A starry night. Olive in a sparkly red dress that fits her like a glove. Adam, dressed head-to-toe in black, walks her home after a disastrous night out… or was it really that disastrous?
After all, this is the same night Olive realizes Adam has been her secret cheerleader all along. Two years back in the lab bathroom, the one that wrote their story. Back then, he calmed her down before the most important interview of her life. Now, fast forward to tonight, he was doing it again, walking with her, steadying her after a disaster of an evening, mind you, while they were fake dating. And if you ask us, that’s exactly the moment Olive falls for him, or why else would she open up about something as personal as her research, the very core of who she is?
Sure, you can be mad at the movie for not being true to the book. But separate it from the book, and there is no denying that ever since the movie dropped, it has rom-com lovers in a chokehold. And if you’re one of them, here are 5 movies you need to binge-watch this weekend.
5. The Hating Game (2021)
As cliché as it may sound, we all love the enemies-to-lovers trope, and The Hating Game hits the mark. Under Peter Hutchings ‘ direction, the movie is an adaptation of Sally Thorne’s bestselling novel with the same name. The film follows executive assistants Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman, two colleagues engaged in an intense workplace rivalry. A series of quarrels eventually leads them to fall for each other.
4. The Proposal (2009)
Anne Fletcher’s film centers on a fake engagement. Facing deportation to Canada, editor Margaret Tate announces that she is engaged to her assistant, Andrew Paxton. He agrees on a few conditions, including an interesting family visit to Alaska, and that is where love blossoms.
3. Set It Up (2018)
Claire Scanlon’s film is set in New York City, where two overworked corporate assistants, Harper and Charlie, decide to team up to bring their demanding bosses together. But as their plan progresses, they are the ones who fall in love. The movie captures not only slow-burn chemistry but also modern workplace stress.
2. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
Directed by Donald Petrie, the film follows Magazine columnist Andie Anderson, who is trying to write an article on how to get rid of a man in 10 days. Meanwhile, executive Ben Berry believes he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Meanwhile, when they meet, their plans backfire. Or let’s say there’s a spark.
1. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
The all-time favourite, Gil Junger’s film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’. The movie follows high school teenagers Kat and Patrick. Cameron James wants to date Bianca Stratford, but her father forbids it until her antisocial older sister, Kat, finds a date. Hence, Cameron hires bad-boy Patrick Verona to woo Kat, and what follows is a perfect case of opposites attract.
Which movie are you most excited to watch? Let us know in the comments!
