**THE WACPINE OF ‘LOVE, GUARANTEED’**

WRITING: 3
ATMOSPHERE: 5
CHARACTERS: 4
PRODUCTION: 5
INTRIGUE: 2
NOVELTY: 3
ENJOYMENT: 4

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**The Good:**

A rom-com about dating apps and their downsides, liquid love and postmodern dating is a timely subject, even though everything is depicted in a lighthearted manner.

The acting is fine, but not particularly interesting or memorable.

There are a couple of minimally funny gags among all the wannabe comedy.

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**The Bad:**

The actors have no comedic timing and the jokes are pretty half-assed. Many of them are variations of stuff that has been done before.

The story is shallow, silly and predictable but then again that is exactly what you've come to expect from these Netflix originals. There would have been space for some wider criticism of dating apps and corporations, but this film ultimately fails to deliver on that front.

The characters are incredibly childish, Susan’s sidekicks especially. That turns annoying quickly.

This film feels more like an overlong pilot episode of a half-baked Netflix sitcom than an actual film.

The climactic courtroom sequence is so sloppy and nonsensical that it's almost painful to watch. What's worse, it ends in the cheesiest possible way, which ruined a potentially satisfying ending.

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**The Ugly:**

Love Guaranteed looks like a website from 2005.

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**WACPINE RATING: 3.71 / 10 = 2 stars**

Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

I love the opportunity to see Rachel Leigh Cook act again. There are a few moments in the movie where she's a little stiff, but I'm quickly reminded that she's playing a "stuffy" lawyer type as she goes into a highly emotional mode.

Damon Waynes Jr. is great and not only embodies a level of cynicism that also makes him act "stiff" in a couple of points, it clearly shows his character is cynical because of how open he actually is to love.

The writing itself holds some great values, from its concept of the legality of corporate lying, and testing the bounds of a terms of service agreement through such a ridiculous implementation as 1,000 dates to using a situation to do something good for charitable service (like a rehabilitation clinic) to capitalizing on situations despite the cost.

There is a lot of good "drip feeding" of information despite it not being a mystery movie. The discovery being used as a character building is a really good mechanic and you don't see it very often.

I think most of the credit goes to the actors for bringing such charming characters and situations to life, but I'm just glad that there is a 30's style romantic comedy this good out there.