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Theres a trend that seems to be continuing withTicket to Paradise,too.
Thats right: Not sinceNotting Hillhit theaters in 1999 has Roberts starred in a good, old-fashioned rom-com.
They didnt exist until [Paradise].
And she has a point!
But what is it, exactly, thats been missing?
What did the likes ofNotting HillandMy Best Friends Weddingget so right?
The leads from Julia Roberts favorite Julia Roberts rom-coms do have something in common: theyre a bit twisted.
At first, Anna dates Will while she has a boyfriend without letting Will know hes the other man.
AsMy Best Friends Weddingdirector P.J.
Despite his concerns, Hogan praised Roberts for infusing her performance with a little bite.
She wanted to mess with her image.
She really wanted to.
Surely, plotting to ruin her childs wedding is one of Roberts biggest rom-com crimes.
That doesnt mean subverting the genres fun, feel-good elements Roberts favorite films are trope-y as anything!
but theres room for nerve in the fantasy, too.
source: www.bustle.com
