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Warning : spoilers for various rom - coms .
Summary
Thanks to their low-cal spirit , rom - comsoften go for a satisfying happy ending , but even the most pollyannaish and heartwarming endings were quite dissentious . Rom - coms bring together two pop genres , though many movies terminate up slant more toward clowning and others toward a more spectacular tone . Still , read-only storage - coms commonly go for a lighthearted tone and show how true love can have the best anything , even if that lead to more drama and uncomfortable moment . With this in psyche , rom - coms usually proffer well-chosen and heartwarming endings , and while some fit with the balance of the story , as cliché and predictable as they might be , others were n’t well - received .
It ’s not unusual for rom - coms to be divisive or controversial , as more often than not , they address sensitive guinea pig or the shape and crew do n’t realise how mischievously they handle certain matter . The ending of some pop rom - coms were n’t safe from criticism , and while some make love them , many others have point out their many flaws . These read-only storage - com endings are divisive for different reasonableness – either they were too predictable , too unfair to the reference , too disturbing ( due to certain topics addressed throughout the movie ) , or because the audience feel the character merit something totally different .
Although fixed storage - coms are all about the idea of " love profits " , many couples should n’t have terminate up together as they were pretty toxic for each other .
10Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World has a disappointing third act
Seeking a Friend for the terminal of the Worldfollows Dodge ( Steve Carell ) and Penny ( Keira Knightley ) who meet and apace adherence as they attempt to find resolution in their lives before an asteroid make impact , put down Earth . seek a Friend for the conclusion of the Worldends with Penny convert her plans at the last minute and function back to Dodge instead of visiting her parent , and the two lie in bottom as the asteroid crash .
While many have praised the closing for being heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time thanks to Dodge and Penny ’s final conversation , others feltSeeking a Friend for the End of the Worldended abruptly and that Dodge and Penny ’s joining was more of a best friends one than a amorous one , so it did n’t make sensation for them to finish up together .
9Sixteen Candles
Sam & Jake’s happy ending is very hard to believe
John Hughes’Sixteen Candlesis now a classic coming - of - age fixed storage - com , but that does n’t make its ending less factious . Sixteen Candlesfollows Sam ( Molly Ringwald ) , who is hold the worst sixteenth natal day – but it takes a turn when her crush , Jake ( Michael Shoeffling ) , notices her . At the remnant ofSixteen cd , Jake surprises Sam outside the Christian church after her sister ’s marriage and invites her back to his house , where he confront her with a natal day cake to keep her birthday , as her whole kinsperson forgot about it . After everything Sam and Jake go through inSixteen Candles , it ’s somewhat square to finally see them together , except thatit ’s very firmly to believe that they suddenly have a very mystifying link despite never having lecture to each other before .
8Four Weddings & a Funeral
Charles & Carrie were pretty toxic
Four Weddings and a Funeralfollows Charles ( Hugh Grant ) and his protagonist as they take care different weddings together . At one of them , he meet Carrie ( Andie MacDowell ) , but their potential relationship faces various obstacle that keep them apart for years , let in their various weddings . At the end ofFour Weddings and a Funeral , Charles ’ nuptials is stopped by his pal as he screw he loves Carrie , and they end up agreeing to a lifelong commitment without wedlock , with a final exposure montage show them forming a kinsperson together . Charles and Carrie were walking red fleur-de-lis , and they would have been better off with other people .
750 First Dates
Lucy & Henry’s happy ending is actually quite disturbing
50 First Datesis the tale of feminise marine veterinarian Henry ( Adam Sandler ) who falls for graphics instructor Lucy ( Drew Barrymore ) , but he rapidly learns she has a form of amnesia whereby she retrieve her living up until the nighttime before the accident that left her with this permanent stipulation , but she bury all novel memories the next day . Henry comes up with many ways to maintain his family relationship with Lucy , most notably making a tape recording in which he explain her term to her as well as their relationship , so she can see it every morning .
50 First Datesends with a fourth dimension jump , with Lucy waking up and watch a tape that , once more , explains her stipulation and cease with her and Henry ’s wedding . Lucy realizes she ’s on his gravy holder and meets with him , their daughter , and her father . consecrate Lucy ’s condition , the ending of50 First Dateshas been labeled as “ creepy ” and “ insensitive ” , as it feel like Henry guide advantage of her .
6Never Been Kissed
It’s hard to root for Josie & Sam
Never Been Kissedfollows Josie Geller ( Barrymore ) , a 25 - year - old transcript editor for theChicago Sun - Timeswho has never been in a actual human relationship . When she ’s designate to report undercover at a mellow school , she palliate her gamy - school incubus but she also falls for her English instructor , Sam ( Michael Vartan ) . Josie ’s lie eventually come to light and Sam is understandably hurt and disappoint , yet he still agrees to see her on the baseball game field and kisses her after reading her article . It ’s not just that Sam forgave and forgot too easily , buthe developed feel for her when he still conceive she was a student , form the whole relationship disturbing .
5You’ve Got Mail
Not the best enemies-to-lovers type of story
You ’ve Got Mailfollows Joe ( Tom Hanks ) and Kathleen ( Meg Ryan ) , who meet online and form a strong attachment while completely unaware that they are byplay rivals . Joe and Kathleen fall for each other online , without any idea of who they really are , while in the actual world , Joe ’s business destroy Kathleen ’s family bookshop . With everything that happens between them outside of emails , it ’s hard to consider that Kathleen would have respond happily to learning that the man who end her concern is also the man she shine in love with online .
4He’s Just Not That Into You
Gig & Alex were better off as friends
He ’s Just Not That Into Youfollows different interconnected stories , but the independent characters are Gigi ( Ginnifer Goodwin ) and Alex ( Justin Long ) , as the latter coach the former on how to date , handle valet de chambre , and acknowledge when a Isle of Man is n’t into her . While Gigi had some development as she learned to embrace herself , Alex was pretty one - dimensional , and even though he ended up falling for Gigi , it did n’t really feel sincere . The termination is even worse because , after Gigi moved on following Alex turning her down and had just returned from a pleasant date , she still chose to stay with him .
3Last Christmas
A predictable & underwhelming plot twist
Paul Feig’sLast Christmasis the write up ofKate ( Emilia Clarke ) , a disillusioned Christmas stock worker who meets a inscrutable man advert Tom ( Henry Golding ) , with whom she quickly form a unassailable adhesion . A year earlier , Kate had a warmheartedness organ transplant , and in the third enactment ofLast Christmas , it ’s revealed that Tom was the pipe organ donor whose middle she encounter after he was defeat in a bicycle accident . There were plenty of clues throughoutLast Christmasabout Tom being a ghost , and the big “ twist ” was discovered by looker when the first trailer was bring out . Last Christmas ’s endingnot only fell into the distinctive rom - com clichés but also into those of Christmas movies .
2La La Land
Mia & Sebastian had to part ways to be happy
Damien Chazelle’sLa La Landtells the story of draw a bead on actress Mia ( Emma Stone ) and struggling malarkey pianist Sebastian ( Ryan Gosling ) , who meet and hang in love while pursuing their dream in Los Angeles . Despite loving and patronise each other , atthe end ofLa La Land , Mia and Sebastian go their freestanding way of life to attain their dreaming , recognizing that they will always love each other .
Five eld by and by , Mia and Sebastian are succeeding in their calling and hybridization paths at Sebastian ’s bar , with a dream succession playing showing what their relationship could have been . La La Landends with Sebastian and Mia acknowledging each other with a unsounded interchange of grinning . WhileLa La Land ’s ending has been praised for being naturalistic , various viewer were n’t on board with the idea of Sebastian and Mia not ending up together .
1Love, Actually
Mark & Juliet’s story was the worst
Love , Actuallyfollows different interconnected story , but the one that has sparked the most debate is that of Mark ( Andrew Lincoln ) and Juliet ( Keira Knightley ) . Juliet was the married woman of Mark ’s best friend , and Mark had always been rude to her . When Juliet ask him for their wedding video recording , she find out that Mark was in love with her , and excused his discourtesy towards her as “ self - preservation” . Mark frustrate a line when he come at Juliet ’s door with big pool stick placard with a subject matter of love for her , with Juliet kissing him before give way back home to her hubby . Mark ’s attitude and the actions of both are inexcusable and far from romantic , though some still find the cue cards gesture to be romantic .
