It’s that time of year again, where “love is in the air” and everything is about chocolate and flowers from your other half. After spending a day with your one and only, why not settle down and watch a good romantic movie? Here is a list of really good romantic movies that are underrated by the critics.
- Endless Love: Even though this movie was a remake of the old film from 1981 and the best selling book, there were huge changes to the film and it was for the better. We follow the life of freshly graduated Jade Butterfield (Gabriella Wilde), who was basically a nobody and followed in the footsteps of her late brother. Everything changes when David (Alex Pettyfer) takes interest in her after graduation. David turns Jade’s world upside down in this heartwarming romance, but there is one huge thing standing in the way of this young love, her father.
- 27 Dresses: It’s most girls’ dream to have her big wedding day; however, for Jane (Katherine Heigl) she’s been in 27 weddings and still waiting for her big moment to come. In this romantic comedy, Jane is crushing hard on her boss that only notices her as his ‘type A’ assistant. Everything changes when Jane’s sister comes back to town and steals her sister’s dream man away. Kevin (James Marsden) is a smoking hot journalist covering her sister’s wedding, but everything’s about to take a wild ride.
- Letters to Juliet: Sophie is about to embark on her honeymoon, there is just one thing, she’s not married yet. Her fiancé is a chef and she works for a publishing agency. Needless to say, her fiancé is more into food than his future wife, when he books the trip to Italy. Once in Italy, it’s all about food and wine for him, but Sophie finds herself intrigued by the story of Romeo and Juliet. While helping a group of women write back love letters, she comes across a really old letter. When Sophie writes back, she is unexpectedly surprised to meet the women looking for her love and her grandson Charlie (Christopher Egan). This is a must see fairy-tale ending love story.
- Warm Bodies: Who ever thought death could be so romantic in the apocalypse? Even though the movie gets a lot of heat for being like Twilight, it’s very different. We follow young zombie R around, which is different seeing as how we are watching a man’s point of view through the whole movie. R is different from the rest, he’s still human to some degree. When R comes across Julie (Teresa Palmer), his first intentions is not to eat her brain, instead his heart starts beating again. A little cheesy, yes, but also very romantic.
The Prince and Me: If you’re in love with the royal life, this flick is for you. We follow the life of a college student Paige (Julia Stiles), but when new student Eddie (Luke Mably) attends her science class, everything is uprooted. As they grow closer, the paparazzi is all over him. Paige finds out his biggest secret—being the Prince of Cambridge. It is everything a love story is supposed to be, a happily ever after ending that will warm your heart.
Emily Culbertson
Reporter