We’ll always have a soft spot for rom-coms.
The genre totally dominated the ’90s and early ’00s – and while it hasn’t been quite as popular over the last few years, it looks like Netflix is aiming to change that.
The streaming service have released a number rom-com-y kind of films over the last few months, including many, many ones over the holiday season.
However their latest one, Set It Up, may be our favourite one of all.
The plot may be cheesy, and kind of predictable, but that is what we (and, as it seems, the rest of the Twittersphere) absolutely adore about it.
Set It Up follows two 20-something, over-worked assistants – Harper (Zoey Deutch) and Charlie (Glen Powell) – in the same office building that team up to set up their demanding, Miranda Priestly-esque (and single) bosses with each other in an effort to get them to ease up on the workload.
Charlie is convinced that it is a Parent Trap situation, while Harper insists it is actually Cyrano – either way, you’ll spend the movie actually rooting for Charlie and Harper to get together.
It’s got a meet-cute in an elevator, plenty of witty comebacks, a last minute dash to the airport – and, of course, one good smooch.
So, basically, it’s got everything you could possibly want in a rom-com – which is why social media users are going crazy for it.
https://twitter.com/astrobalter/status/1008023396620398593
SET IT UP is utterly delightful, just the sort of thing that might have made a zillion dollars if released in theaters. Though of the 120+ Netflix movies I’ve seen, I believe it’s in the top five.
— Charles Bramesco (@intothecrevasse) June 16, 2018
Zoey Deutch is the millennial Meg Ryan FIGHT ME I LOVED SET IT UP MORE ROM COMS PLEASE @netflix THANK YOU 💌💌💌
— Sam Schipani (@samsendstweets) June 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/Kat_Impossible/status/1007553955986116608
Like, really – the internet cannot seem to get enough of this movie.
So I watched #SetItUp on Netflix this morning, and OH MY GOD IT WAS EVERYTHING I WANT IN A ROM-COM. IT'S PERFECT. I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING. THANK YOU, NETFLIX. pic.twitter.com/lDPRIrHQLu
— Nicole Massabrook (@NKMass) June 15, 2018
I took the advice of Twitter and watched Set It Up, and…. it's a really good, fun rom-com? Released as a Netflix original? In the year of our Lord 2018? Kudos to director Claire Scanlon. This is some GOOD SHIT. pic.twitter.com/DL9NT1F90C
— Rebecca Pahle (@RebeccaPahle) June 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/LouisseCarreon/status/1007557811113324545
.@netflix is so cool with their original movies. I just watched their new rom-com movie, Set It Up. You know it's a good rom-com when you're yelling at your tv while eating a pint of ice cream pic.twitter.com/xhY63qiXF2
— Zari Tarazona (@SorryZari) June 15, 2018
Set It Up also stars Lucy Liu and Taye Diggs as Harper and Charlie’s bosses, Kirsten and Rick.
Pete Davidson as Charlier’s best friend and roommate, Duncan.
Set It Up is available to watch on Netflix now.
