Though not her best romantic comedy, there is still much to love about Meg Ryan's latest.
The Big Picture These days, great romantic comedies are few and far between. Unless it's one of the few that we get going straight to streaming or the occasional awards-fare outing, we barely ever get any theatrically released movies in this subgenre anymore. So, what better than to have Meg Ryan, the queen of romantic comedies, come back from her eight-year hiatus and fill every major creative role to bring these movies back? Well, that's exactly what she did with What Happens Later.
'What Happens Later' Works Because of the Chemistry Between Its Leads There's nothing that can derail a romantic comedy more than casting two leads that just don't work together. Having to sit through 90 minutes to two hours with a pair of actors that can't sync up no matter what is about as huge of a miss as one of these movies can make. Just look at Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz in the forgotten What Happens in Vegas, or even Meg Ryan and William H. Macy in The Deal.
Meg Ryan and David Duchovny Brought their A-Game to 'What Happens Later' It's likely that you'll walk away from What Happens Later a bit surprised. You'd expect to come to this movie to watch Meg Ryan cook, while David Duchovny is just filling the role of her love interest. In reality, both are whipping it up and having a great time, but she might be just a little too much.
'What Happens Later' Isn't Entirely Predictable The story of What Happens Later might feel by the numbers as it moves along, but it actually ends up subverting your expectations a little bit. These movies work because you typically know where the couple will end up, we just want to see how they get there. The same goes for this film. By and large, we're just here to watch exactly how Willa and Bill comfort each other and help one another work out their problems.
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