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A Romantic Comedy You Never Want to End

The gleefully inventive <em>Rye Lane</em> is full of good chemistry and good vibes.
Source: Searchlight Pictures

A quirky meet-cute? Check. Grand romantic gestures? Check. A memorable supporting cast, a climactic conflict that threatens heartbreak, and a message about how love triumphs against all odds? You name the rom-com trope, and Rye Lane, the new film streaming on Hulu tomorrow, probably has it.

And yet, that only works in the movie’s favor. may be the most unconventional conventional romantic comedy in years, delivering the genre’s trappings in such fizzy,trilogy with the emotional exuberance of Richard Curtis’s ensemble efforts, yielding a love story that’s thoughtfully made and thoroughly charming.

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