The Perfect Date

This is my second favorite 2nd favorite Netflix original movie, one of my top 5 favorite romcoms, one of my favorite movies of 2019, and one of my favorite movies of all time. Laura Marano and Noah Centineo gave stupendous performances. Camila Mendes, Odiseas Georgiadis, Matt Walsh, and Maureen Brennan also gave great performances. The story was fantastic and it was very cool concept the whole stand-in app story. The writing and screenplay were terrific and really funny. A+ for this movie.

Brooks Rattigan wants it all. The perfect girlfriend, a sweet ride, and to go to Yale. The problem? He's broke. Luckily, there's an app for that. One that lets women go on fake dates with him where they get to customize his personality to their liking. Unexpectedly charming and hilarious antics ensue. It doesn't deviate from standard teen rom-com mold much. Brooks neglects his friends, screws things up with a girl he's actually compatible with, and ultimately learns his lesson ending everything on a happy, sentimental note. The morals of finding out who you are, not becoming someone you aren't, and money not being anything are still relevant to teens today despite not being anything new. It's light, fluffy entertainment and that's not always a bad thing despite what you might here from people with their heads too far up their pretentious rectums. Noah Centineo is really the main reason all of this works. The dude is just so incredibly charismatic. Managing to come off as your average, everyday relatable guy while still looking like he's been chiseled from marble. The supporting cast is all pretty great too. All very attractive and good in their roles. The absolutely adorable Odiseas Georgiadis being the standout for his non-stereotypical portrayal **** person. The dialog they're all given can be kind of unnatural. I've never met a single teenager with even half the verbal wit these kids have, although they've all been twice as snarky. It breaks the illusion a bit by revealing just how much the movie is trying to show us a picture perfect version of life, but whatever. I still laughed a bunch and despite all of the clichés think it's actually pretty exceptional at making these well-worn tropes feel fun again.