Romantic comedies have always flooded the market when it comes to anything on the big screen. From holiday-themed rom-coms likeLast HolidayandNew Year’s Eveto teenage ones like10 Things I Hate About YouandCluelessto older classics likePretty WomanandSleepless in Seattleand everything in between. Everyone could nameat least one well-known rom-comeven if they haven’t seen them. And why is this true? Because romantic comedies, while plentiful, are also timeless. Whether the time period is older or more modern, whether the overall situation is humorous or born of tragedy, whether the characters are willing to love or reluctant, none of that matters. What matters in a rom-com is that the movies can mold to almost any situation making the genre relatable if not just entertaining.
The movieLove Againapproaches the genre from the avenue of it being born out of tragedy. It will beg the question to the audience of how to move on in life after a tragic loss. How do youwithstand the lossof a significant other? How do you survive the loneliness of the loss and the absence of the person who shared all of life’s ups and downs, funny moments, and daily meaningful or even meaningless conversations? With technology at your fingertips, what resources would you even use to get through the grieving process, figure out a new path in life after loss, and try to go on living? Where do you even start?
Love Again: The Plot
In the movieLove Again, we find the main character Mira Ray in this exact situation. After dealing with the unexpected death of her fiancé, Mira finds herself alone in the life she thought she was planning. As time passes, and she isolates herself from her friends and family more and more, they obviously become increasingly concerned for her well-being.
Related:The 20 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time, Ranked
In the age of ever-present technology, she has the means to reach out to any number of friends and family as she endures the aftermath of the loss. Mira, however, copes with her fiancé’s death in the only way that feels right for her. She spends her time sending romantic, heartfelt, and often heartbreaking texts to her fiancé’s old number believing that these messages are doing nothing but floating off into the ether.
Meanwhile, across town, we have journalist Rob Burns whose new work number just happens to be the late fiancé’s reassigned phone number. Because of this twist in fate, Rob keeps receiving messages from Mira. The more he reads the messages, the more intrigued he becomes with Mira’s past which has led her to text him. While on an assignment to write a profile of the renowned performer Celine Dion, he confides in her about the texts he is receiving from Mira, his own romantic troubles, and how the texts have affected him. He then enlists the singer’s help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person and try to win her heart in true romantic comedy style.
Love Again: The Cast
Though she has starred ina number of Indian films and series, Priyanka Chopra Jonas is most well known in the US for her role as Alex Parish in the TV seriesQuantico. She has a diverse background in acting that she brings to the table in this movie as she fills the role of the grieving fiancé, Mira Ray. Cast opposite her as the male lead and her romantic interest is Scottish-born actor Sam Heughan, most noted forhis role as Jamie Fraserin the Starz seriesOutlander.
Related:Best Leading Men in Romantic Comedy History, Ranked
Other actors in supporting roles in this film are Russell Tovey (American Horror Story, The Pirates! Band of Misfits), Celia Imrie (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Omid Djalili (His Dark Materials), and Lydia West (Netflix’sDracula). Celine Dion plays herself, of course, in herfirst acting role in a film. She also does an original song for the movie.
Release Date and Everything We Know
Love Againis the English remake of the German-language filmSMS Fur Dich,based on the bookText for Youby Sofie Cramer. This remake was originally supposed to share the title of the book and the English translation of the German title. However, after Celine Dion joined the cast, the title was then changed toIt’s All Coming Back to Meafter Celine’s songIt’s All Coming Back to Me Now, which was featured on her 1996 album. In November 2022, it was announced that the name of the film would beLove Again.
Love Againis written and directed by Jim Strouse (Grace is Gone,The Incredible Jessica James) and produced by Jonathan Fuhrman (Hotel Mumbai,Sicario). The Screen Gems production has atheatrical release dateof May 12 in the United States.
