YourPlaceorMine — starring Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher — is a modern digital romance that is more like a missed connection. Our review:
If Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers movies are the standards for our romantic comedy joys, the last few years have proven that genre writers need to desperately step up their game. As studios try their hardest to revive the rom-com and return it to a more nuanced, natural atmosphere, it’s no secret these movies are hanging on for dear life.
Fast-forward to 20 years later and the pair are just best friends, staying connected through digital technology with FaceTime and “good morning” texts. Debbie is a single mom to 13-year-old Jack , whom she shares with a never seen on-screen, ex-husband named Jimmy. Meanwhile, Peter is just bad at relationships while keeping busy in his brand consultant job.
This could be blamed either on the direction or the sheer fact that the split-screen techniques utilized were ineffective tools for creating a more inclusive dynamic for Peter and Debbie, further creating relationship challenges for the actors. Adding to the upset, the characters just don’t feel fleshed out enough and at times, lacking any reason why the audience should care about them.
Even young Wesley Kimmel, the nephew of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, playing the hockey-loving yet “allergic to everything” son of Debbie, does a stellar job of being a kid who wants a bit of normalcy in his life. Topped off with Jesse Williams playing the dreamy love interest of Debbie, the Grey’s Anatomy alum plays the dream boat role down to a tee and brings a ton of sparks to his dynamic with Witherspoon for a blossoming relationship that looks legit.
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