When a drunken threesome leads to a pregnancy or two – really, who’s counting? – navigating the emotional and practical fallout proves understandably challenging for Connor (Jonah Hauer-King), Olivia (Zoey Deutch) and Jenny (Ruby Cruz) in this supremely agreeable romcom. While the premise may sound on paper like the setup for a loud, crude 00s comedy, this is a much more finely tuned piece of work than that, with engaging characters and an impeccably calibrated plot full of plausible twists and turns that are wild yet still realistic, and feel earned because the characters respond like actual humans to their situation.
It’s true that the spiky rat-a-tat dialogue, reminiscent of both 90s sitcoms and 30s and 40s screwball comedy, isn’t quite how people talk in the real world, but it’s highly enjoyable when delivered by a good-looking and charismatic cast, among whom the standout is Deutch, who peels back the layers of a tough-cookie character to show the vulnerable human underneath. It helps that she’s bouncing off the super-smitten vibes put out by Hauer-King, who is all dimples and doe eyes in a way that is refreshing to see in a male lead.
