Anyone But You movie review: A bland, ticking-all-boxes kind of romedy

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A bland, ticking-all-boxes kind of romedy, it is not smart, not funny, not appealing and almost desperate in its attempts to be some of the above. Powell has at least a twinkle in his eyes that promises a charm. Sweeney is a complete misfit, and as she protests about trying to figure out her life, including whether she wants to go through with a law degree, she comes across as simply confused, not charmingly so.

There are several reasonable people waiting around with their hearts on offer for these two lovebirds to make up their minds. And Fraser’s Margaret, charismatic without even trying, is among those who deserves better.

Love and hate is a thin dividing line — the well-known truism is the fallback line for two characters in the film as they try to figure out Ben and Bea. Where Anyone But You lands, though, is on the thin dividing line between love and indifference.

You are not even drawn enough into it to hate.

Anyone But You movie director: Will Gluck
Anyone But You movie cast: Glen Powell, Sydney Sweeney, Alexandra Shipp, Gata, Dermot Mulroney, Charlee Fraser
Anyone But You movie rating: 1.5 stars