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Review: “Always Be My Maybe”
Mar. 9th, 2023 06:35 pm“Always Be My Maybe” starts—not slow, but Fine. As it goes, it coalesces into a stronger and stronger film. It ends up being an excellent romcom, which gives time to a broader network of friendly and familial interactions. As a result of reconnecting with the female lead the male love interest reevaluates where he is in his life now and what he wants, even as he has to re-examine his past in light of the knowledge that his childhood best friend was always in love with him.
He simultaneously asks the female protagonist to rethink their shared childhood herself, suggesting that in her bitterness she remembers everything bad that ever happened to her, but few of the many positive aspects of their home and life in California. This opens the door for the protagonist to realise that her parents aren’t simply starfuckers who are only nice to her now that she’s successful and famous. They were absent when she was young, always busy because they were financially insecure. Having finally retired, they’re now ham-fistedly attempting to make up for past neglect and to give their family due time. They’re imperfect people, but they’re making a genuine effort to grow and do better by their daughter.
The Keanu Reeves sequences are screamingly funny, and also move the plot along. This complete asshole somehows nail the male lead’s central problem, which unfolds during the remainder of the film: he actually is unsure of his position in life, and angry and afraid because of it. "Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point”.
Katy enjoyed that it wasn’t exactly a ‘get together’ narrative, but instead concerned with the sustainability of this couple’s evolving relationship. She also found the female lead’s opening a restaurant using the male lead’s mom’s recipes (which she learned as his best friend growing up, because this woman taught her to cook) genuinely touching.
He simultaneously asks the female protagonist to rethink their shared childhood herself, suggesting that in her bitterness she remembers everything bad that ever happened to her, but few of the many positive aspects of their home and life in California. This opens the door for the protagonist to realise that her parents aren’t simply starfuckers who are only nice to her now that she’s successful and famous. They were absent when she was young, always busy because they were financially insecure. Having finally retired, they’re now ham-fistedly attempting to make up for past neglect and to give their family due time. They’re imperfect people, but they’re making a genuine effort to grow and do better by their daughter.
The Keanu Reeves sequences are screamingly funny, and also move the plot along. This complete asshole somehows nail the male lead’s central problem, which unfolds during the remainder of the film: he actually is unsure of his position in life, and angry and afraid because of it. "Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point”.
Katy enjoyed that it wasn’t exactly a ‘get together’ narrative, but instead concerned with the sustainability of this couple’s evolving relationship. She also found the female lead’s opening a restaurant using the male lead’s mom’s recipes (which she learned as his best friend growing up, because this woman taught her to cook) genuinely touching.
