Romantic Comedies Aren't Dead Yet, However "They Came Together" Sure Tries To Kill It With One Movie

They Came Together (2014)

Rated R

Starring Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd

Directed by David Wain

The Story:

Joel (Rudd) and Molly (Poehler) recount their relationship over dinner.  They claim it's very much like a bad romantic comedy.

They aren't exaggerating.

They Came Together is supposed to be a send-up/homage of romantic comedy tropes and stereotypes.

You know when people set out to make a bad movie intentionally...

You wind up with a film like this one.

It's a literal train wreck, and you keep watching to see if it will get better...or worse.

Or if it is getting worse by getting better, or vice versa.

When the "tell me about it gag" goes on for at least a minute (feels like 5) you realize that they really don't care if it works or not, they're simply going to throw everything at the wall and see what sticks.

More doesn't stick. Heck, much of it doesn't even hit the wall.

It sort of flies out the window instead.

You find yourself laughing at how dumb the dialogue or situation is.

Or how dumb you are for watching the movie in the first place.

:)

The only reason you really stick around is the charm of both Poehler and Rudd.

However, this film uses up much of any leeway either had with their next project, so they better come back strong.

Luckily, Rudd has Ant-Man on the horizon.

Final Grade: C- and I'm being very generous.

Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I made it through this once. That was enough.