6.5/10
This movie has been given the annoyingly anonymous title of "What If" in the U.S., because I guess "The F Word" is overly suggestive of a curse word or something (hint: in the context of the movie it actually refers to "friends"...the tagline even spells it out). Anyway it's an indie-ish rom-com starring Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan. And you know...quirky attractive boy meets quirky attractive girl, they fall for each other, then there's some difficulties, and will they live happily ever after?
So yes it's very by the numbers. But it's still a movie that's hard to dislike. Radcliffe and Kazan give very good, honest performances that are the center of the film. It's warmly funny and touching despite my better judgement to distrust it. There is a sequence of country-hopping and girl-chasing that feels pretty unrealistic but it's not a huge plot point and easy to get past. All in all it's a good date movie and, while it won't make a long lasting impression on anyone, will sufficiently entertain for 100 minutes.
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