I’ve mentioned this quite a few times in previous reviews of this genre, but Netflix is in a rom-com DROUGHT. Though they are one of the few places to find these types of films after studios stopped releasing them to theaters almost exclusively, Netflix has fallen off in producing the quality rom-coms they routinely had 5 years ago. The Kissing Booth. Set It Up. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. The Perfect Date, Someone Great, & Always Be My Maybe. This was peak times for rom-coms at Netflix.
Now, in 2023, the struggles continue. Your Place or Mine with Ashton Kutcher & Reese Witherspoon and A Tourist’s Guide To Love starring Rachael Leigh Cook failed to catch on with critics and Netflix users alike even with the attention-grabbing star power leading the way.
This weekend, fans of the genre will ante up once again for the latest Netflix original rom-com hoping for better results in the form of The Perfect Find starring Gabrielle Union (Bring It On, Bad Boys II), Keith Powers (The Tomorrow War, Straight Outta Compton), & Gina Torres (Suits, Firefly).
Based on the book of the same name by Tia Williams, the film centers around former fashion world staple Jenna Jones (Union) who returns to New York City after a year long absence due to a messy public breakup and a high-profile firing. Knowing she’ll only get one chance to rebuild her reputation, Jenna swallows her pride and goes to work for cutthroat mogul Darcy (Torres). But her comeback attempt gets complicated when she falls for her charming, much younger coworker Eric (Powers) — who just so happens to be Darcy’s son. After putting everything on the line for her career, Jenna must decide if she’ll risk it all on a secret romance, and find out if she can have a future with Eric despite their generational divide.
