The movie was a little too long. I couldn't really understand why someone like Nicole who has great looks and a steady job would just work so hard for Max who was flat out combative with her on their first date and has mental health issues which make him not ready to be dating anyway. That turnaround was not believable to me and the chemistry between them never seemed substantive. I just can't see someone like Nicole tolerating this when there would be literally millions of guys lining up for her.
Also the whole idea of basing the movie around their dogs getting pregnant with each other perhaps acting as an analogy of them having an actual baby together was just weird and overdone. Dogs having a baby is just no big deal, people don't go through a whole mental preparation process, buy paraphernalia and have mother father meetups for the pets mental health and drive recklessly in preparation for a pet birth. I know it's supposed to be fun but I think what makes a romantic comedy good is it's need to have a sense of realism, it shouldn't be a parody, the leads should feel like they are ready for a relationship and are ready for each other. It's because of this, the film just doesn't take off.
Also the whole idea of basing the movie around their dogs getting pregnant with each other perhaps acting as an analogy of them having an actual baby together was just weird and overdone. Dogs having a baby is just no big deal, people don't go through a whole mental preparation process, buy paraphernalia and have mother father meetups for the pets mental health and drive recklessly in preparation for a pet birth. I know it's supposed to be fun but I think what makes a romantic comedy good is it's need to have a sense of realism, it shouldn't be a parody, the leads should feel like they are ready for a relationship and are ready for each other. It's because of this, the film just doesn't take off.