Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Sam Heughan Get Very Relevant Love Advice From… Celine Dion!
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Love Again, a bubbly romantic comedy written and directed by James C. Strouse, is the new North American version of the German film SMS für Dich, which is itself an adaptation of Sofie Cramer’s novel.
But behind that mention of texting, which inevitably brings to mind You Have a Message by Nora Ephron starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, lies drama treated with seriousness and respect. Because Mira Ray (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) suddenly lost the man of her life. She continues to talk to him through messages she sends to his phone. The number was assigned to Rob Burns (Sam Heughan), who can’t help but read it and then wait for it. And imperceptibly, he falls in love with Mira.
At the same time, Rob is a journalist and his boss sends him to interview Celine Dion. But here the man has a somewhat complicated love story – his fiancé “domed” him at the time of their wedding – and he doesn’t really know what to do with Mira. That’s where our national Celine comes in. Isn’t she the high priestess of love, not only because of her songs but also because of her life?
Playing her true/false role with plenty of naturalness and second degree humor – we naturally think of Julia Roberts in Notting Hill at first sight – our star is like a fish in water and speaks with emotion about René and his children, love and romance and his work, of course, all in a good dozen minutes. James C. Strouse re-enamels his loved ones with pleasant, very easy finds that prevent the feature film from being burdened by the protagonists’ dark past, the blind date scene between Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas (who will never become an actor) , her husband in real life, a thoughtful moment of mockery.
As you’d expect, the ending is muddy and some twists and turns are a little far-fetched (which music journalist doesn’t ask Celine Dion professional questions in an interview?), but Rob’s questions are believable and relevant, Mira’s grief plausible, and so is this story , as light as it is, hits the nail on the head.