I caught this romantic comedy on Netflix, and was surprised that I liked it so much, as it ended up feeling more deeper than the original surface story would seem. The plot centers on two people, played by Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis, who lost their virginities to each other in college, and reconnect years later in a sex addicts anonymous group while trying to deal with being habitual cheaters who sabotage their own relationships. They have an obvious sexual chemistry between them that they acknowledge, but as both of them know that they are bad in romantic relationships, they instill a rule about staying friends, even employing a safe word whenever sexual tension arises between them.
It’s a really touching movie with a lot of emotional depth that goes into the darker part of Brie’s character Lainey, as she is hung up on her affair with her old college fling, a married doctor who cheats on his wife with her, and who she ruined her last relationship for. Adam Scott plays him in this creepy, wormy kind of way with a thin mustache, and he comes off as pretty cold and unappealing, yet she can’t resist him, using him like a drug. She comes off as a sweet and funny person who needs to find her own strength to truly get over him and grow up more.
Sudeikis’ character Jake has this mix of being a charming rakish bro but having a deep heart when it comes to his friendship with Lainey. He chooses to date casually, not wanting to settle down so he won’t cheat, and ends up going out with his boss, a solid Amanda Peet, who seems way more adult and together than he is. But he and Lainey are still drawn together, and keep trying to stay platonic friends so that they don’t ruin things by dating and inevitably cheating on one another.
The film was made by Lesley Headland, who is most famous for creating Russian Doll, the standout time loop Netflix series with Natasha Lyonne, as well as the underrated dark comedy Bachelorette. There’s a lot of care put into this film, with these flawed romantic leads that felt more relatable to me than others, and I liked how the movie was about messed-up cheaters who learn how to deal with their issues and grow to become better people, it felt refreshing to watch, and was one of my recent favorites.
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