Random Acts of Romance explained

Random Acts of Romance
Starring:
Music:Step Carruthers
Cinematography:Brendan Uegama
Editing:Franco Pante
Studio:Bowen Arrow Productions
Purple Productions
Director:Katrin Bowen
Producer:Katrin Bowen
Distributor:Super Channel
Runtime:86 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

Random Acts of Romance (originally titled Love Bites) is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Katrin Bowen, starring Robert Moloney, Laura Bertram, Amanda Tapping and Zak Santiago.

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival on 5 October 2012.[1] It opened in theatres in Canada on 8 November 2013.

Reception

Katherine Monk of Canada.com rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that there is "enough selection at the emotional buffet to keep our psychological palate amused."[2] The Globe and Mail wrote that while the film "manages to transcend the hokey, overused bunch-of-connected-people-and-hey-some-of-them-are-at-the-same-restaurant-on-the-same-night construct with some really nice writing, and strong performances", the relationship between Matt and Diane "doesn't ring true".[3]

Glen Schaefer of The Province wrote that while the film "deserves credit for its ambition and some snappy dialogue", it "falls down in its depiction of characters whose behaviours are all quirk and no reality."[4] Chris Knight of the National Post wrote that the film "never quite gathers the momentum promised in the opening scenes."[5]

Radheyan Simonpillai of Now wrote that "If there are any sincere ideas about modern love buried within Katrin Bowen’s Random Acts Of Romance, they’re barely visible beneath all the frivolity, contrivance and foolishness."[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santiago brings skills to anti-rom-com; Halifax-born boxer, dancer and deejay spins his acting chops in Random Acts of Romance. Leiren-Young. Mark. Monk. Katherine. 5 October 2012. Vancouver Sun. 19 November 2022. 22 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221122084257/https://www.proquest.com/docview/1095224919/. live.
  2. Web site: Movie review: Random Acts of Romance (with video). Monk. Katherine. 31 October 2013. Canada.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170313115527/https://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/movie-review-random-acts-of-romance-with-video/. 22 November 2022. 2017-03-13.
  3. Web site: VIFF movie review: Random Acts of Romance. 4 October 2012. The Globe and Mail. 22 November 2022. 22 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221122081609/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/viff-movie-review-random-acts-of-romance/article4590132/. live.
  4. Web site: VIFF review: Random Acts of Romance. Schaefer. Glen. 26 September 2012. The Province. 22 November 2022. 2 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230902045324/https://theprovince.com/entertainment/viff-review-random-acts-of-romance. live.
  5. Web site: A comedy of coincidences. Knight. Chris. 8 November 2013. National Post. 22 November 2022. 2 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230902045325/https://www.proquest.com/docview/1449522075. live.
  6. Web site: Random Acts of Romance. Simonpillai. Radheyan. 7 November 2013. Now. 22 November 2022. 22 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221122084034/https://nowtoronto.com/random-acts-of-romance. live.