Love Again [DVD]

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Grobar, Matt (April 12, 2023). " 'Love Again': Screen Gems Pushes Up Date For Rom-Com Starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan & Celine Dion". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 12, 2023. a b Fekadu, Mesfin (April 13, 2023). "Celine Dion Releases New Song "Love Again" Months After Announcing Rare Neurological Diagnosis". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 13, 2023. Two things break Rob’s iciness: heartrending text messages from a mysterious person he soon deduces to be the gorgeous Mira, and an assignment to profile Céline Dion as she embarks on her first tour since the death of her husband/manager Réné Angélil from cancer. The former is a a decently realistic and moving premise (I would probably do something similar) given a never un-creepy twist. (Although, to be fair, comparing Rob’s love for a stranger in a one-sided text relationship to falling for her much-older manager on the eve of the Eurovision Song Contest, as Céline does in a scene that left my mouth open, is gonzo logic befitting of the singer.) The latter is a great set-up, both for slipping in actual Céline songs, music videos and iconography and for witnessing Dion hand-act as a subject who turns every interview into a therapy session.

You’ve Got Mail (1998) - It’s safe to say that every single modern romantic comedy about mistaken identities has to be measured against You’ve Got Mail. Based on the classic romantic comedy of the 1930s, The Shop Around the Corner starring Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, rom-com guru Nora Ephron updates this tale with commentaries on the internet and big business. The film follows Kathleen Kelly, the owner of an independent children’s bookstore in New York City who is trying to fend off the inevitable: being put out of business by the giant bookstore chain Fox Books, led in part by Joe Fox. However, they spark up an anonymous online relationship and when Joe finds out who he has been talking to, he has to decide whether to tell and possibly lose her or never consummate their love. With rom-com legends like Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks at the helm, You’ve Got Mail becomes a classic. a b Remley, Hilary (November 2, 2022). "Sam Heughan & Priyanka Chopra Jonas Rom-Com Love Again Sets New Release Date". Collider. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022 . Retrieved November 3, 2022. The painfully unfunny, boring and very outdated Love Again is a fake-looking romantic comedy/drama that also wants to be a Céline Dion commercial." Blu-ray.com Well, it wasn't as awful as I had imagined it would be. Foremost, poor Sam Heughan just can't catch a a good script, a good opportunity...a good director? I dunno. Maybe this Scottish hunk will always be Jamie from Outlander. He's very good in outlander, strong and confident in his performances, but in other works he continually fails to engage the role. Or maybe he's just not enough box office material to get offered an opportunity to show his acting chops beyond the kilted hero. He's not connecting on screen, despite his chiseled good looks. It's a disappointment for one who's watched his career over the years.Heartwarming, tender and witty. If you enjoy '90s romcoms like You've Got Mail and While You Were Sleeping, you'll probably enjoy Love Again, too." Love Again". Writers Guild of America West. September 28, 2021. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021 . Retrieved November 15, 2021.

Rob Burns is miserable, recovering from being dumped a week before his wedding. He unhappily follows his ex Elizabath on social media. Called in to work, Rob is assigned to write a piece on Céline Dion and warned if he again doesn't write about her with heart he might be out of a job. James C. Strouse’s writing is pretty much the weakest link in ‘Love Again’. The premise is predictable, and the entire plot can be figured out right from the trailer itself. There isn’t any amount of ambiguity or suspense left for the viewer to find out during the climax. It happens with almost all romcoms, but still, there are few that manage to give the viewer something unique to help them remember the film. Sadly, there wasn’t anything like that in ‘Love Again’s writing which will make it memorable for ages. You might just binge it for a bit of feel-good factor a few times whenever you’re feeling low. Rating: PG 13: Some sexual material and some strong language. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS, SAM HEUGHAN, AND CELINE DION TAKE YOU ON A HEARTWARMING JOURNEY OF SECOND CHANCES AND ENDLESS ROMANCEThe first time Celine Dion shows up as herself in the mostly predictable romcom Love Again, she’s handing down icy answers to a room full of reporters asking inane questions about her upcoming concert tour. But our leading man, Rob ( Sam Heughan), music critic for the fictional New York Chronicle, is distracted by some unusual messages he’s been receiving from a mystery texter. Dion chides him for having his phone on and inquires as to whether he’s going to ask her something. Rob fumbles, then pressures the singer to explain some of her esoteric lyrics about love. As it should, Love Again does conjure some genuine emotion – it’s hard not to feel something watching Mira read through old texts with John to Dion’s music. And it offers some treats for fans of the singer: a shot of Céline shedding a single tear while looking moved, a moment of Céline sing-talking, a chance for her to deliver the line “OK, Mr Underwear” and have it make sense in context. I appreciate Love Again for this far more than I appreciate its merits as a romcom, which it meets in fits and starts consistently hampered by the presence of cheap-looking text on screen (at this point, I would rather read a phone over someone’s shoulder). Yes, most of the laugh lines in Love Again are stale enough that even just hearing them kind of hurts your teeth, but for all of its blatant ridiculousness, this movie seldom tries to be funny." Culture Mix Jesse Gordon’s editing is crisp. He manages to not let the film drag too much as such romcoms usually tend to go overboard with the feel-good factor. Thankfully in an hour and 44 minutes, this is just about perfect. Not to forget the presentation is really smooth and there is hardly any feel of a jump cut ever. ‘Love Again’: Can Kids Watch It? Wiseman, Andreas (April 29, 2019). " 'Text For You': Screen Gems Sets Jim Strouse To Direct Rom-Com Redo Of German Box Office Hit, Basil Iwanyk To Produce". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020 . Retrieved November 19, 2020.

What if a random text message led to the love of your life? In this romantic comedy, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, Mira Ray sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number... not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns' new work phone. A journalist, Rob is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts. When he's assigned to write a profile of megastar Celine Dion (playing herself in her first film role), he enlists her help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person... and win her heart. a b Wiseman, Andreas (November 19, 2020). " 'Text For You': Russell Tovey, Omid Djalili, Arinze Kene & Celia Imrie Among Cast To Join Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan & Celine Dion". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020 . Retrieved November 19, 2020.

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The film was released in the United States theatrically on May 5, 2023. [17] It was previously scheduled to be released on February 10, 2023, and then moved to May 12, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing. [12] [11] [18] vfx head of production: US (as Christine McDermott) / visual effects head of production (as Christine McDermott)

Blu-ray™: 1080p High Definition / 1.85:1 • Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD MA, French (Doublé au Québec), Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital • Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish • Mastered in High Definition • Color • Some of the information in the above listing may not apply to Special Features. Mira Ray and her boyfriend John are very much in love, and often communicate via flirtatious messages. Directly after they have a loving interaction in a café, he goes outside and is promptly hit by a car in plain view. Yes. It’s based on Sofie Cramer’s 2009 novel, Text for You, which was made into the German movie SMS für Dich in 2016. Where does Love Again take place?In lieu of writing the profile on Céline, Rob instead writes how she and her music inspired him to pursue love, which he found with Mira. He swears that she has transformed him and begs she give him a second chance, proposing they meet where he first began to hear the music again. Rob's boss publicly chews him out for going against his assignment, but quietly praises him, promising him a podcast. N'Duka, Amanda (October 27, 2020). "Sam Heughan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Music Icon Celine Dion To Star In Romantic Drama For Screen Gems". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020 . Retrieved November 19, 2020. In April 2019, it was announced James C. Strouse would direct the film, tentatively titled Text for You, which would be an English-language remake of the German film SMS für Dich, with Screen Gems set to produce. [7] In October 2020, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan and Celine Dion joined the cast of the film. [8] In November 2020, Russell Tovey, Steve Oram, Omid Djalili, Sofia Barclay, Lydia West, Arinzé Kene and Celia Imrie joined the cast. [9] But for those looking for some true rom-com escapism, Love Again might just be the one – but only if you're already the type to belt out 'My Heart Will Go On' in the shower.