By: Keaton Marcus

B-movie comedy filmmaker Todd Strauss-Schulson directs Rebel Wilson-starring rom-com "Isn't it Romantic" with enough laughs to generally keep up with the generic storytelling. The film's essential purpose-- in fact is not to be like your run of the mill "Pretty Woman"--it is actually here to make fun of every romantic comedy in the business-- the result is frequently positive, despite a few dents along the way; Wilson--is the star of the show, and invests herself into the role of Natalie, an Aussie architect that despises the certain genre, and like always--gives a load amount of laughs to audiences willing to see Wilson-star power; the film might not give much else, but the performances let alone are occasionally enough to distract audiences from the overbearing amounts of clichès being thrown at you the entire span of the film.

The storyline follows an Aussie architect, Natalie (Wilson) (as mentioned), who has hated the generic clichès of rom-coms since her mother (Jennifer Saunders) told her, as a little girl that "these" types of the films are not for "girls like us"; All grown up, her only passion is work, but when on the subway--she gets mugged, before being knocked unconscious while chasing after the man; she wakes up newly concussed in an abnormally nice hospital. Later, Natalie is driven back to her apartment, which is brand new, and massive, and before, she notices that New York does not smell like "s..t" anymore; Furthermore, she realizes that she is stuck in a filtered PG-13-rated romantic comedy, and the only way out is to get someone to love her.

In terms of all the clichès "Isn't it Romantic" had to hit to be an effective film, the movie nailed them off one by one; The characters say it all, there are two boys to choose from, the "Hunger Games" hunk Blake (Liam Hemsworth), and the nice, and quiet Josh (Adam Devine). Obviously, she goes with the richer, and "sexier" Blake at first (following along the lines of "Enchanted"). Then there is the always-hysterical friend backing Natalie up, in this instance, it happens to be Gary (played by a hysterical Jay Oakerson); This certain character mocks the generic "gay" character in most rom-coms, regularly in spectacular fashion. However, to bring the difference between "Isn't it Romantic", and every other romcom made, is not just the fact that it is trying to mock the genre, the twist ending is actually clever, and is refreshment compared to the almost always "girl gets guy" ending.

While the blatantly silly direction by Schulson, the generic storytelling, and loads of clichès begin to clear up, "Isn't it Romantic" is still a solid-enough romantic comedy that is worth a watch on Valentine's Day with a date, and is clearly you're best bet this weekend at the theater, considering the other two wide releases that debuted were "Alita: Battle Angel" and "Happy Death Day 2U". While watching "Notting Hill", "Love Actually" or "Pretty Woman" on a classic DVD would most likely be much better, if you want a fair treatment on the big screen, and especially if you are a Wilson fan, "Isn't it Romantic" is more than enough.

The final verdict is: "Isn't it Romantic" features an occasionally hysterical performance by star Rebel Wilson, and the laughs are consistent enough to generally distract audiences from the familiar storytelling, and annoying clichès...$TREAM IT

By: Keaton Marcus