Haley Lu Richardson and Ben Hardy in Love At First Sight NetflixLet’s just say it, Netflix’s previous forays into original cinema have been… a little on the patchy side. Which brings us to Love At First Sight. “It’s been a minute since a Netflix original romance tugged on my heartstrings, despite the streamer’s reputation for ‘saving the rom-com’ [...] Love at First Sight feels like Netflix finally living up to its rep as a streamer that makes solid, fun, easy-to-watch romances. While Richardson turns in the best performance of the film, even that’s not enough to push Love at First Sight to higher rom-com heights. “The film, directed by Vanessa Caswill, is a well-designed [..] distraction from the fact that Hardy and Richardson don’t have chemistry.”Advertisement

Source: Huffington Post September 14, 2023 15:55 UTC