The Love Hypothesis on Prime Video is mostly mediocre despite the hot hotel room scene — but the new movie proves that the best romance of all can be found in our friendships
How many times can the classic rom-com storyline be reinvented? If The Love Hypothesis is anything to go by, not many — but it's looking at the wrong narrative.
The Love Hypothesis, based on Ali Hazelwood's novel and popular on BookTok, is a rom-com that combines the worlds of STEM academia and fake dating. The film stars Lili Reinhart as biology PhD student Olive Smith and Tom Bateman as professor Adam Carlsen. Set in the world of academia, Olive and Adam pretend to date so that Olive's friend Anh will date Jeremy, who is interested in Anh.
Both Olive and Adam are strong performances, but the film lacks the yearning element that would have elevated it further. Despite this, fans will appreciate the faithful adaptation of Hazelwood's book, including Olive's iconic unicorn socks and the steamy first night between Olive and Adam.
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