Love Again [DVD]

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What if a random text message led to the love of your life? In this romantic comedy, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, Mira Ray sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number... not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns' new work phone. A journalist, Rob is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts. When he's assigned to write a profile of megastar Celine Dion (playing herself in her first film role), he enlists her help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person... and win her heart. Love Again is a 2023 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by James C. Strouse. It is an English-language remake of the 2016 German film SMS für Dich, itself based on a novel by Sofie Cramer. [6] The film stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan, and Celine Dion, in her first feature film, portraying a fictionalized version of herself. Yes, most of the laugh lines in Love Again are stale enough that even just hearing them kind of hurts your teeth, but for all of its blatant ridiculousness, this movie seldom tries to be funny." Culture Mix James C. Strouse’s writing is pretty much the weakest link in ‘Love Again’. The premise is predictable, and the entire plot can be figured out right from the trailer itself. There isn’t any amount of ambiguity or suspense left for the viewer to find out during the climax. It happens with almost all romcoms, but still, there are few that manage to give the viewer something unique to help them remember the film. Sadly, there wasn’t anything like that in ‘Love Again’s writing which will make it memorable for ages. You might just binge it for a bit of feel-good factor a few times whenever you’re feeling low. Priyanka Chopra's Love Again flops at US box office, scores 19% on Rotten Tomatoes". The Indian Express. May 9, 2023 . Retrieved May 12, 2023.

Rob eventually finds Mira somewhere between the Met and Central Park. Once he agrees to several promises, they seal the deal with a kiss. N'Duka, Amanda (October 27, 2020). "Sam Heughan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Music Icon Celine Dion To Star In Romantic Drama For Screen Gems". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020 . Retrieved November 19, 2020. PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS, SAM HEUGHAN, AND CELINE DION TAKE YOU ON A HEARTWARMING JOURNEY OF SECOND CHANCES AND ENDLESS ROMANCE The painfully unfunny, boring and very outdated Love Again is a fake-looking romantic comedy/drama that also wants to be a Céline Dion commercial." Blu-ray.com

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a b Wiseman, Andreas (November 19, 2020). " 'Text For You': Russell Tovey, Omid Djalili, Arinze Kene & Celia Imrie Among Cast To Join Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan & Celine Dion". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020 . Retrieved November 19, 2020.

The film was released digitally on May 23, with a Blu-ray and DVD release to follow on July 18. [19] It premiered on Netflix in the United States on September 2. [20] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ] In lieu of writing the profile on Céline, Rob instead writes how she and her music inspired him to pursue love, which he found with Mira. He swears that she has transformed him and begs she give him a second chance, proposing they meet where he first began to hear the music again. Rob's boss publicly chews him out for going against his assignment, but quietly praises him, promising him a podcast. Yes. It’s based on Sofie Cramer’s 2009 novel, Text for You, which was made into the German movie SMS für Dich in 2016. Where does Love Again take place? Andrew Dunn’s cinematography is another high point for ‘Love Again’. The way the beautiful locales of New York have been captured make it worth the watch. It manages to build that corny Christmas movie sort of a feel where you know everything will be all right. The snowfall in the climax is just sheer perfection. To add to this, the usage of the various bokeh filters to make the scenes look even brighter was a masterstroke.Deciphering a text, Rob deduces the texter will be going to a specific opera at The Met, so decides to stay for all performances until he finds her. He finally finds her and introduces himself, both discovering her name is Mira Ray and exchanging personal mobile numbers. Meeting for cheeseburgers another day, they continually find ways they are compatible, and are up all night talking. The next night they make dinner together at her place, Mira falls asleep and Rob takes to the sofa. She freaks out when she finds him and Suzy getting on very well. Well, it wasn't as awful as I had imagined it would be. Foremost, poor Sam Heughan just can't catch a a good script, a good opportunity...a good director? I dunno. Maybe this Scottish hunk will always be Jamie from Outlander. He's very good in outlander, strong and confident in his performances, but in other works he continually fails to engage the role. Or maybe he's just not enough box office material to get offered an opportunity to show his acting chops beyond the kilted hero. He's not connecting on screen, despite his chiseled good looks. It's a disappointment for one who's watched his career over the years. You’ve Got Mail (1998) - It’s safe to say that every single modern romantic comedy about mistaken identities has to be measured against You’ve Got Mail. Based on the classic romantic comedy of the 1930s, The Shop Around the Corner starring Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, rom-com guru Nora Ephron updates this tale with commentaries on the internet and big business. The film follows Kathleen Kelly, the owner of an independent children’s bookstore in New York City who is trying to fend off the inevitable: being put out of business by the giant bookstore chain Fox Books, led in part by Joe Fox. However, they spark up an anonymous online relationship and when Joe finds out who he has been talking to, he has to decide whether to tell and possibly lose her or never consummate their love. With rom-com legends like Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks at the helm, You’ve Got Mail becomes a classic.

Two things break Rob’s iciness: heartrending text messages from a mysterious person he soon deduces to be the gorgeous Mira, and an assignment to profile Céline Dion as she embarks on her first tour since the death of her husband/manager Réné Angélil from cancer. The former is a a decently realistic and moving premise (I would probably do something similar) given a never un-creepy twist. (Although, to be fair, comparing Rob’s love for a stranger in a one-sided text relationship to falling for her much-older manager on the eve of the Eurovision Song Contest, as Céline does in a scene that left my mouth open, is gonzo logic befitting of the singer.) The latter is a great set-up, both for slipping in actual Céline songs, music videos and iconography and for witnessing Dion hand-act as a subject who turns every interview into a therapy session. Heartwarming, tender and witty. If you enjoy '90s romcoms like You've Got Mail and While You Were Sleeping, you'll probably enjoy Love Again, too."

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But for those looking for some true rom-com escapism, Love Again might just be the one – but only if you're already the type to belt out 'My Heart Will Go On' in the shower. Cramer, Sofie (February 15, 2010). SMS für dich (in German). Rowohlt. ISBN 978-3-644-41291-0 . Retrieved May 6, 2023. Cramer, Sofie (February 8, 2022). Text for You. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-313690-3 . Retrieved May 6, 2023. vfx head of production: US (as Christine McDermott) / visual effects head of production (as Christine McDermott) In April 2019, it was announced James C. Strouse would direct the film, tentatively titled Text for You, which would be an English-language remake of the German film SMS für Dich, with Screen Gems set to produce. [7] In October 2020, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan and Celine Dion joined the cast of the film. [8] In November 2020, Russell Tovey, Steve Oram, Omid Djalili, Sofia Barclay, Lydia West, Arinzé Kene and Celia Imrie joined the cast. [9]