Always Be My Maybe (2019)

I've always loved Ali Wong's stand up special so I was excited to see her acting in her comedic glory and she didn't disappointing! This movie was consistently funny with a tender and none mean spirited awkward humor.

The chemistry between the actors was excellent, for both the comedic and emotional moments. I would definitely recommend!

Fmovies: I think this might be my favourite rom-com ever. It had everything - I laughed and I cried multiple times throughout the movie. Special shoutout to Karan Soni and Michelle Buteau, who both had impeccable comedic timing and stole the show pretty much everytime they were on screen.

And of course, Randall Park and Ali Wong ... they KILLED it. This was gold. I had high expectations, and this met all of them and went beyond.

It was a little predictable and some of the jumps between scenes were a little quick, but these are just minor critiques.

Also, Keanu Reeves. That's all I'm gonna say about that.

Great fun movie and the actors were good. It went up a notch when Keanu Reeves entered the story. He was brilliant. I couldn't stop laughing. I haven't laughed like that in a long time. Love the way he was happy to make fun of himself.

Always Be My Maybe fmovies. Honestly this movie is kind of difficult to stay with; I paused it at 60 minutes and couldn't believe there was still another half hour left. It's hard to be invested or care about either main character as one is an arrested development man-child and the other is a pretentious jerk. Their personalities and life style are not compatible and the chemistry just isn't there. Unbelievable romance and almost no comedy.

I didn't hate it.. In fact, I really wanted to like this film! Unfortunately, Randall Park fails to rise to Ali Wong's emotional level in the key critical emotional scenes. It's not that I don't appreciate Randall Park.. I do, especially in The Interview & Ant Man.. but, it's just really obvious that Ali Wong is capable of channeling genuine emotion at a level that Randall Park is not.. or, at least, not in this case. Basically, more a complement to Ali than a put down to Randall. It's still a little early yet to tell whether or not Ali Wong will sustain a lasting film career.. if she does, the prospect of seeing her cast in a more emotionally challenging role is definitely intriguing. Also, I did really like the supporting players.. solid overall casting here.. and, I genuinely appreciated Keanu's willingness to be the comedic "heavy" when, by all accounts, he's is the exact opposite in real life. 6/10

There were a few laughs and there's a nice feel-good factor in here. Ali Wong and Keanu Reeves were great, as well.

However, in certain parts, the characters' actions were so over the top, creating a drastic change in tone that broke immersiveness in the 'romance' of the story.

I didn't believe in the great love or even friendship between the two leads because a long relationship like that is more than a few jokes and one sexual encounter. There was no sense of them having been through a lot together or knowing each other's unique quirks or talking about big life stuff and finding out each other's values.

Also, one part at the end surprised me by being construed as a romantic gesture on Ali Wong's part. I am sure that most people in real life would be angry and upset that what they thought was their business booming turned out to be a loved one secretly throwing money at the problem.

While I can see Ali Wong's character as being an amazing; desirable woman, Randall Park's character came off as immature to the point of being selfish and mean-spirited, hence not likeable or attractive.

His 'growth' and realization at the end felt like too little, too late. It came off as a man who seemed to do a one-eighty because he had nothing else in his life anyway, rather than someone who grew into himself and finally realised he appreciated her.