Meet Cute

"Who says there's only one chance to make a first impression?"

2022 1h 30m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 332

ComedyRomanceScience Fiction

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A wildly inventive deconstruction of the romantic comedy built around the question: What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones’ past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner?

“Who says there's only one chance to make a first impression?”

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Cast

Kaley Cuoco
Sheila
Pete Davidson
Gary
Deborah S. Craig
June
Sierra Fisk
Sandra
Wesley Holloway
Young Gary
Rock Kohli
Amit
Hari Nef
Chai
Kevin Corrigan
Phil the Bartender

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexandre Lehmann
Writers: Noga Pnueli
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexandre Lehmann, shot by John Matysiak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephen Lukach. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chris Donlon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson and Deborah S. Craig carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Who says there's only one chance to make a first impression?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alexandre Lehmann directs. John Matysiak behind the camera. Stephen Lukach scores. Chris Donlon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 4 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
4Directed by Alexandre Lehmann, shot by John Matysiak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Stephen Lukach. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Chris Donlon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson and Deborah S. Craig carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Who says there's only one chance to make a first impression?".
9IMDB entry: tt14900738 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: John Matysiak
Original score: Stephen Lukach
Editing: Chris Donlon
Production design: Laura Miller
Costume design: Michelle J. Li
Makeup / hair: Aaron Saucier
VFX supervisor: George Loucas
Sound: Juan Campos
Stunt coordinator: Tracey Ruggiero
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Meet Cute (2022)

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CinemaSerf2022-12-03
★ 5/10
"Shiela" (Kaley Cuoco) has an unique gift. She can travel through time. Now only for a very limited amount of time, but enough to influence the lives of those close to her. She meets "Gary" (Pete Davidson) and what ensues for the next ninety minutes is a messy drama that demonstrates how they fall for each other and how she tries to use her powers to make his/their life better. Of course it doesn't all go to plan, there are lots of pitfalls and boy are we made to suffer them all too! The story does have an interesting premiss - what might we do to help our loved ones deal with - or avoid - trauma, but neither actor here really manages to draw the audience into this really lacklustre and extremely verbal series of shallow scenarios that end, well - you do not need to use any more imagination that the writers did to arrive at that. It is frequently quite cringe-making, and in the end I really couldn't have cared less whether they did or didn't get run over by Santa's rogue sleigh. Very mediocre Christmas television fayre, this - and instantly forgettable.
rsanek2023-01-20
★ 2/10
Seemed uninspired and super cheesy to me, didn't get past about a half-hour.
r96sk2023-02-22
★ 5/10
<em>'Meet Cute'</em> is weak. From the get-go, really, I didn't click with this one. I will say that Kaley Cuoco is decent, not that her performance is anything all that notable but she is the film's standout in my opinion. This is the first time I've seen her act in a meaty role, same goes for Pete Davidson actually - and he's meh, one or two moments but overall forgettable here. To reach for positives, I note that New York City looks neat and the plot isn't as repetitive as I thought it was going to be whilst watching. The filmmakers mix it up enough, the problem is moreso that what is portrayed isn't all that captivating to watch - not helped by Cuoco and Davidson lacking true chemistry, which is of course a necessity for a romcom.