Review: 'Finding Emily' Recalls Classic Romantic Comedy, Says Marginal Revolution
Key Takeaways
- •Tyler Cowen reviewed the British film Finding Emily on Marginal Revolution and praised it highly.
- •Cowen said the film recalls older-style romantic comedies that favor love and romance.
- •The review describes the film as anti-media, anti-cancel culture, anti-podcast, anti-academia, and skeptical of some branches of feminism.
- •Cowen singled out Laura Lewis as stealing the show.
- •Cowen called the film entertaining rather than important and said he hopes more films like it are made.
Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution writes that he very much enjoyed the British film Finding Emily, noting that it reminded him of older-style romantic comedies — the kind that actually favor love and romance.
Cowen, an economist at George Mason University, regularly reviews films and cultural works alongside economics commentary on Marginal Revolution, the blog he has co-written with Alex Tabarrok since 2003, making his cultural picks a recurring feature for its readers.
According to the review, the film touches on themes of class and accent, and of US/UK contrasts. Cowen describes it as anti-media, anti-cancel culture, and anti-podcast, adding that Laura Lewis "steals the show." He also says the film is anti-academia and sceptical of certain branches of feminism.
Above all, he found the film entertaining. In his assessment, it is not an important film, but it is "the sort of movie that makes going to the movies fun in the first place." He closes with the hope that more films like it will be made.
The review was published on Marginal Revolution, a long-running economics and culture blog. A trailer for the film is available at YouTube.
Source: Marginal Revolution
