A tedious romantic drama about various people in various relationships, Regretting You is long, drawn out, and the definition of its title.
Between Once Upon A Time, Gifted, and Young Sheldon, I feel like I’ve watched McKenna Grace grow up on screen. Most of us have seen her in something – she has already had quite a career – but because she started so young, it is kind of amazing that she is already 19. So when I saw that she was the teen love interest in this film, I felt like I had aged a bit.
Regretting You is about Morgan and Jenny, teenage sisters who are dating Chris and Jonah respectively. Jonah has feelings for Morgan, but she discovers that she is pregnant and she and Chris get married. 17 years later, their daughter Clara gives the most popular boy in school, Miller, a ride in her car. Jonah, who had left town and is now back together with Jenny (and they have a baby boy), still has feelings for Morgan.
This movie is pretty painful. If it had been a short film, maybe it could have been more enjoyable, but as it stands – the longing looks, the misunderstandings, the crying and running out – it all takes (what feels like) forever. And the worst part about it is, you really don’t care.
Based on a book of the same name, I have to hope that the storyline is more engaging in print. Dave Franco looks nice in glasses, but other than that, Regretting You left me with more questions than comments.
If you have GPS on her car and track her all the time, mom, why do you suddenly not know where your teen daughter is and punish her for it? Miller is moving the “city limits” sign little by little so that the pizza delivery place will deliver to his grandpa’s house. Can’t you just go pick it up in your car? Do they really not know the limits of their delivery area? Why is there a strange filter on Allison Williams’ face as a teenager? It’s distracting.
The problem with this movie is that it is so forgettable that I’m struggling to write about it. The 1.5 that I am giving it is entirely due to the cast and the return of Jolly Ranchers in their brick form. You don’t see them in many movies now, so thank goodness for Jolly Ranchers. They saved the film.
Between Once Upon A Time, Gifted, and Young Sheldon, I feel like I’ve watched McKenna Grace grow up on screen. Most of us have seen her in something – she has already had quite a career – but because she started so young, it is kind of amazing that she is already 19. So when I saw that she was the teen love interest in this film, I felt like I had aged a bit.
