ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE

55/100 “sour”

So What's the Story?

'Always Be My Maybe' follows the story of two childhood friends who over time fall in love and drift apart. You will see the two characters continue through life secretly wanting each other, but never showing it.

Is It Worth Your While?

'Always Be My Maybe' has a few genius moments and its qualities but is a clear rom-com disappointment. Now, here are my reasons. First, we have the directing by Nahnatchka Khan. some moments of the film, are handled with style, others are annoying and were irrelevant to the film. An example of one of these scenes is the game that the characters play with Keanu Reeves, which after a while gets tiring and not amusing. So for the directing, I give a C. Next, we have the script. I thought that the script was occasionally funny, but a little over the top and ridiculous. It did have tons of potential to be a non-generic and fun creation, but it was mostly wasted. So for the script, I give a C- Finally, we have the story. Like most romcoms the story was generic, boy meets girl, they fall in love, break up, get back together, and live happily ever after. Then again that's the whole point, the story isn't the thing of these types of movies. It's the cast and script that make it great, but the script wasn't perfect making it flawed in many ways. So for the story, I give a C Overall 'Always Be My Maybe' has its significant qualities but is flawed throughout making it a very average rom-com.

How Was the Cast?

The cast in 'Always Be My Maybe' pretty much carried the entire movie. First, we have Ali Wong as Sasha Tran. Her performance was pretty solid, it was funny, realistic and suitable for her type of character. Next, we have Randall Park as Marcus Kim. His character was nerdy, and probably the best of the film, and so was his good performance, he was entertaining and all-out great for this type of movie. Third, we have Keanu Reeves as himself. Keanu Reeves has so much talent, and in this film, he was a little over the top, but the way he performed worked. Fourth and finally, we have Michelle Buteau as Veronica. As the kind of sidekick character of the story, she was hysterical and truly fitting for the part.

Aging 'The new rom-com flick'

'Always Be My Maybe' has flirting, kissing, some sex, a few inappropriate jokes are made, there is occasional swearing. However, the film does show integrity and other positive themes. Sasha is a good role model, successful, and not afraid to do what she wants to do. Overall I would recommend this film for younger teens and up.

By: Quinn Marcus