If you watch this and fail to notice the absurdities large and small throughout, then you're not paying attention. It presents love and fidelity in the most absurd way, which is definitely something different to the usual dramedy.
My main critique is it's a huge let down on the quantity of comedy (maybe because your brain is trying to reason through the absurdity and misses some along the way.) Large portions essentially felt like all of it was written by Corden or at the very least in his comedic voice. Which I guess would be fine if he wasn't so well known for that style on a late night chat show nowadays, it takes you out of the character in several moments.
Somewhat predictable plot, but then again it was marketed as a romantic comedy and not this absurd dramedy that it really is, so I'd expect a lot of annoyance and confusion over that, including the casting choices. But ask yourself if you can think of anyone more absurd for this role than Corden.
My main critique is it's a huge let down on the quantity of comedy (maybe because your brain is trying to reason through the absurdity and misses some along the way.) Large portions essentially felt like all of it was written by Corden or at the very least in his comedic voice. Which I guess would be fine if he wasn't so well known for that style on a late night chat show nowadays, it takes you out of the character in several moments.
Somewhat predictable plot, but then again it was marketed as a romantic comedy and not this absurd dramedy that it really is, so I'd expect a lot of annoyance and confusion over that, including the casting choices. But ask yourself if you can think of anyone more absurd for this role than Corden.