When We First Met

It'll take you roughly five minutes to realize that Noah is going about things the wrong way; it'll take him more than 90.

It's like being at a crowded restaurant and eavesdropping on the same bad first date over and over and over again. You'd probably want to move tables.

The potentially problematic premise is narrowly sidestepped because the film zigs when you expect it to zag... This watered-down rom-com doesn't fully deliver but it's a diverting twist on the genre nonetheless.

How the movie plays with time and its different scenarios elevates it above your average laundry-folding, background noise rom-coms.

Every tired rom-com checkbox is ticked, but this film still manages to feel fresh, is thoroughly delightful, and delivers pleasant, affable entertainment.

What's refreshing about When We First Met is that it comes with twists and heartfelt surprises.

Every moment of When We First Met could not be more painfully obvious, and that might be forgivable if there were an ounce of humor, a dose of charm, or a decent character in the entire film.

Romantic comedy vets will be able to figure out the ending early on. While it's predictable, the destination eventually makes the journey worthwhile and rewarding.

There are consistent genre conventions that appear throughout the runtime, but When We First Met manages to smoothly come together in the end with its romantic notions of fate and destiny.

The script by John Whittington doesn't emphasize on the good enough to save the story from feeling limp. It isn't something you haven't seen, but it may entertain enough for a night in.