Challenges the romcom definition

Rating: 8/10 (12 January 2020)

The genre is normally pretty straightforward. Boy meets girl, there is a mutual attraction but also obstacles (such of backgrounds or other people) and the obstacles get resolved for a nice happy ending. The movie tears up this rulebook and also the general movie rulebook by having a non-linear time structure. It could be described as a romantic comedy for people who don't do romantic comedies.
This could also be called an "anti-romantic comedy." I wouldn't quite call it a black comedy but it's closer to being one than your average rom-com. Essentially the movie charts the ups and downs of a relationship but the timeline jumps all over the place. I seldom remember too many finer details of movies but the ending of this film that I saw 10 years ago in the cinema sticks in my mind.