My Favorite Girlfriend

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I've seen a lot of bad movies, but this is a special kind of bad. It's a romantic comedy that is neither comedic nor romantic. It's a collection of rough draft notes someone managed to stretch into an hour and a half long dumpster fire. To kick off this wreck of a film, we introduce our main guy: Conrad. Conrad has no personality to speak of. He has no history either. He is a completely blank piece of paper who everyone is mean to for no reason, and he offers about as much to the plot as your average living room sofa. Outside of him having OCD (which is not plot relevant AT ALL and somehow doesn't seem to add any nuance to his character), Conrad has nothing discernible interesting about him. And yet here he is, pursuing Molly - a woman he was weirdly hostile to once in a coffee shop while on an errand for his boss and now we have the setup for our movie. Molly is your average romance movie girl. She's blonde and a woman, but other than that she feels more like a doll than a person. Even her additional personalities are boring, one-dimensional cardboard cutouts with no depth to speak of. And this is all without touching on the fact that the acting is abysmal. It's not even so bad it's funny. It's just plain painful to watch. Not a single line is delivered with any amount of believability. Honestly this feels like a deep learning program's first attempt at generating human interaction. It's awkward and disjointed and it's only made worse by the fact that NONE of these characters have chemistry. I'm not even sure Conrad and Molly would make good friends, let alone romantic partners. All in all, it's terrible. Bad acting, bad setup, and a bad premise that does a major disservice to OCD and DID. Don't waste your time or money.

Since the beginning of this movie I have been trying to figure out just who this movie was aimed for. I can only come up with the possibility of Christians. I say that because it felt like it was supposed to be a movie for adults BUT they softened it up SO much that this could have been a G rated movie. If you like cheesy, independent, made in Hollywood films then this is a movie for you. I was really hoping this was going to be a rom/com but it was way more rom than it was com. Stupid jokes, fake emotions from ALL the cast. I definitely didn't like how the movie ended with some girl named Melinda (And I ONLY knew her name thanks to caption, which I wish all movies would do) like "You knew this movie would suck so why act like you were going to make a pt.2"!? Ok so for everyone else this movie would be stupid, but I enjoyed it a little and I did want to see what would happen next. It was more of a 4 star but I am sure they put a LOT of time and effort into making this and it was at LEAST half (5 star) good, I just added one star because I liked Misty Rosas. I think she was the highlight out of this horrible movie. I do not recommend seeing this one unless you love dumb movies.

The acting was stiff and uncomfortable. The plot was predictable. Why did someone make this ? I feel like there was no heart in this. It was rushed, tacky and the main lead actress lacked basic skills. I would pass on this one.

Every single character is a stereotype with no personality and no chemistry. You have the awkward and unloved lead, his aggressive boss, the manic pixie dream girl with the overly aggressive black friend, the country girl with the country accent, the overtly sexual kinkster in a punk band, and the list goes on. None of these characters have ANY chemistry and it makes every single interaction painful to watch. Every piece of dialogue is a fumble that completely misses the mark it's aiming for. Scenes that aim to be funny are stifled by the fact that none of these characters fit together. Even scenes that are meant to be heartwarming or dramatic feel over-acted. The dialogue isn't funny or interesting, it's just deeply awkward. There is nothing redeemable about this movie and if you are someone who experiences secondhand embarassment, you should avoid it. Save your money and watch something else.

The only thing separating this film from other irreparably horrendous films is that the cinematography is decent. But that's where this movie's good parts end. I don't know what this movie was trying to accomplish. It's narrated by the main character's best friend, but that friend is not that central to the plot. Clearly, this is a romance but the movie doesn't set up the characters as likeable or relatable, and their romance feels forced. Like the only reason these characters are together is because that is what is supposed to happen. They don't have any chemistry, and it feels like our main character is just being carted from scene to scene with no real direction. His girlfriend and her many (literal) personalities don't have any connection or bond to her male counterpart so every scene with them in it is a weird dance that doesn't leave me feeling like there's any connection there. Plus he doesn't respect her boundaries or wishes and continues trying to interact with her when she repeatedly tells him to leave her alone after she breaks up with him. Which she does because he doesn't respect her boundaries and tries to force her to realize she has multiple personalities. This is without even mentioning that these alternate personalities are all boring stereotypes and the way they're presented is the jazzed up, fake internet version of Dissociative Identity Disorder. It's beyond bad and I would not recommend this to anyone. It's not even so bad it's funny. It's just bad.

This isn't a blockbuster, or a box office hit, or a big budget film. Placing expectations THAT high seems to be where the negative reviews come from. This is an excellent movie. I enjoyed it so much, that as soon as the ending said "well, that's for the sequel" I was COMPLETELY on board. It is a bit Cheesy, but I thought it hit Cheesy in a good way. And the hate on the main actress is completely unwarranted. I could tell which personality it was which pretty much as soon as her face changed, before the accent change. Ignore the bad reviews. They're being WAY TOO harsh. It's not perfect, but neither is life. I truly recommend this movie.

There really isn't much to like about this film. The acting is stiff, the pacing is weird. I'm not sure if the directing was off or if it was the writing (leaning toward the writing). The overarching voice goes for funny, but it's just annoying. I didn't believe any interaction in the movie. It felt very much like a student film, which - maybe it was? The leads were frustrating and unlikable. When you first meet the guy I think they're going for him being a himbo, but you have to be likable to be a himbo. The first time we meet the woman, Molly, she is rude and self absorbed and it's supposed to be cute? It's not. The dialogue was super odd. I don't know if the writer knows how anyone actually talks - because no one speaks like that. "You're lucky I don't condone violence." "You're lucky I didn't drink milk growing up." Hahahahaha......... no. Honestly, if you're on the fence about watching this, it's completely passable. You aren't missing a single thing. I would give this a 0/10 if I could.

Have you ever found a magazine while cleaning,and decided to give a quick read-through after finishing the housework? Then after finally finishing that magazine you were compelled to clean again,just to clear your mind of that awful mess of media and boring writing. This movie was that magazine. Hulu must've had a quota to fill or something,because it wasn't bad acting that tainted this film,It seemed to be rushed in each scene with little emotion from all the 'personalities' and that's me being generous. Its not a repeat viewing,its a 'turn on for background noise' film.(Now that I think about it,this would've made for a tolerable podcast🤔)