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They have cup holders at the multiplex. But as yet, they have not installed Kleenex holders.<\/p>\n
That might have been a good idea once it was clear that director Josh Boone was going to helm another adaptation of a popular YA novel, this time \u201cRegretting You\u201d by Colleen Hoover.<\/a> As fans may recall, Boone\u2019s \u201cThe Fault in Our Stars\u201d<\/a> sent millions of overactive tear ducts and sniffly noses into overdrive. It would have been good to have a whole box of tissues at hand.<\/p>\n Of course, that story was about not only about teen love but teen cancer. It was hard not to cry just thinking about it, let alone seeing it. \u201cRegretting You,\u201d a tragicomic intergenerational romance<\/a> adapted by Susan McMartin, has its share of grief. But the strange way the tears give way to smiles, quips and then full-on rom-com corniness feels a little awkward \u2014 and then just weird and annoying. It\u2019s a two-Kleenex ride, at most \u2014 definitely not the whole box.<\/p>\n Allison Williams and Dave Franco play Morgan and Jonah, and when we first meet them in high school, they have definite chemistry (they also look like they\u2019re around 30, despite some de-aging). But Jonah\u2019s dating Morgan\u2019s sister Jenny, and Morgan is with Jonah\u2019s buddy Chris. This prelude, at a teen gathering on the beach, introduces us to the quartet but also informs us of Morgan\u2019s unexpected pregnancy, which she’s just discovered in a convenience store restroom.<\/p>\n \u201cHow did we end up with our exact opposites?\u201d Jonah asks on the beach, as hunky Chris parties and gets drunk, along with Morgan\u2019s fun-loving sister.<\/p>\n And then 17 years later, we meet the foursome again. We\u2019re more than a little disappointed to know that the couples remained intact \u2014 sort of. Did Morgan REALLY marry the boyfriend who told her on the beach that she was more fun when drunk? Yes, Morgan married Chris. And sister Jenny is with Jonah (bespectacled and dark and twisty, as Meredith Grey<\/a> might say) \u2014 but only because a one-night stand has led to a baby, which they’re co-parenting.<\/p>\n Then there\u2019s the other baby \u2014 Morgan\u2019s daughter Clara (Mckenna Grace), about to turn 17, lovely, smart and aiming for drama school. There\u2019s some conflict with her mother about this ambition, though like so much here, it really doesn’t ring true that Morgan, as portrayed by the always-appealing Williams, would oppose such a thing. But whatever. Who are we to question the stuff between teen daughters and their moms, right?<\/p>\n Then Miller turns up. Known as the coolest guy in school (believable) but also a slightly sketchy sort (not believable), Miller, played sweetly by Mason Thames, enters Clara\u2019s life when he hitches a ride with her. She knows he has a girlfriend, but is smitten. Theirs is a rocky road to love. Kidding! Only a few pesky pebbles stand in the way, seemingly meant to take up pages in a meandering script. (He breaks up with the girlfriend. He reunites with the girlfriend! He breaks up with the girlfriend again. He\u2019s a little angry! He\u2019s fine again.)<\/p>\n But back to the main event: Everyone is coexisting with a minimum of turbulence \u2026 until tragedy happens, leaving a jagged streak of grief that cuts across the family.<\/p>\n Hoover\u2019s readers will know what we\u2019re talking about. So, partial spoiler alert: An accident cuts down the character list. And throws every single relationship into turmoil.<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to discuss much of this without further spoilers, but let\u2019s just say we have the requisite zigs and zags but literally no real suspense. Along the way, the wittiest moment is when Jonah\u2019s baby finds himself on a shopping cart in the supermarket wedged between large bottles of white wine, with which Morgan is self-medicating. Speaking of medication, one assumes the cheery line, \u201cAcetaminophen always helps!\u201d was written before it became a political statement.<\/a><\/p>\n Last year’s adaptation of Hoover\u2019s \u201cIt Ends With Us,\u201d<\/a> directed by Justin Baldoni as you may have heard,<\/a> was a big hit, and so expectations have been considerable for \u201cRegretting You.\u201d There are some sweet kisses (otherwise, it\u2019s very chaste) and some nice declarations of motherly devotion (credit to Williams for doing her best) but the cheese factor is regretfully high. And the whole thing ends with a wrap-it-all-up scene so corny, I literally felt myself blush in the darkness of the multiplex.<\/p>\n If there had been a box of Kleenex beside me rather than a Diet Coke, I would have covered my eyes.<\/p>\n \u201cRegretting You,\u201d a Paramount Pictures release, has been rated PG-13 \u201cfor sexual content, teen drug and alcohol use, and brief strong language.\u201d Running time: 117 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" They have cup holders at the multiplex. But as yet, they have not installed Kleenex holders. 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