Rosaline . . . understands what makes a good adaptation: a sense of humor at least on par with if not exceeding the original, lighthearted lines with serious delivery, crackling romantic chemistry. And in the case of Rosaline, an unmissable lead in Kaitlyn Dever as a lovelorn medieval schemer left on read.
Rosaline
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United States · 2022
1h 35m
Director Karen Maine
Starring Kaitlyn Dever, Kyle Allen, Isabela Merced, Minnie Driver
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
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A comedic twist on Romeo & Juliet, told from the perspective of Juliet’s cousin Rosaline, who Romeo was interested in before he met Juliet. Heartbroken when Romeo begins to pursue Juliet, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy.
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The romantic comedy is painfully self-aware but rarely clever, instead falling back on rom-com tropes that were creaky back in the modern Shakespeare adaptation heyday of the '90s.
Played by Kaitlyn Dever, this Rosaline is very mad indeed (why shouldn’t she be?), but the always-winning actress helps guide a prickly footnote into delightful territory. One part coming-of-age tale, one part literary reconsideration, and all totally fun, Rosaline proves there’s still plenty to mine from the classic canon, with lively twists.
You’d think with the director of “Yes, God, Yes” (Karen Maine) behind the camera, this comedy would take flight. Too much of what’s here stops just short of paying off with a big laugh. Blame the script or the tentative players (aside from Deaver, none of the younger cast members knows how to stick a punchline), but for all its intended charm and hilarity, Rosaline always settles for “ish.”
There’s something fresh about the story’s unwillingness to pit a woman’s romantic quests against her career goals.
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