Netflix has become the defacto place for people to find the best quality rom-coms in 2019. This subgenre of films has been neglected in theaters for a while now (unless you talk about “Crazy Rich Asians”), but the streaming service is here to spend money on some of the best that the genre has to offer. And Netflix’s latest entry is the upcoming film “Always Be My Maybe.”
As seen in the new trailer, “Always Be My Maybe” follows the story of an overachieving celebrity chef that is getting married to an equally impressive male partner. However, when her partner decides that marriage isn’t for him, the chef has to go back on the dating scene trying to find a new flame, while an old flame hopes to rekindle a decade-plus fling. Now, what I left out of the description is the fact that “Always Be My Maybe” has two Asian leads and a cast full of diversity, which shouldn’t be so newsworthy, but with the rarity of a film like this, it’s always worth pointing out.
But that cast is where the fatal flaw of “Always Be My Maybe” lies. You see, normally with a rom-com, it’s clear who the woman should choose in the end. The male friend is always handsome, loveable, funny, and smart. Basically, the perfect guy. But as seen in the trailer’s best moment, our female lead finds herself in an intense, but short, love affair with none other than John Wick, aka Keanu Reeves. Sorry film, I have yet to watch you in your entirety, but I can already tell that an ending without John Wick as the leading man is wrong. No offense to Randall Park, who seems like a lovely man.
The rom-com stars Ali Wong, Randall Park, Michelle Buteau, Vivian Bang, Karan Soni, Charlyne Yi, Daniel Dae Kim, James Saito, Lyrics Born, and yes, even Keanu Reeves.
“Always Be My Maybe” arrives on Netflix on May 31.
Here’s the synopsis:
Childhood friends Sasha and Marcus have a falling out and don’t speak for 15 years. But when Sasha, now a celebrity chef in Los Angeles, returns to her hometown of San Francisco to open a new restaurant, she runs into her old pal — a happily complacent musician still living at home and working for his dad. Though the two are reluctant to reconnect, they soon find the old sparks — and maybe some new ones — are there.
