“Something Tiffany” on Prime Video: What’s wrong with the romantic comedy with Zoey Deutch? | REVIEW

Ethan (Kendrick Sampson) is a widowed writer and father of a teenager who, although he is not very successful with his books, is preparing to take a new step in his life, proposing to his girlfriend, the beautiful Vanessa (Shay Mitchell). . In this purpose, he is clear about something: the engagement ring must be the most beautiful, no matter what it costs. That’s why he decides to go to the historic Tiffany’s jewelry store, where he is advised by a convincing saleswoman to take an object like no other.

Having his daughter Daisy (Leah Jeffries) as an accomplice, Ethan leaves the store extremely happy, and as if by fate, he ends up witnessing a traffic accident. The victim, the young tattoo artist, Gary Wilson (Rayn Nicholson), who has also just left Tiffany’s, but not with a ‘rock’, but with two modest earrings for his crush Rachel Meyer (Zoey Detuch). After Ethan helps a grieving Gary, he picks up the bag with the gift for Vanessa, not realizing that she turned out to be the wrong one.

So far we have recounted the initial idea that he presents to us “Something of Tifanny”, the romantic comedy that Prime Video It has just been released for its millions of users around the world. The film, directed by Daryl Wein, has an unambitious proposal and a limited cast. What’s more, after the four characters already mentioned, only two more would remain to complete the cast.

As usual at these times of the year, the proposals have a Christmas tone. A great example could be “Christmas hit” (Netflix), the tape that marked the return of Lindsay Lohan to acting after a long break. “Something from Tiffany” is no stranger to the mainstream, and goes to great lengths to show us beautiful locations in beautiful New York City. Delicately decorated shops, multicolored lights and, of course, many Christmas trees of all sizes one can imagine.

In the midst of this magical environment, Daryl Wein’s film presents us with two narrative lines that are permanently intertwined. The first shows us the sentimental relationship between Rachel and Gary. She, a pastry chef, owner of a bakery who seems happy with what she does, but who takes time to have friends and to play her part in the relationship she has with him. The exact opposite is true with Gary. The tattoo artist seems uninterested in everything that goes beyond the door of his workplace. He neglects his personal life, but also his crush. However, he prefers that to being alone.

The second line has to do with Ethan, who clearly seems not to have gotten over the loss of his wife, and although he has a beautiful woman like Vanessa at his side, in reality his biggest concern is his daughter Daisy. Perhaps for her –that is, so that she doesn’t feel alone- he agreed to buy that expensive ring and get ‘a new partner’ to make it three at home again. Even if it costs him to leave New York.

The mix-up of gifts prompts Gary to inadvertently ‘propose’. The opposite occurs with Ethan. Thus, “Something from Tiffany” takes a new direction when the writer, absorbed in his ‘solitude’, goes to look for the injured man who ended up appropriating his onerous purchase. He doesn’t accomplish his mission, but he does meet his girlfriend, Rachel. From here, in the meeting of two ‘television commercial faces’, we could say that we have a movie.

Although some might think that this is the love story between two people who never thought to meet, in reality, the correct thing would be to say that it is much more. “Something from Tiffany” does not stop at the mere exposition of the stages of a crush, let’s say, forbidden. There is an intention to also expose the crisis of conventional love in adulthood. Although Rachel and, from the other side, Ethan, are not happy with their respective partners, neither of them seems brave enough to make the decision to break up. Perhaps because of their own insecurities, or because of the permanent fear of being left alone.

As we said lines above, this is an unambitious film in terms of its cast. Rachel and Ethan have weight that can’t possibly be matched by Gary and Vanessa. Apart from the fact that the first is an uninterested jerk and that the second seems more concerned with her personal ambitions than with those of her boyfriend (and the latter’s teenage daughter). To these two couples we should add Rachel’s best friend, Terri Blake (JoJo T. Gibbs) and her girlfriend. Although the relationship between these two girls with a notoriously opposite character could be exploited a bit more, it ends up coming to nothing.

Who does have an apparently greater weight than the (few and) other secondary actors is the adolescent Daisy (Leah Jeffries). Although it is not the first time that ‘modern’ cinema has tried to show a daughter trying everything so that her widowed father has a new opportunity in love, on this occasion, we could say that the young actress presents us with convincing work, capable of keeping a story fresh in permanent risk of falling into lethargy.

If we ask ourselves how much can be demanded of a romantic comedy today, a series of questions arise. Are we facing a cheesy story? Is there an attempt to experiment with unexpected twists? Do we see real chemistry between Rachel and Ethan? Do key supporting characters like Gary and Vanessa really add to the quality of the product? Answering most of these questions leaves us with one certainty: we are facing an unambitious story that, due to the chemistry achieved by its two protagonists, ends up being saved in the final evaluation.

In that sense, and although a couple of steps below the aforementioned film (“Coup Christmas”), in “Something from Tiffany” we have the exposure of a heterosexual relationship that, without facing major inconveniences than an unusual mix-up of gifts, is capable of moving those who, admired by two ‘faces in a TV commercial, never stopped believing in the idea of ​​romantic love.

Something from Tiffany/PRIME VIDEO

Director: Daryl Wein

Cast: Zoey Deutsch, Kendrick Sampson, Ray Nicholson

Synopsis: Life, like love, is full of surprises and unexpected gifts. In the holiday romance “Something From Tiffany,” a woman’s life is changed forever when she receives an engagement ring that was meant for someone else.

Duration: 87 minutes