On a cold winter night when it’s raining outside and there’s not much going on, students cozy up in their pajamas and enjoy watching a feel-good rom-com to warm their hearts. Whether it’s a classic like “When Harry Met Sally” or a Disney favorite like “10 Things I Hate About You”, watching a Rom-com is the perfect way to end a night, even as the weather turns warm.
“How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” is a fan-favorite starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. Andie Anderson (Hudson) is writing an article for her advice column showing women all the classic mistakes they’re making in relationships by making a guy run away in, you guessed it, 10 days. Simultaneously, Ben Barry (McConaughey) is trying to win the opportunity to give an advertising proposal by making a woman fall in love with him, also within 10 days.
Once his competition hears Anderson’s plan, they challenge Barry to get her to fall for him, and the movie sets sail. Through an absurdly crazy 10 days filled with a “love fern” and a fake therapy session, the pair see through each other and fall in love. It quickly comes crashing down when they discover that they both had questionable intentions at the beginning. The movie finishes with a dramatic motorcycle-car chase with the love fern in tow, ending with the pair evidently madly in love.
The iconic yellow dress Hudson wears during one of the final scenes inspires girls everywhere to wear yellow to prom. Through all of its iconic moments and hilarious characters, this movie is one of my personal favorites. Senior Ann Sellers watched the movie recently at her birthday party with her friends, as it is her favorite movie and it quickly became a favorite among those who hadn’t seen it before. “The movie is all around perfect. It’s so fun to watch with literally anyone and it’s my comfort movie. I definitely would say it’s my favorite because of the amount of times I’ve watched it and how I still obsess over and love every detail. I wanted to get a yellow dress like [Hudson’s] to wear at prom, but no one can pull it off like she can,” Sellers said.
The 2023 release “Anyone but You” brings the classic “fake dating to falling in love” rom-com plot, conveying a wildly unrealistic yet adorable story that has been proclaimed one of the best rom-coms released since the early 2000s. Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) quickly agree to a first date after meeting in a coffee shop. Even though the date was a success in both of their minds, Ben believes Bea saw him as a one-night stand when he wakes up to an empty bed the next day. Bea overhears his phone call bad-mouthing her to seem cool and quickly determines that what they had was only for that fleeting night.
In an effort to not spoil the story since the movie is fairly new, the pair meets again years later at a family wedding still holding the same grudges, and have to pretend to date to keep up appearances in front of their friends, family, and exes. Through even more communication and several verses of Natasha Bedingfield’s song “Unwritten,” the movie ends with your classic rom-com feel-good ending.
Junior Morgan Egleston finds “Anyone but You” to be her personal favorite. “I watched it the other morning since it just came out on Netflix and was in my suggested watches. I was in a bad mood, but the movie was just so cute it cheered me up. I really liked the character Claudia (Alexandra Shipp) because she was a generally fun character like most of the ones in the movie,” Egleston said.
“You’ve Got Mail” is a classic romantic comedy from the late ’90s. Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) runs a quaint bookstore in New York, while Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) is her competitor as a part of the huge chain bookstore, Fox Books. While the two are ferocious business enemies, they’re secretly falling for one another unknowingly through anonymous emails. Through sharing their thoughts, dreams, and personal struggles, they become close, until Joe discovers the truth and struggles to reveal his identity to Kathleen.
The tension in the movie builds as they continue clashing in business while becoming closer online. When they finally decide to meet in person and Kathleen realizes her nemesis is also the man who she’s been pouring her heart out to in emails, she’s distressed and confused, until the two finally accept their love. Freshman Lilly Zimerman watched it recently to hang out with her mom while watching a movie they both enjoy. “The movie is really comforting and I like a lot of rom-coms but this one is my favorite,” Zimerman said.
After watching and reviewing other classic rom-coms like “When Harry Met Sally” and “The Princess Bride,” my overall favorite movie is “10 Things I Hate About You.” The modern-day Shakespearean romance, combined with the sass of the main characters, creates a movie of perfection that I highly recommend.
