Just like there are movies that we expect to be good but end up disappointing us, there also are movies we expect to be bad but we end up enjoying. Today we are focusing on the latter for Wandering Through the Shelves' Thursday Movie Picks, and I'm doing some sort of theme within theme.
Isn't It Romantic (2019)
The story follows Natalie (Rebel Wilson), a young woman who hates romantic comedies. One night, she is mugged on the subway, hits her head and when wakes up the next morning only to find herself stuck in a clichéd romantic comedy. I didn't know anything about the plot prior to watching this and I was expecting another clichéd and predictable romantic comedy, but I ended up really enjoying the twist it puts on the genre, how it makes fun of clichés, and Rebel Wilson is fantastic.
Paddleton (2019)
It follows Andy (Ray Romano) and his neighbour and friend Michael (Mark Duplass). When Michael learns he has terminal cancer, he asks Andy to help him die. I was expecting another terrible Netflix original and I skipped it. Then I reconsidered my decision and gave it a chance, and I'm glad I did because it was such a beautiful and touching story of a friendship.
Triple Frontier (2019)
It follows five Special Forces friends as they reunite in South America to rob a drug lord. I watched this entirely for the (hot) cast. I had no idea what the movie was about and yet I was expecting to hate it. Probably because Ben Affleck is in it. Anyways, it turned out to be such an entertaining and enjoyable heist movie.
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