Isn't It Romantic

Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson Todd Strauss-Schulson

Overview

Natalie (Rebel Wilson) is an architect in New York City who isn't being taken as seriously in her career as she would like. But after getting mugged in the subway and becoming unconscious she wakes to find a very different city, filled with romance, grand gestures, dancing and flowers. It doesn't take long for Natalie to realise she is somehow living in what she hates the most - a romantic comedy. Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/21/2019
UPC:	0883929646623
Original Release:	2019
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	New Line Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:28:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Rebel Wilson	Natalie,Adam
Priyanka Chopra	Isabella
Liam Hemsworth	Blake
Tom Ellis	Doctor
Betty Gilpin	Whitney
Adam DeVine	Josh
Jennifer Saunders	Natalie's Mom
Faith Logan	Attractive Woman #1
Brandon Scott Jones	Donny
Eugenia Kuzmina	Fashion Model
Shyrley Rodriguez	Rose
Jacqueline Honulik	Bridesmaid
Michelle Buteau	Martina
Esteban Benito	Hot Cop
Marmee Regine Cosico	SAG Pedestrian
Marija Juliette Abney	Woman in Bar,Officer Trombetta
Marcus Choi	Actor
Dini Blake	Shopping Customer
Joe Towne	Rich
Bowen Yang	Donny's Guy
Annie Pisapia	Pedestrian
Stacey Alyse Cohen	RomCom Neighbor
Alex Kis	Young Natalie
Nora Sommerkamp	Office Worker
Cassie Prusiensky	Dancer
Rob Joseph Leonard	Elderly Couple Principal Dancer
Danny Chapman	Subway Passenger
Scott Eliasoph	Office Worker
Sandy Honig	Donna
Lorrie Odom	MTA Worker
Rao Rampilla	Middle Eastern Man
Trevor Kuhn	Dog Walker
Shonali Bhowmik	Coco
Bob Lloyd	Wedding Guest
Ryan E. Kelly	Actor
Jon Rua	Dancer
Jack Miller	Actor
Marie Rose Baramo	Dancer
Angel Reda	Actor
Eric W. Espinosa	Officer Worker #5
Christopher Vo	Actor
Mariana Parma	Tango Dancer
Jessica Albano	Girl In Pool/Girl at Party
Adesola Osakalumi	Bar Customer
Joomin Hwang	Office Plaza Dancer
Anjelicia Espinoza	Actor
Anthony Linzalone	Wedding Guest
Christopher G. Gates	Actor
Jay Oakerson	Actor
Doris McCarthy	Homeless Lady
Luciano Acuna Jr.	Cute Guy #3
John Debney	Composer

Technical Credits

Dana Fox

Erin Cardillo

Katie Silberman

Todd Strauss-Schulson	Director
Rebel Wilson	Producer,Executive Producer
Gina Matthews	Producer
Grant Scharbo	Producer
Todd Garner	Producer
Dana Fox	Screenwriter
Erin Cardillo	Screenwriter
Marty P. Ewing	Executive Producer
Jason Cloth	Executive Producer
Aaron L. Gilbert	Executive Producer
Damian Canelos	Sound Mixer
Anthony Vincent	Stunts
Rich Delia	Casting
Katie Silberman	Screenwriter
Richard Brener	Executive Producer
Dave Neustadter	Executive Producer
Andrea Johnston	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Isn't It Romantic, directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson (A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas), is a romantic comedy following a girl who hits her head and wakes up in a world where everything is an actual romantic comedy. Natalie (Rebel Wilson) is an architect whose colleagues treat her terribly and hates romance, especially in movies. As she is in the process of stopping a mugger, she hits her head in a subway station and wakes up to find herself in a flowery world of romance in NYC where the air smells clean and everything is shiny and fresh and it's all cupcakes and adorable meet-cutes. One such special encounter occurs when Natalie is almost hit by a limousine and out jumps her firm's playboy client Blake (Liam Hemsworth) who is immediately smitten by her beguiling personality. Her best friend at work, Josh (Adam DeVine), also experiences his own chance meeting with a woman who is both a yoga ambassador and swimsuit model (Priyanka Chopra). Before this, it had never occurred to Natalie that Josh has been infatuated with her all along. The most entertaining bit of the rom-com satire plot is when Natalie eagerly tries to hook up with Blake and instead the scene cuts away, skips the sex, and finds her back asleep in bed. Time and again she struggles to "get to it" but gets edited back into bed as the PG-13 film won't let her get the dirty deed done. All in all, this film allows screenwriters Erin Cardillo, Dana Fox and Katie Silberman to play out their most ridiculous clichés just to mock them. The best part of this parody is watching Natalie play out her life in PG-13 and having her foul language bleeped out by street traffic and the failed efforts to hook up with Hemsworth. Another great moment is the perfectly executed karaoke scene where Natalie sings, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" in a manner so well played out that she asks Josh, "How did everyone know the choreography?." The film is utterly cheesy but is entertaining enough to be worth the watch because of Wilson's performance. Her comic persona brings laughs where the script falls flat, and her one-liners are delivered with a zing. Even Hemsworth proves he's not afraid to find the silliness in this role (like his brother Chris' performance in 2016 Ghostbusters). What ends up being the most refreshing part of this rom-com is who Natalie chooses in the end. It takes an overdose of rom-com sap for Natalie to see what's been there all along.