About fate - a too predictable film
A too predictable film despite the solid performances of the actors.
About Fate is a reasonably simple picture to critique because it follows a format that we've all seen before and doesn't really do anything fresh in that regard. Griffin Reed (Thomas Mann) is set to propose to his influencer girlfriend Clementine (Madelaine Petsch), but she wants him to do it at her New Year's Eve party so that it may be documented on social media.
He is defeated until she meets Margot Hayes (Emma Roberts), who is heartbroken since her boyfriend Kip (Lewis Tan) is planning to propose to her in the same restaurant. Margot begs Griffin to attend to her sister's (Britt Robertson) wedding as Kip after unintentionally landing at her house (since all of Griffin and Margot's residences look the same). Miscommunications occur, and you probably know what happens next.
Griffin will fall in love with Clementine, then change his mind and go in quest of Margot. That is how those movies always end, and it will continue to be thus until movies cease to exist. We don't mind the regular rom-com; they've always happened to us. And as long as the rest of the movie works, it's OK.
Apart from his lead roles, which strive to pump as much joy into the film as possible, he doesn't do much actively in On Destiny. Thomas Mann's chemistry with Emma Roberts is especially enjoyable—the two appear to be having so much fun pretending to be in a relationship that when they get physical, you immediately believe they're falling in love.
The film was shot and edited in the style of a Hallmark production. Green screens are obvious (and superfluous in a film that does not require a gram of visual effects to function), cinema appears to be too good for this film, and the soundtrack is overly sentimental.
In addition to the solid performance of the primary lineup, About Fate does not remain cohesive. Even with Mann and Roberts' best efforts, his plot may be too predictable to care about any of the characters.
Unfortunately, they aren't enough to keep the film from being just another forgettable romantic comedy, though there have undoubtedly been worse. This one is unintentionally funny but ultimately memorable.
Post by Bryan C.
