{"id":4348,"date":"2019-02-08T20:28:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T20:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/?p=4348"},"modified":"2019-02-13T20:15:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T20:15:01","slug":"14-unexpected-romantic-comedies-to-watch-this-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/romantic-comedies-to-watch-for-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Unexpected Romantic Comedies To Watch This Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Valentine\u2019s Day upon us love is in the air&#8230;or the crushing belief that love will never come your way. It\u2019s a holiday steeped in as much self-loathing as celebration but that\u2019s why we love the movies, right? Because they give us the fantasy that helps us keep believing in love and romance. And with the release of Rebel Wilson\u2019s new romantic comedy send-up,\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/isnt-it-romantic\/250460\">Isn\u2019t It Romantic<\/a>,<\/i>\u00a0just around the corner, let\u2019s look at 14 essential romantic comedies that will help you restore your faith in love (or at least get you through the weekend). Please note, this isn\u2019t a definitive list and hopefully this will act as a springboard for you to seek out other titles.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZwgoVmILQU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>1. It Happened One Night\u00a0(1934)\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The era of the screwball comedy focused squarely on the wealthy, starting with this 1934 rom-com directed by Frank Capra. The film, which won multiple Oscars,\u00a0follows reporter Peter Warne (Clark Gable) who plans to get the story of a lifetime by tracking heiress Ellen Andrews (Claudette Colbert). Ellen is hoping to get married in spite of her wealthy father\u2019s riches but doesn\u2019t know how the world works, leaving her to rely on Peter to get her where she needs to go. The film pokes fun at how spoiled and isolated the rich are &#8211; Ellen doesn\u2019t understand how to dunk a doughnut or that people have to wait in lines &#8211; but also utilizes that classic rom-com trope: opposites attract. Gable and Colbert are fantastic, particularly during the scene where they have to playact as a married couple, arguments and all.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>2. Libeled Lady\u00a0(1936)<\/h2>\n<p>An Academy Award Best Picture nominee in 1936, <em>Libeled Lady<\/em> is often considered by critics to be one of the funniest films ever made. I\u2019m not sure about that, but if you\u2019re talking an essential romantic comedy, it\u2019s high on the list. Myrna Loy plays Connie\u00a0Allenbury, another heiress\u00a0\u00e0 la\u00a0<i>It Happened One Night.<\/i>\u00a0But Connie is smart, and after a local newspaper publishes a lie about her she sues them for libel, to the consternation of the paper\u2019s editor, Warren Haggerty (Spencer Tracy). Warren enlists the help of reporter Bill Chandler (William Powell) to seduce Connie in the hopes of proving the story true. It&#8217;s a comedic showcase for everyone involved, but particularly for Powell and Loy, who had previously made magic happen in the detective comedy\u00a0<i>The Thin Man<\/i>\u00a0in 1934. This was also a change of pace for Jean Harlow, who plays Warren\u2019s frumpy, long-suffering\u00a0fianc\u00e9e, Gladys. Powell and Harlow were actually in a relationship at the time and their on-screen chemistry is just darling to watch for its authenticity.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3. Bringing Up Baby\u00a0(1938)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4351\" style=\"width: 736px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4351\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4351\" src=\"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bringing-up-baby.jpg\" alt=\"Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in 'Bringing Up Baby' \" width=\"726\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bringing-up-baby.jpg 726w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bringing-up-baby-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bringing-up-baby-500x267.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in &#8216;Bringing Up Baby&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So if you\u2019re someone who didn\u2019t think\u00a0<i>Libeled Lady<\/i>\u00a0was the funniest film ever made, then you\u2019ll have to love\u00a0<i>Bringing Up Baby<\/i>. (And if you love neither you don\u2019t love romance or comedy, just saying.) This Howard Hawks-directed classic follows the rom-com formula to a T: two opposites come together for a series of high-concept hijinks. In this case, the two opposites are Katharine Hepburn as daffy heiress (was there any other kind back then?), Susan Vance, and Cary Grant as paleontologist David Huxley. The two are thrown together to hunt down one of David\u2019s dinosaur bones that\u2019s been stolen by Susan\u2019s dog. Oh, and there\u2019s a leopard named Baby. How does all this happen? Part of the fun is watching these two crazy characters comedically fall in love, so no spoilers from me!<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>4. The Philadelphia Story\u00a0(1940)<\/h2>\n<p>Katharine Hepburn might have been labeled box office poison but she was one of the early queens of the romantic comedy starting with\u00a0<i>Bringing Up Baby<\/i>\u00a0and continuing with\u00a0<i>The Philadelphia Story<\/i>. Based on the Philip Barry play of the same name, Hepburn plays Tracy Lord, a blue-blood who\u2019s just gotten out of one marriage and is rushing into a second. Leading up to the wedding Tracy\u2019s ex-husband (played, once again, by Cary Grant) arrives, along with a reporter (James Stewart) to document everything. You\u2019re probably getting sick of hearing about entitled snobs getting their comeuppance but they were a hot commodity leading up to WWII. Hepburn and Grant are so cool and graceful with each other that it\u2019s no wonder they were paired up so often (I haven&#8217;t even mentioned 1938\u2019s\u00a0<i>Holiday<\/i>). Stewart has great comedic timing and his wooing of Hepburn will leave you swooning.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>5. I Married a Witch\u00a0(1942)<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the most enduring romantic comedies have elements of the fantastical or supernatural within them, as is the case with\u00a0<i>I Married a Witch<\/i>. Screen queen of the 1940s, Veronica Lake, plays Jennifer, a witch killed during the Salem witch trials. Before she died she cursed the Woolley family who condemned her to death. From that point on, all the men are doomed to bad marriages. When Jennifer is reincarnated she becomes hellbent on ruining the life of the most recent Wolley, Wallace (Fredric March). It\u2019s said that Rene Clare\u2019s romantic fantasy inspired another story about a man who falls for a witch: television\u2019s\u00a0<i>Bewitched<\/i>. Lake was never given her due as a comedienne and here she\u2019s perfect as the vindictive Jennifer. Clare shows off the elegance and seduction of the fantasy with flying cars, banister sliding, and\u00a0Veronica\u00a0Lake stuffing waffles in her face. It\u2019s said that <a href=\"http:\/\/thegirlwiththewhiteparasol.blogspot.com\/2011\/04\/actress-spotlight-veronica-lake.html\">the two leads absolutely hated working together<\/a>, but you can\u2019t really tell on screen. You believe Jennifer has bewitched him and that Wallace has fallen under her spell.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>6. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes\u00a0(1953)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4352\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4352\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4352\" src=\"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gentlemen-prefer-blondes.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in &#8216;Gentlemen Prefer Blondes&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><i>Gentlemen Prefer Blondes<\/i>\u00a0isn\u2019t just a romantic comedy about two couples getting together, it\u2019s a romantic drama about the love that happens with friendship. In this case, the friendship between Dorothy Shaw and Lorelei Lee (Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, respectively). The two women end up on an ocean liner after Lorelei demands her boyfriend make a commitment to her. When Lorelei is brought up on charges of thievery &#8211; not helped by her gold-digging personality &#8211; it\u2019ll be up to Dorothy to get her bestie out of the situation. There are so many moments that are hilarious throughout\u00a0<i>Gentlemen Prefer Blondes<\/i>: from Dorothy\u2019s thirsty crooning of \u201cIs There Anyone Here for Love\u201d to Lorelei\u2019s interactions with a deep-voiced little boy traveling solo. Dorothy tries to resist the love of a private detective whose worst crime is that he\u2019s poor, while Lorelei tries to get her milksop of a boyfriend to finally pop the question. There\u2019s laughter, singing, and plenty of diamonds because, as Marilyn says, they\u2019re a girl\u2019s best friend!<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And now we move on to the more modern takes on romantic comedy&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>7. Only You\u00a0(1994)<\/h2>\n<p>In the 1950s romantic comedies added exotic locations to their bag of tricks. (I didn\u2019t mention any on this list, but a great example is 1954\u2019s <em>Three Coins in a Fountain<\/em>). Norman\u00a0Jewison\u2019s\u00a0<i>Only You<\/i>\u00a0takes the romantic aura of Rome and infuses it with elements relatable to the modern woman, or at least modern by \u201890s standards. Marisa Tomei plays Faith, a hopeless romantic who believes she\u2019s destined to marry a man named Damon Bradley. The problem? She\u2019s never met Damon. But when a chance encounter causes them to speak on the phone Faith hops on a plane to travel to Venice, Italy with her best friend Katie (Bonnie Hunt). Can a movie ever be bad if Bonnie Hunt\u2019s in it? Her and Tomei exhibit the same sort of camaraderie seen in <em>Gentlemen Prefer Blondes<\/em>. Tomei, on her part, is paired up with Robert Downey Jr. and the two are fantastic making\u00a0googly\u00a0eyes at each other, telling the other how much they\u2019re hated, and re-eancting\u00a0<em>Roman Holiday<\/em>. It\u2019s so romantic you\u2019ll cry from how swoon-inducing it is.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>8. While You Were Sleeping\u00a0(1995)<\/h2>\n<p><i>While You Were Sleeping<\/i>\u00a0hearkens back to the classic romantic comedies of the \u201840s, proof that the genre is timeless. Sandra Bullock got a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Lucy\u00a0Moderatz, a token collector for the Chicago Transit Authority who spends her days dreaming about a man who rides the subway regularly \u2013 the problem is they&#8217;ve never spoken. When Lucy saves him from a group of muggers the man falls on the tracks and suffers a head injury, putting him into a coma. A stray line from Lucy as she&#8217;s leaving the hospital leads the man\u2019s family to believe she\u2019s his\u00a0fianc\u00e9e. It\u2019s a premise ripped straight from the likes of\u00a0<i>Bringing Up Baby<\/i>, and Sandra Bullock sells it. Her Lucy is a hopeless romantic alone in the world, and spending time with the new family gives her a sense of community while leading her to fall in love with the man\u2019s brother (played by Bill Pullman).\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>9. Clueless\u00a0(1995)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4354\" style=\"width: 862px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4354\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4354\" src=\"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clueless.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Rudd and Alicia Silverstone in 'Clueless'\" width=\"852\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clueless.jpg 852w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clueless-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clueless-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clueless-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Rudd and Alicia Silverstone in &#8216;Clueless&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The teens have taken over the romantic comedy and it\u2019s been successful ever since. In 1995 director Amy Heckerling adapted Jane Austen\u2019s\u00a0<i>Emma<\/i>\u00a0for a modern,\u00a0Noxema-using audience. Alicia Silverstone plays Cher, a seemingly vapid teenager attempting to play matchmaker for her teachers, an idea that ends up snowballing and affecting everyone she meets. It\u2019s been amazing watching the romantic comedy transition from the older adults of the \u201830s and \u201840s into teenage dramas, and Cher\u2019s plight is understandable. Her attempts to make everyone come from a good place (sometimes), but become out of control. A great L.A.-based story with a rocking soundtrack, I\u2019m still a bit confused about Cher and Josh (Paul Rudd) getting together &#8211; they\u2019re not blood, but they were raised together\u2026.and she\u2019s 16 &#8211; but I\u2019m all for a problematic\u00a0fave.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>10. My Best Friend\u2019s Wedding\u00a0(1997)<\/h2>\n<p><i>My Best Friend\u2019s Wedding<\/i>\u00a0is a rom-com where you\u2019re not actually sure who to root for. The film tells the story of Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) who\u2019s stunned to hear her best friend, Michael (Dermot Mulroney) is getting married since the two made a promise to marry each other. Days before the wedding, Julianne realizes she truly is in love with her bestie, causing her to go to great lengths to stop the wedding. Julia Roberts is at her best playing a character who vacillates between romantic and vindictive. But the scene stealers are Rupert Everett and Cameron Diaz who are pure throwbacks to classic screwball characters. Cameron Diaz doing karaoke is just as fun to hear as Everett\u2019s rendition of \u201cSay a Little Prayer for You.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>11. The Wedding Singer\u00a0(1998)<\/h2>\n<p>Everything old is new again as we\u2019re currently seeing, even the romantic comedy. This \u201880s throwback follows Adam Sandler\u2019s Robbie Hart, a wedding singer left at the altar by his\u00a0bride-to-be. The only one who stands by him is his co-worker, Julia (Drew Barrymore), sparking a romance between the two. We\u2019ve been reading about a lot of lovelorn women, so\u00a0<i>The Wedding Singer\u00a0<\/i>immediately distinguishes itself by having a man in love with love. And, boy, does that lead to a lot of shenanigans. Nearly every line in this movie is quotable (\u201cJulia\u00a0Gulia!\u201d) while all the while Sandler and Barrymore are creating a romantic duo on par with the likes of William Powell and Myrna Loy.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>12. 10 Things I Hate About You\u00a0(1999)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4353\" style=\"width: 980px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4353\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4353\" src=\"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-things-i-hate-about-you.png\" alt=\"Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger in '10 Things I Hate About You' \" width=\"970\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-things-i-hate-about-you.png 970w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-things-i-hate-about-you-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-things-i-hate-about-you-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-things-i-hate-about-you-500x281.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger in &#8217;10 Things I Hate About You&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Similar to\u00a0<i>Clueless<\/i>,\u00a0<i>10 Things I Hate About You<\/i>\u00a0is an adaptation of Shakespeare\u2019s <em>The Taming of the Shrew<\/em>, and let\u2019s just say this movie\u2019s depiction of women is a lot better than Bill\u2019s was. Julia Stiles plays Kat Stratford, a notoriously difficult high schooler whose younger sister, Bianca (Larisa\u00a0Oleynik) can\u2019t date until Kat does. A series of\u00a0events puts Kat in the sphere of bad boy Patrick (Heath Ledger) whose goal it is to get Kat to fall for him. Pretty much every teenage girl had an obsession with this movie in 1999. From Heath Ledger\u2019s devil-may-care persona to Kat\u2019s riot girl who doesn\u2019t care what people think, the tone nailed the pop vibe of the &#8217;90s. The script is incredibly witty and even works a few actual lines of Shakespeare in there. Not to mention it\u2019s a powerhouse cast that broader audiences knew little about in 1999. (Yes, many a person actually wondered, \u201cWho\u2019s this Joseph Gordon-Levitt fellow?\u201d)<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>13. But I\u2019m A Cheerleader\u00a0(1999)<\/h2>\n<p>There are several romantic comedies about LGBTQ relationships, and I felt I should include one here. Jamie Babbitt\u2019s\u00a0<i>But I&#8217;m a Cheerleader<\/i>\u00a0is criminally underseen and I\u2019m desperate to change that. The film follows a naive teen named Megan (Natasha\u00a0Lyonne) whose parents send her to a gay conversion camp. Megan is desperate to leave and\u00a0asserts that she\u2019s straight but can\u2019t hide her growing attraction to a fellow camper, Graham (Clea Duvall).\u00a0<i>But I\u2019m a Cheerleader<\/i>\u00a0takes the serious topic of gay conversion camps and lampoons it enough to make room for a sweet rom-com. Graham and Megan aren\u2019t just interested in each other, they\u2019re also interested in taking down the camp itself, led by Cathy Moriarty\u2019s Mary and RuPaul\u2019s Mike. One part dismantling the status quo and another part romantic comedy makes for a subversive good time.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>14. Crazy Rich Asians\u00a0(2018)<\/h2>\n<p>The film that took 2018 by storm is an essential viewing if you\u2019re blending your romance with drama. Constance Wu plays Rachel Chu, a professor traveling to Singapore with her boyfriend, Nick (Henry Golding). Rachel soon discovers Nick is wealthy, and as she acclimates to the world of Singapore high society she starts to clash with Nick\u2019s mother, Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh). It\u2019s weird watching this and not seeing comparisons to <em>Bringing Up Baby<\/em>. The opulence of Nick\u2019s family coming up against Rachel\u2019s average Jane, the emphasis on elegance and glamour, the bridging of humor and heart. Not to mention the movie actually retcons all the genre\u2019s tropes by placing it in the hands of an all-Asian cast and director, giving us a unique twist on an old formula that made the whole genre feel fresh and new.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking to keep the rom-com train going, <em>Isn&#8217;t It Romantic<\/em> is in theaters on February 13th! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/isnt-it-romantic\/250460\">You can get your tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>You Might Also Like<\/h2>\n<hr style=\"color: #000; width: 95%; margin-left: 0;\" \/>\n<!-- The Grid Plugin Version 2.7.4 --><div class=\"tg-error-msg\" data-grid-name=\"Home Featured\">No post was found with your current grid settings.&#xa;You should verify if you have posts inside the current selected post type(s) and if the meta key filter is not too much restrictive.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Valentine\u2019s Day upon us love is in the air&#8230;or the crushing belief that love will never come your way. It\u2019s a holiday steeped in as much self-loathing as celebration but that\u2019s why we love the movies, right? Because they give us the fantasy that helps us keep believing in love and romance. 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