Friends, at the beginning, I didn’t expect to like The Convenient Groom. A social media influencer who teaches people (NOT ducks) to differentiate between a “total beakbrain” and great dating material by examining, for instance, the coffee he orders? What a duck-splat, thought I. (Mine’s a pondweed latte, btw.) I mean, that’s not the protagonist who usually rocks my flippers. Yet The Convenient Groom was one of the best fake-dating-trope movies I’ve ever pointed my beak at. And I point my beak at so many movies that I get a bit sore around the beak-holes.
Frankly, Vanessa Marsil (Kate) and David Sutcliffe (Lucas) are ducking captivating, sharing chemistry that pops regardless of whether they’re being serious or goofy. Kate, played by Marsil, has a deep journey—one that will change the course of her life. Rooted in the hardest part of her childhood, the lies she’s been living MUST be overcome if she’s to discover true love. Once she’s grown beyond those lies, we find the seemingly flip, superficial quacker we saw at the film’s opening is actually a deep human with a troubled past, who really can fall in love.
Funny, light, and yet progressively more meaningful, with a reasonable attempt at a diverse cast, The Convenient Groom did my flippers good. The cookiness and comedy were ducklightful for sure, but the healing trajectory? Super-ducking awesome!
Happy New Year, my flipper-tickling friends!
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