Romantic comedies, or rom-coms, have been following a very, very formulaic approach to plot nowadays: lonely people with unlucky dating lives meet the partners of their dreams, do quirky things together, and ultimately end up together while cheesy pop music plays in the background. Kiss, and roll credits. That’s it, right? I mean, following this approach is practically how any movie studio can succeed!
If you or a loved one have been bored, offended, or even fooled by this formula, look no further than Hernán Jiménez’s new film Love Hard, which has recently come to Netflix. It…somehow doesn’t do all of this.
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