The perfect nuclear family image from the '50s drilled into everyone's conscience fuels the same kind of tripe we see in romantic comedies. Speaking of haughty trash, couples looking for a good date movie might want to check out The Wedding Planner. This movie, starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey, explores the idea that certain people are destined for each other, and cosmic energy will always push them together. Regardless, one cannot look past the timing of this romantic comedy, and notice that Valentine's Day is slowly approaching. In case you're curious, I'll probably spend Valentine's Day as far away from any romantic comedy as I can, possibly holed up in my apartment watching war movies cursing my solitary existence.
Romantic comedies are always the same.
Some writer jacks the plot line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, removes the death at the end and passes it off as a fresh romantic comedy. These writers stick a man and a woman together who are sappily perfect for each other. The characters have some force separating the two of them, maybe they're from different backgrounds, or maybe they live too far apart, or maybe they have never even met each other. In the case of The Wedding Planner, Lopez meets McConaughey's character when he saves her from impending doom. Later, Lopez realizes the man she's fallen for is the groom of a wedding she's planning, supposedly breaking one of the cardinal rules of the profession.