A meeting, many problems and a happy ending all dripping with love: romantic comedies populate the seventh art and SVOD platforms, to our delight. On Netflix, 3 duets melt our soft little hearts in Two Me, The Diary of Bridget Jones And What blows the romance.
Love stories end badly, in general. But cinema has often shown us that with a bit of hope and a lot of madness, kindred spirits can finally find each other and love each other forever. So if you are one of those secret adorers of overly sweet marshmallow-flavoured romances, SVOD platforms generally stand out as an ideal refuge to dive into an ocean of sweetness.
On Netflix, you have the choice between the parallel destinies of two methe iconic love triangle of Bridget Jones Diary or the Christmas spirit broadcast by What blows the romance.
two me on Netflix, the romantic comedy that is not one
Rémy and Mélanie are almost neighbours. Every day, they take the same routes, go to the same neighborhood grocery store and meet regularly at the bend of a Parisian street. These two thirty-somethings share many things in common: they start therapy at the same time, love cats and ask themselves a thousand questions about their past. Yet fate has not yet brought them together. So, in the meantime, they will have to find each other, before they can meet for good.
two me succeeds in the feat of offering a romantic comedy in which the two lovebirds almost never share the poster. Everything about this film by Cédric Klapisch (The Spanish Inn, In Body) is precisely to show us how much they would be made for each other, if only they allowed themselves to be happy. Deeply intimate and fair when he tackles the themes of loneliness, depression and the difficulty of being in a relationship, two me seduced above all by the discreet charm of its two main actors: François Civil (The Song of the Wolf, Ten Percent) and Ana Girardot (The Flame, The Torch). Yet mainly separated, the duo manages to make sparks as their alchemy is palpable, from a distance. A poetic ode to love and happiness, which changes the usual romantic comedies.
- Watch if you liked: In Body ; Greek salad ; it will be you ; In therapy ; 20 years apart ; A little, a lot, blindly
- Must see if you are looking for: drama ; romantic comedy ; intimate; original ; psychology; mental health and depression; poetry ; humor ; gold casting; to get better ; dating apps; love story ; 30-somethings; loneliness; feed your little weakness for François Civil (and for the cat Nuggets)
Bridget Jones Diary on Netflix, the ultimate love triangle
When we talk about love in the cinema, Bridget Jones is generally placed at the top of the ranking, among the most iconic romances of the 2000s. Adapted from the bestseller by author Helen Fielding, this trilogy has many points in common with Pride and Prejudice served us on a silver platter a tasty love triangle between Renée Zellweger (What/If), Hugh Grant (Love Actually) and Colin Firth (Mamma Mia! And… Pride and Prejudice BBC version).
In this romantic comedy, Bridget Jones decides to take control of her life, at the dawn of her 32nd year. While everyone around her is overwhelming her with questions about her love life and her plans, she begins a diary with the firm intention of quitting smoking, losing weight and above all finding the man of her life. With its clumsy, flawed and sometimes downright annoying heroine, Bridget Jones Diary has made the stories of soul mates and dripping marshmallows much more accessible to our ordinary little lives. We never get tired of this classic of the genre, predictable as it should be, which always comforts our soft little hearts with songs by Celine Dion. Note that the complete trilogy, with The age of Reason And Bridget Jones Babyis available on Netflix, so you have no excuse to turn down a binge-watching.
- Watch if you liked: Pride and Prejudice ; Love Actually ; When Harry Met Sally ; The Holiday ; Girls ; Face-to-face
- Must see if you are looking for: romantic comedy ; Cult movie ; so british ; humor ; parody; unplug his brain; gold casting; love ; cocooning; sugar ; love triangle ; happy ending ; for all ; jokes; feel good ; remember how a bit grossophobic Bridget Jones is; sing All by myself loudly from the introduction
What blows the romance on Netflix Gay Christmas Cuteness
Yes, we grant you, watching a Christmas movie in the middle of the summer season may seem incongruous. But after all, do we really have to wait until December and January to wrap ourselves in adorable stories? The answer is clearly no, as you will understand when you discover What blows the romance. In this Netflix original movie, Peter and Nick have been best friends for almost ten years. But as the Christmas holidays approach, Peter is already tired of having to endure the annual remarks from his relatives about his singleness. He then decides to take Nick with him to spend the holidays with his family, spreading a big lie: they are a couple. And true love could of course knock on their door…
From beginning to end, everything is predictable in What blows the romance. But that’s almost all we ask of this cozy romantic comedy, which stars Philemon Chambers and especially the flamboyant Michael Urie (Shrinking, Ugly Betty) in the lead roles. At their side, Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus) takes the opportunity to consolidate his status as a gay icon that we love to hate. A little nugget full of cuteness, to taste while waiting for Christmas on a firm footing (yes, already).
- Watch if you liked: Love Actually ; Heartstopping ; Love, Simon; Fire Island; Last Christmas; Dash & Lily
- Must see if you are looking for: mellow romance; comedy comforter; without the fuss ; gay love story; early Christmas parties; for all ; jokes; to get better ; best friends (or not); queer; family relationships; a good excuse to bring out your Christmas decorations 6 months in advance
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