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Maybe I Do | Film Review

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I put this film on the day I saw it come out on Prime Video, for no other reason than it looked vaguely interesting and quite short. I wish I had read some reviews before I watched it. When Michelle (Emma Roberts) and Allen (Luke Bracey) come to a crossroads in their relationship, they have dinner with both sets of parents to sort out their problems. But soon it is discovered that their parents already know each other. I still have no idea what to think of this film. What was it about, and what was it supposed to be? The cast is amazing. Michelle and Allen's parents are played by Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and William H. Macy, and as much as I love those actors individually, I'm struggling to see why they chose to play these roles. The film didn't make the audience care about the characters, and because of this, it is hard (if not impossible) to care about anything that happens. This could have worked really well as a full-on comedy if it really leaned into ...