For as much as I’ve railed against certain conventions of
the genre, I can’t say I have any real issue with romance films as a whole. The
genre exists for the same reason any other does, in that it’s a type of story
that people want to see, and when done right, it can make for some truly
powerful cinema. Whether today’s film fits that mould, I’ll get into in due
time, but suffice to say, we’re in for a treat this time around.
