Friend Zone (2019)

You got all the elements of a romcom, good-looking main leads, the ever-endearing chase, not too heavy conflicts and a good ending to appease the public.

Quite frankly the aesthetics of the setting were top notch but the writing of the characters was a bit shallow for me. And they didn't take advantage of how good the cast (not saying didn't have chemistry, coz they sure did!). I just wished they could've polished the storyline where you could really root for a specific character.

The time-skips were a little confusing at first but given the ending, the nonlinear narrative seems logical.
I love the comedic parts of this film that actually makes the waiting for the climax a bit bearable.

If you want hard-hitting actions, tear-jerky romances this isn't a movie for you. But I will definitely put this high on my go-to list of movies when I just want a feel-good movie on a lonely Friday night in bed.

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I personally feel like this movie has a good main concept and take home value - which is believing that your effort will not go to waste and that no matter how bad your experience is with love, there is surely someone out there for you. However, it is not well executed. The movie itself is too long; it could actually be done within 1 hour at max. After watching it for 1 hour, I was left wondering "Okay.. so when will the story progress?" and "When will this end?" The movie spent more than 1 hour circling around the plot "I will always be there for you as friend, but I actually love you." I would prefer it better if this plot is accompanied by the slow progress on how Gink realizes her feeling for Palm after each caring act Palm did for her.

Nevertheless, I love the acting from both main casts. They showed a really good chemistry, I could feel their happiness and sadness really clearly. They also have a consistent character, Palm being the caring and always-there kind of friend and Gink being the sensitive and act-first-think-later kind of girl. I also would like to give a big applause for the ending, it is good to know that Palm is not chosen because Ted betrayed Gink, but because Gink realized that she is happy with Palm.

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