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Isn’t It Romantic

Rebel Wilson and Liam Hemsworth star in “Isn’t it Romantic.” Rated: A-III, PG-13. WARNER BROS. | CNS

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In this clever send-up of romantic comedies, an architect (Rebel Wilson) who’s a cynical critic of the genre gets a blow to the head and wakes up in a transformed version of her world, one filled with all the cliches of the films she disdains. One of her potential clients (Liam Hemsworth), a dashing billionaire who had previously ignored her now courts her assiduously, but she still feels drawn to her co-worker and best friend (Adam Devine), a down-to-earth guy who has long been her secret admirer. Though the laughs are plentiful, and the essential message about the need to appreciate yourself before you can be open to receiving love is valid enough, other material makes director Todd Strauss-Schulson’s upbeat satire strictly grown-up fare.

Watch out for: Mature subject matter and humor, including numerous references to homosexuality and nonmarital sex, brief medical gore, a same-sex kiss, an irreverent joke, a few uses of profanity and a mild oath, at least one instance of rough language, occasional crude and crass talk and an obscene gesture.

Rated: A-III, adults; MPAA: PG-13

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