WFG RATING: B

DECAL presents a BCDF Pictures production in association with Anonymous Content and Three Point Capital. Directed by Peter Hutchings. Produced by Claude del Farra and Brian Keady. Written by Keith Bunin; based on the novel by Steve Almond and Julianna Baggott. Cinematography by Karina Silva. Edited by Jason Nicholson.

Stars Lucy Hale, Nat Wolff, John Gallagher Jr., Genevieve Anderson, Ward Horton, Alexander Hodge, Britne Oldford, Marceline Hugot, Laura Kai Chen, and Chase Liefeld.

A chance meeting between two people leads to them getting to really know each other in this very fun and at times emotional rom-com from director Peter Hutchings.

Will shows up fashionably late to his friend’s wedding, His arrival attracts the attention of Jane, who takes an instant liking to him. After a brief conversation, they attempt to hook up in the closet of the venue only for Will to back off at the last second. When a drunken and upset Jane decides to walk away, Will feels bad and offers to stay with her until she sobers up. 

The two talk about their past relationships and why they have trouble finding love. In the case of Will, he found himself dealing with those who were willing to commit. However, he is unsure of the idea of commitment and comes off too strong sometimes. In the case of Jane, she has been in many relationships as well, but it is her who backs off because she is completely afraid of commitment. These two soon realize they may have more in common than they think and it could lead to something exciting…that is, if they both feel the same way.

Based on a novel by Steve Almond and Julianna Baggott, this is quite an interesting look at past relationships of two people who meet and end up in a failed hook-up at a wedding. Where the novel would have the two main characters converse through letters, screenwriter Keith Bunin decided to have the characters spend time over the course of 24 hours and talk about their failed past relationships. 

The driving forces of the film are, of course, the two lead characters. Played by Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff, we see Wolff make an entrance and soon enough, we see the two attempt at hooking up but he calls it off. It is then when the film really picks up. What is great is how Hutchings visualizes the interactions between Will and Jane as we see them talk about their past relationships and to why both of these two have this fear of commitment or find themselves in situations that are detrimental to each other. 

When we sometimes get to see the end of a story between Will or Jane with said relationship, the story freezes with the counterpart being there in the scene before it jumps to present day and this is quite a fascinating way to tell the story. This helps make the interactions more natural  and there are some nice twists and turns as one would hope that Jane and Will will perhaps get together, or even possibly break the norm and not go that route. 

Which Brings Me to You seems like a somewhat predictable romantic comedy. However, it goes without saying that instead of sticking to the norms, we get to see our protagonists interact in the aftermath of their past relationships and this visual enhancement helps a bit, not to mention the great chemistry between Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff helps as well. 

The film will be released in theaters on January 19.