How Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher’s Rom-Com ‘Your Place or Mine’ Found the Perfect Home on Netflix
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor “Your Place or Mine” is the story of two best friends named Peter and Debbie who slowly come to realize that they are a perfect match.
The film, which debuted on Feb. 10, is a bit of a throwback to the glory days of rom-coms, a period in the 1990s and early aughts when Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey and other spunky stars met cute to the delight of moviegoers.
And that’s not just in the casting of Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher, veterans of the genre, in the two central roles, or that “Your Place or Mine” was written and directed by Aline Brosh McKenna, who previously penned “27 Dresses” and “The Devil Wears Prada.” “What we always intended to make was a really premium romantic comedy that would resonate with an audience that wanted to watch a movie that would bring them joy,” says Lauren Neustadter, president of film and TV at Hello Sunshine, Witherspoon’s media company. “People love Reese and Ashton in this type of movie, so that’s an exciting thing to see them together.” But there’s a twist on the well-worn formula. “Your Place or Mine” isn’t appearing at the multiplexes — it’s available on Netflix, which has become a destination for rom-coms thanks to streaming hits such as “The Kissing Booth” and “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” In many ways, the service has served as a bridge between older fans of the genre and those who came of age a decade after its “Notting Hill” and “Sweet Home Alabama” heyday.
And it comes as traditional studios have largely moved away from these types of movies in favor of superhero adventures and action epics.
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