The Love Hypothesis review - hit BookTok romcom lacks spark on screen
The Guardian • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Lili Reinhart stars in Amazon Prime Video’s romcom The Love Hypothesis, adapted from Ali Hazelwood’s popular BookTok novel, playing Olive Smith, a nerdy yet conventionally attractive biology PhD student navigating a fake-dating plot with a handsome professor.
- The film follows a familiar enemies-to-lovers trope and features stock characters, but its thin and convoluted fake-dating premise struggles to maintain momentum, despite Reinhart’s earnest performance.
- Tom Bateman co-stars as Dr. Adam Carlsen, whose inconsistent portrayal oscillates between robotic and romantic, limiting on-screen chemistry with Reinhart.
- Directed by Claire Scanlon with a screenplay by Sarah Rothschild, the movie suffers from tonal inconsistencies and uneven editing, undermining its potential despite engaging comedic moments.
- Overall, The Love Hypothesis showcases Reinhart’s charm but ultimately falls short of delivering the movie magic expected from a well-loved romcom formula.
