Emma Roberts and Thomas Mann make About Fate tempting
proves surprisingly charming. Old pros Mann and Roberts manage to sell some significant character flaws. He’s awfully passive for a lawyer, and she’s super pushy for someone who supposedly doesn’t know what she wants. As in the best relationships, however, their strengths together balance their weaknesses as individuals. Her tenacity kickstarts his resourcefulness, and his validation provides a mirror for the desperation that has pushed her family away.
Will it become a new New Year’s classic? Its competition remains nominal, so it’s possible. But as high concepts go, “address swap comedies” aren’t necessarily as compelling a hook to build a movie around. Fortunately, Mann and Roberts’ considerable appeal, especially as a couple, creates a solid enough foundation to render that set-up an irrelevant distraction.
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