There is nothing particularly original or groundbreaking in the new Netflix rom-com Your Place or Mine, yet it is just that comfortable familiarity in a movie that isn’t trying to rewrite the rules of engagement in a time-worn genre that makes this pleasing confection a perfect Valentine’s Day offering.
In fact, it is the streamers who are filling the bill for couples looking for a little love in their moviegoing, and this one marking a stylish feature directorial debut for veteran screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada, 27 Dresses)is sweet enough to make staying at home on the couch for Cupid’s big day a fine alternative to get into the mood.
Actually, the core premise of having its two main characters switch homes and cities for a week isn’t new at all. Nancy Meyers did it sensationally for example with 2006’s The Holiday, but in that one it was two strangers, played by Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz, answering ads who agreed to switch homes and locales for a Christmas season in which they would discover a new life by living the other’s.
Here we have 40ish longtime BFFs Debbie (Reese Witherspoon) and Peter (Ashton Kutcher), who make the swap in very different circumstances.
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