I really enjoyed this film and to be honest the romantic aspect was not even the most important aspect of it. Unlike most romcoms, the female lead's passion is actually believable and connected with the plot (most romcoms have a simple line where the lead claims to love fashion design, etc). The actress is incredibly charismatic and reminded me of lots of interesting women I have met in my life. She felt like more than a stereotype. The love for art as a means for healing, expression and specially oddness came through in the film. It felt refreshing and, again, I would have enjoyed this film just as much if it hadn't had a love story. I was really rooting for Lucy to open her gallery and succeed in the artistic world.
The film is quirky, lovable and feels authentic in ways that most romcoms can't accomplish. For a similar type of film, quirky, with strong female friendships and celebrating the very genuine love that young women can feel for art (or music),I recommend Mixtape (on Netflix).
As a woman, both films feel *refreshingly* respectful.
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020
Action / Comedy / Romance
The Broken Hearts Gallery
2020
Action / Comedy / Romance
Plot summary
What if you saved a souvenir from every relationship you've ever been in? THE BROKEN HEARTS GALLERY follows the always unique Lucy (Geraldine Viswanathan),a 20-something art gallery assistant living in New York City, who also happens to be an emotional hoarder. After she gets dumped by her latest boyfriend, Lucy is inspired to create The Broken Heart Gallery, a pop-up space for the items love has left behind. Word of the gallery spreads, encouraging a movement and a fresh start for all the romantics out there, including Lucy herself.
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A lot better than most romcoms with a female protagonist who has an ACTUAL personality
The main character is too annoying
The main problem for this film is that the main character is way too annoying. They try to make the main character cute but she just ends up being so annoying. There's also no chemistry between the leads.
An Old School Sweet Romance
This could easily be the type of rom-com that 15 years from now people look back at and try to understand why it didn't get the credit it deserved. The pandemic certainly didn't help but if this film would have dropped on Netflix instead, I imagine it having the sort of pop up publicity that Set it Up did a few years back over the course of a few weeks. It's unique and heartwarming, that's all I look for in romance films these days.
7.4/10.