Using Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing as a template (there are quotes and references littered throughout), Will Gluck directs this delightful, and sexy rom-com that stars Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney.

Ben (Powell) and Bea (Sweeney) have a lovely little meet-cute, and have an amazing first date. One that is brought to an abrupt end, and is then obfuscated in misunderstandings. Flashfoward a few months, and we learn that Bea’s sister, Halle (Hadley Robinson) is marrying one of Ben’s best friends, Miranda (Nat Buchanan).

Thrown together with the rest of the extended families, the pair find themselves in beautiful Australia, with a hate-on for one another (caused by their mutual mistakes and misunderstanding). Everyone around them thinks that the best way to ensure a stress free marriage, is to help the pair get together.

Ben and Bea play along. But what if things actually start to happen between them.

Of course more misunderstandings arise, it has to follow a template after all. And going into a rom-com you know everything is going to work out, but it’s fun to see how it happens.

Both Sweeney and Powell are stunningly attractive, and both are able to play up their comedic talents. There’s some great banter, sexy escapades, and a wonderful supporting cast that includes Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Gata, Rachel Griffiths, and Dermot Mulroney.

Beautiful people, beautiful clothes, beautiful locations, and a lot of fun dialogue, Anyone But You is arguably standard fare, but it looks great doing it.

Rom-coms are escapism for the heart, so if you don’t buy into the tropes going into the film, you’re not going to have a good time with it. It’s a genre that works and endures because you know what you’re going to get. There might be a couple of surprises and speed bumps along the way, but you know the couple is going to end up together by story’s end. It’s the journey that makes it enjoyable.

And I honestly thought this one was a delight. It came along at the right moment, and I was entertained. I laughed, I enjoyed it, it fostered (however temporarily) the romantic in me.

Glen Powell remains one to watch, and I know Sweeney can do dramatic turns, but I truly enjoyed seeing her lean into her comedic side.

Anyone But You is fun. It’s a perfect little date movie, and doesn’t claim to be anything more. The cast look like they are having a wonderful time, and there’s great chemistry between the leads. So settle in for a laugh, and love with your heart.