3 Romantic Comedies that have Issues
It's spring! Spring means wedding season, and for me, a reflection on 3 romantic comedies that have issues. *The following section has spoilers for Never Been Kissed, 13 Going on 30, and Something Borrowed. Never Been Kissed (1999) This movie loses a lot of romantic innocence because it has a lot of adult-teen romantic moments. The main character Josie pretends to be a teen for most of the movie even though she is an adult, and her brother does as well. Josie crushes on a teen for part of the movie. Her brother does stop the charade at one point as a teen girl is about to kiss him, but I don’t think it redeems the premise. Drew Barrymore plays Josie very well. If you took the student-teacher romance away, Josie and Sam could have a cute relationship. 13 Going on 30 (2004) Jennifer’s character Jenna is emotionally a teenager for most of the movie. She is friends with teens for part of the movie, and they don’t seem to notice. Her innocent reactions to the adult jokes help move the