DRAMA, COMEDY, ROMANCE

Tess prepares for her Gran's 90th birthday party. What she isn't prepared for is falling in love with her movie star sister's new boyfriend when they fly in for the party. Unfortunately Tess's sister, Juliet, chose Tess's sister ultimate movie star crush as Juliet's rebound guy from her nasty divorce. Tess's crush and Juliet's boyfriend, Ryan, struggles to stay true to his contract with Juliet for his career and his feelings for Tess for his future.

EXCELLENT

FIRST PERSON

Authors Writing Style: EXCELLENT

Characterization: EXCELLENT

Commerciality: EXCELLENT

Franchise Potential: GOOD

Pace: GOOD

Premise: EXCELLENT

Structure: EXCELLENT

Theme: EXCELLENT

The logline perfectly encapsulates the narrative. The only difference between the profile and the story is that the short summary states that Tess is expecting Juliet and in the book it is described in the story that Juliet's visit is more of a surprise based on Juliet's lack of communication effort as a busy Hollywood star rather. In the short summary it states that she expects her sister to arrive.

The characters are so well lived-in and deeper than expected. The inner conflicts match the external conflicts in a neat little puzzle of waiting for one character to find out a new piece of information which creates new problems or fixes other problems depending.

No resolution for the security guard Jack and Gran's chicken, Chess. It was very amusing side "romance" and the chicken isn't given a happy ending or included in the epilogue. It is a gap in the otherwise airtight narrative.

THE STORY DOES NOT RELY ON SPECIAL EFFECTS

The hook is that Tess has a huge crush on her sister's new boyfriend and he in turn is unable to control his feelings about Tess. Tess is unaware that her sister's relationship is for press and thinks that Ryan's trying to cheat on her sister like a sleazebag with Tess. Meanwhile, Tess's sister, Juliet, is secretly seeing one of her security guards to get over her divorce.

This could have a huge fanbase as a fresh romantic comedy. The added layer of being true to oneself for all three characters in the love triangle is particularly appealing to the post-COVID people finding freedom away from the city and prioritizing family over career.

As a romantic comedy this is unlikely to gain nominations for serious awards, but could definitely do well in the popular awards circuit.

LOW BUDGET

THE PROPOSAL, EASY A, FOREVER MY GIRL, STARSTRUCK, LET IT SNOW

The romantic comedy is a fresh take on the fake romance trope. The resolution hits the perfect mark, but the characters' internal issues are slightly repetitive between the total family reveal and preparing for the party. By making Tony more of a consistent threat this would make this subplot more authentic to push Ryan to not lose Tess despite all the complications. Also the third love story of the chicken and the security guard is adorable and needs proper closure given how much it is mentioned.

Tess is fiery and passionate but also filled with common sense. Ryan is conflicted and transformative with a lot of heart and respect for the Manchester sisters. He tows the line well navigating the complicated web of lies. Juliet is resilient and ultimately learns selflessness.

This is a rare gem of a romantic comedy in that is has a comforting trope but is filled with eccentricity and surprises. The character's inner conflicts and interpersonal development are intricate and well done. Everyone is dynamic and layered with good pacing based about the long weekend party.

Film - Studio, Film - Streaming, Film - Indie

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