The Romantics (film)

The Romantics is a 2010 romantic comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Galt Niederhoffer, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film.[2]

The Romantics
Directed byGalt Niederhoffer
Produced byMichael Benaroya
Daniel Hendler
Daniela Taplin Lundberg
Galt Niederhoffer
Ron Stein
Jennifer Todd
Suzanne Todd
Written byGalt Niederhoffer
Starring
Music byJonathan Sadoff
Distributed byFalcon Films
Paramount Famous Productions
Release date
  • January 24, 2010 (2010-01-24) (Sundance)
  • September 10, 2010 (2010-09-10) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,500,000
Box office$123,820[1]

Plot

A group of seven college friends, who called themselves The Romantics (because of a shared interest in the Romantic Era), reunite after six years when two of them, Lila and Tom, are planning to marry. Before he got involved with Lila, Tom was in a serious relationship with Laura (the two relationships overlapped). Laura is a bridesmaid at the wedding, and having a hard time disguising her emotional upset and disappointment over how things worked out.

While the other friends joke, amiably bicker, and erotically cavort, Lila and Tom deal with their uncertainties over the impending nuptials, while Laura, much more restrained and buttoned down than the others, tries to talk Tom out of going through with it. The night before the wedding, they have an intense conversation, where he tells her that their romance was emotionally exhausting for him, too many highs and lows. She believes he's betraying his ideals, but it's not clear he ever had any. Later, they have sex.

The next morning, Laura tells Lila what happened, claiming that she wants to save her friend from a bad marriage. Lila understandably insists Laura did what she did out of jealousy, and is simply trying to break her and Tom up. She still has every intention of going through with the wedding, in spite of her own doubts.

During the exchange of vows at the outdoor service, held by the ocean, Tom enters into a rambling improvised monologue about how he has nothing to say. Then a thunderstorm hits, and everyone runs back to the house laughing, except for him and Laura, who smile at each other over the humor of the situation. It is unclear whether or not the wedding will proceed.

Cast

Production

Liv Tyler was originally cast as Laura, but was replaced by Katie Holmes, who also served as the film's executive producer.[4]

Filming took place from November to December 2009 in Southold, New York, and Los Angeles, California.

It had its world premiere during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It was released in selected theaters September 10, 2010.[5]

Reception

Critical response

The film was critically panned. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 14% based on reviews from 35 critics, with an average of 4.23/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "The Romantics is visually accomplished, but director Galt Niederhoffer's adaptation of her own novel never finds the passion on the page or offers audiences a reason to invest in these limp love affairs."[6]

References
  1. "The Romantics". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  2. The Romantics Film page
  3. Jill Goldsmith (September 23, 2009). "ICM's Bartlett boosts young talent". Variety.
  4. Tatiana Siegel (November 1, 2009). "'Romantics' hot for Katie Holmes". Variety.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-08-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "The Romantics". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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