Manual for Love Stories
by Ealasaid Haas • February 19, 2005 • Cinequest 15, Comedy
Romantic comedies follow a definite formula, and it’s a real trip to see a film that not only acknowledges this but works within it to create a truly bizarre send-up of all those cliches. The narrator steps us through the process, from meeting the heroine to the uncovering of the horrible villains and the heroic couple’s Happily Ever After ending. Although the characters occasional rebel, the narrator brings them to heel and the result is a hilariously meta romantic comedy.
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