celine Dion.