Travel has allowed a lot of viewing and reading. Top of the list was "Bros". This so-called romantic comedy is ... really different. It's supposed to be. In a meta moment, the film opens with the lead character explaining to a network exec that a rom-com with two guys can't be all Hallmark because two men are not the same as a guy and a gal. The film proceeds to make the point. It's not G-rated and the sexual exploits, language, and behavior are far rougher than you might expect for this genre. But it works. It doesn't look anything like a TV version of these things. It looks significantly more real. Genuine. Even though the essential elements ... meet-cute, attraction, obstacle and reconciliation ... are there. It's just in a different -- a very different -- package. Pun intended. And that's the point.
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