I have to divide this review in two parts. The first one, for those who haven't read the book - it's a movie to pass time with, not the best I've ever seen, but not the worst.
The second part is for those who have read the book. I don't know who though the script represents anything from the book. The guidelines are quite similar, but other than that the plot line are not parallel. They changed big parts of the book, for one, Lucy's eye color. The fact that she's clumsy in the movie, but not in the book. The weird relationship with Danny, which was not in the book. The zero amount of attention to her parents or the strawberry farm, which is a big part in the book, the switch they made with her mom's blog to her Smurf one, which made Lucy seem weirder than she is. The fact that she doesn't call him Joshua and he doesn't call her Lucinda.
The wedding was all off. The receptionist was supposed to be a woman, that Lucy was jealous of. The first night in the hotel, Josh went to help his mom, and him and Lucy did nothing. In the wedding itself, Josh's dad gave his speech before Lucy finds out that Mindy used to date Josh before marrying his brother, in which he says the most ugly sentence, "you've chosen an outstanding Templeman to marry". Only after that speech, Mindy told Lucy Josh and her dated for a year. Josh wasn't broken up with, he ended things with Mindy. Lucy was really upset with the revaluation, she wanted to leave, and only then did Josh's mom and him spoke to her separately. She wanted to go on a bus to the city, but Josh spoke to her in their room and convinced her to stay. In the morning, they went to breakfast with his family. There, she railed his dad for his behavior. When they left, she apologized for making a scene and for being embarrassing, but he just thanked her, she thought he would be upset because she defended him, "You're not mad I rescued you? Boys don't need rescuing." "This one did. And I'll even let you choose which you wanna be. Thelma, or Louise,"
The cringy scene in the office where Josh is making a speech in front of everyone, doesn't happen. The have the conversation at home, where he tells her he quit, and told Bexley and Helene he had a weekend to make her fall in love with him, and that he loved her from the beginning. To demonstrate, he told her to look at her eyes and the color of his bedroom walls. It was the same, robin's-egg blue.
In conclusion, if you haven't read the book, you might enjoy the movie, but I'll recommend reading the book. If you have read the book, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed.
The second part is for those who have read the book. I don't know who though the script represents anything from the book. The guidelines are quite similar, but other than that the plot line are not parallel. They changed big parts of the book, for one, Lucy's eye color. The fact that she's clumsy in the movie, but not in the book. The weird relationship with Danny, which was not in the book. The zero amount of attention to her parents or the strawberry farm, which is a big part in the book, the switch they made with her mom's blog to her Smurf one, which made Lucy seem weirder than she is. The fact that she doesn't call him Joshua and he doesn't call her Lucinda.
The wedding was all off. The receptionist was supposed to be a woman, that Lucy was jealous of. The first night in the hotel, Josh went to help his mom, and him and Lucy did nothing. In the wedding itself, Josh's dad gave his speech before Lucy finds out that Mindy used to date Josh before marrying his brother, in which he says the most ugly sentence, "you've chosen an outstanding Templeman to marry". Only after that speech, Mindy told Lucy Josh and her dated for a year. Josh wasn't broken up with, he ended things with Mindy. Lucy was really upset with the revaluation, she wanted to leave, and only then did Josh's mom and him spoke to her separately. She wanted to go on a bus to the city, but Josh spoke to her in their room and convinced her to stay. In the morning, they went to breakfast with his family. There, she railed his dad for his behavior. When they left, she apologized for making a scene and for being embarrassing, but he just thanked her, she thought he would be upset because she defended him, "You're not mad I rescued you? Boys don't need rescuing." "This one did. And I'll even let you choose which you wanna be. Thelma, or Louise,"
The cringy scene in the office where Josh is making a speech in front of everyone, doesn't happen. The have the conversation at home, where he tells her he quit, and told Bexley and Helene he had a weekend to make her fall in love with him, and that he loved her from the beginning. To demonstrate, he told her to look at her eyes and the color of his bedroom walls. It was the same, robin's-egg blue.
In conclusion, if you haven't read the book, you might enjoy the movie, but I'll recommend reading the book. If you have read the book, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed.